In honour of Lily

For Lily. For every child who deserved better.

Lily is a bright, busy little girl who lost so much of her quality of life to an accident that could have been prevented — and to help that arrived too slowly. This foundation carries her name forward as love turned into action, so that fewer families ever have to know that ache.

The wait that must end
Home injuries preventable
Ways love becomes action
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Girl who started it all
The mission

Love, turned into things that actually help

Lily needed four things the day her life changed: help that came fast, a treatment she was ready for, a home built to keep her safe, and a family held up while everything shook. So those are the four things we build.

Her story

A busy, climbing, laughing little girl

Before everything changed, Lily crawled and climbed over every piece of furniture in the house. She adored her big brother. She was, in her father's own words, "so active" — the kind of child who found the one thing in a room she wasn't meant to reach.

One ordinary day at home, an accident took most of that away. Lily is still here, still deeply loved, still ours. This foundation exists so that her light keeps doing good in the world — quietly, steadily, for other children.

Lily resting close to her mum, a soft teddy between them
Lily and her mum. The love in this photo is the whole reason the foundation exists.
Little joys

The small, true things we hold onto

A dedication should remember the joy, not just the ache. These are the little lights we carry forward.

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Always nearby

A soft blue bear and a well-loved elephant have kept watch at Lily's side through every long night.

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The climber

Lily could find her way onto anything. Curiosity like that is a gift — the world just has to be built ready for it.

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A big brother's love

Josh adored his little sister from the day she arrived, and she lit up for him every single time.

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Her name

Lily. Small, bright, and impossible to overlook — exactly the kind of good we want this foundation to do.

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Handmade colour

A bright crocheted blanket, made with love, has brightened the whitest of hospital rooms.

Still here

Lily is alive, and loved beyond measure. Everything we build is built in her honour, while she is with us.

The journey so far

All milestones →
Jul
Founded
2026

The Lily Love Foundation begins

Born from one family's love, with a simple promise: turn what happened to Lily into help for other children.

Jul
Launch
2026

Child-safety mapping goes live

An interactive guide to preventing home injuries, room by room and age by age, launches with our sibling project.

Soon
Coming
2026

HBOT evidence library

A plain-language, well-cited library on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for brain-injured children — so no family has to argue from memory.

Ways to help

There is a place here for you

Whatever you have — an hour, a skill, a share, a quiet word to someone who needs it — there is a way it becomes part of the good.

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Give

Support the evidence libraries and family resources that make the mission real. Every contribution is stewarded with care.

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Volunteer

Research, design, translation, lived experience — we are built by people who simply decided to help.

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Share

Tell one family what you learned here. Prevention travels person to person, kitchen to kitchen.

"We could not change what happened to Lily. So we decided to change what happens next — for someone else's child, in time." — The Lily Love Foundation
A small act of togetherness

Light a light for Lily

Every light here is someone who paused for a moment and said: I see her, and I care. Add yours. It costs nothing, and it means everything.

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lights glowing in Lily’s honour

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Come and be part of it

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