About CHERUBS

Dawn Torrence, the mother of a little boy born with CDH in 1993, founded CHERUBS in 1995. After struggling to find the information and support that she needed during critical times in her son's life, she could only find medical information in terms and languages that only the medical community could interpret. Whilst there are many support groups for parents of children with disabilities and birth defects, there were none that could offer specific information and support for families of children born with CDH. She made it her goal to try to prevent other families from feeling alone and overwhelmed. CHERUBS is named for all the children born with CDH that do not survive.

About CHERUBS Australia

CHERUBS Australia was founded in 2001. Australian members of CHERUBS had found that a lot of information provided by the International group, such as medical terminology and certain treatments, was not always relevant to them. We have membership spread throughout Australia. Our group consists of families expecting children with CDH, families who have surviving CDH children and families who have lost their babies to CDH. CHERUBS Australia maintains strong ties with the International group.

What CHERUBS and CHERUBS Australia Can Offer You

Listed below are examples of the various forms of support that CHERUBS offer it's members:

Local Contacts

Quarterly Newsletters

 International monthly on-line support group meetings

Access to CHERUBS Australia's Chatroom

An active listserv

An ICQ Network listing of our members

Various on-line Bulletin Boards

A list of commonly used medical terms, in relation to CDH, turned into basic, easy to understand terminology

On-call parent support

Plus more!