Grandparents raising Grandchildren

Brandon Ward from Esperance in WA raised over $2,000 for the MS Readathon last year. His grandmother, Helen, who is the primary carer for Brandon, ‘provided encouragement’ throughout the program. This meant that when Brandon had a great idea, he was able to put it into practice. Brandon read a story onto a tape and sent it out to several businesses asking them for sponsorship. He was very successful. His beautiful reading skills made sure that everyone who heard his tape could not help but sponsor him for the 2007 MS Readathon. The MS Society has deemed her to be “one special grandmother”.

And any parent would have to agree, doing it all over again while in an older age…