When South Australian mum Renee Staska received a Facebook message from Crows footballer Chris McDermott, she thought it was a scam.

But McDermott’s charity Little Heroes and his big heart is now providing the support and hope that she, and other local families like hers, desperately need.

For Staska, whose three children, aged eight, six and four, all suffer with a rare form of childhood dementia, the days can sometimes be long and tough. But Renee says being a mum forces her to get out of bed no matter what.

“There are good days, but even the rainbows and lollypops days like Christmas and birthdays are overshadowed by the fear of what the future might bring for my children. They are my world.”

A miracle baby

Staska’s third pregnancy had been progressing smoothly until she went for a routine 28-week scan.

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