Video transcript

0:00 Please help a disabled family with the

0:02 hidden cost of Christmas that first

0:04 Christmas with the Adonis in our first

0:06 year was the hardest it was difficult

0:08 because there is a lot of additional

0:10 costs that come with living with a

0:12 disability extra nappies extra wipes and

0:15 he can't have a traditional Christmas

0:17 meal so we have to buy nutrition

0:19 Replacements when you have extra costs

0:21 throughout the year there's not always a

0:23 pot of money waiting for Christmas

0:25 that's why the first year I rewrapped

0:26 presents then Scope have come in and been

0:28 so helpful they were able to give me all

0:31 the contacts all the resources all in

0:32 one place please give £19.58 to Scope

0:36 to enable our helpline to answer a call

0:38 from a parent of a disabled child and

0:41 advise on how to make the costs easier

0:44 so they can make memories this

0:47 Christmas Scope's there for me and my

0:49 husband to show us that we're not alone

0:51 it's nice to have somebody who

0:53 understands where you're going through

0:55 please help Scope be there this

0:57 Christmas, send your gift today


Watch our Hidden Cost of Christmas appeal TV advert

We are excited to launch this year’s Christmas TV advert which shares Shellie and Adonis’s story. The advert highlights and raises awareness of the hidden costs that disabled families face every day of the year, and how these extra costs can be felt even more at Christmas.

Please help us to be here for families like Shellie’s this Christmas by making a donation.