Timothy Cratchit was the son of Bob Cratchit. Tim was a small boy, and was crippled. Everyone in his family were doing what they could do to help Tim survive, but what Tim really needed was professional medical help. But he could only get this if Bob tried especially hard at his job, and got given a lot of money. Unfortunately, Scrooge was Bob's boss, and Scrooge wasn't the nicest of people, so it looked like Tiny Tim wasn't going to get the help he needed.However, since Christmas Day, 1843, Scrooge has been especially kind to Bob, and has helped Tim massively, which is just perfect!