During the first years of his life, Philippe was an extremely difficult child; he was always crying and he would never fall asleep. Thus, Philippe had a lot of difficulty to drink and eat, he was often sick and refused to be taken care of by someone else than his parents. By doing some research, Philippe’s family found a lack of resources for respite as well as psychological, financial and other help. That’s when Diane, Sylvain and their daughter, Camille, decided to fill this gap by offering a new respite service. Gradually, the idea grew and led to the creation of Centre Philou.