Help get cuddles and smiles to more children like Archie in time for Christmas
Imagine it: a four year old child sits in a hospital bed, in an unfamiliar place, far away from home and surrounded by strangers. They're having cancer treatment.
Even though they might not fully understand what their disease is, or what it means, they'll pick up on the anxiety of those close to them. Sometimes they'll feel frightened, and lonely. Other times they'll feel sad and down. And they'll feel bored from time-to-time too.
Now picture the look on their face when they receive a cuddly Warmies® teddy bear. That smile, and the distraction it provides from the discomfort of the drip in their arm, is priceless.
You can help make it happen for a child like Archie.
Archie was the picture of health. But then one weekend when he was four years old, he fell ill, and after a day of tests, his parents heard the words they'll never forget: "we think he might have leukaemia".
Within days, Archie had been transferred from hospital in Salisbury to Southampton, a 40 minute drive away, where he began an intense programme of chemotherapy that would last three and a half years.
A family friend told his mum Alex about Cancer Support UK’s free Kids’ Kits.
“I ordered Archie a kit and he was delighted with it. He loves taking it to hospital, as it makes him more comfortable and gives him things to do.”
Archie's Kids' Kit included a special heatable sensory Warmies® ted, thanks to generous donations from people like you who care. It's much more than just a soft toy, it provides soothing warmth and fragrant comfort whenever needed.
Archie is just one of around 1,900 children diagnosed with cancer every year. By donating to our Cuddles For Christmas appeal, you'll be helping to make sure every child that needs one receives a free, comforting Cuddles bear. Please donate today.
Hundreds of children like Archie will spend this Christmas in hospital, surrounded by strangers in unfamiliar places, away from their friends and family, enduring treatment for cancer.
We're on a mission to ensure that a Warmies® Cuddles bear is available to every child that needs one, and we want you to be part of it.
The Countdown Is On: Donate Today So No Child Misses Out
We've already made a start delivering Cuddles bears to hospitals across the UK, but more are still needed. You can help to make sure a child like Archie, undergoing treatment for cancer, is able to receive a comforting, warmable bear of their own. Donating online is quick, easy, and secure. You can even send a personalised gift tag message too, just fill in the form when you make your donation and one of our volunteers will hand write your message and attach it to your ted with a ribbon, so a child with cancer will know someone cares this Christmas.
Your generous donation of £36 would be enough to fund three lavender scented, cuddly Warmies® teds
Your generous donation of £24 would be enough to fund two lavender scented, cuddly Warmies® teds
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Your generous donation of £12 would be enough to fund just one lavender scented, cuddly Warmies® ted
"Archie calls it Snuggles and uses it to help with pains in his legs. When it’s pouring with rain and miserable outside, Snuggles is perfect for warming Archie up."
Remember to add Gift Aid if you're an eligible UK taxpayer - it means we're able to claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost to you. Simply check the Gift Aid declaration box on the donation form.
FAQs
How will my donation help children with cancer?
Your donation will help us to make sure that all the children receiving treatment for cancer in hospitals across the UK this receive one of our soft, warmable, lavender-scented Warmies® bears just like the one Archie likes so much.
Where do the Cuddles bears get sent?
Most children with cancer will have treatment at what's known as a Principal Treatment Centre (PTC). There are 20 of them across the UK, located in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Bristol, Southampton, Cambridge, Oxford, Plymouth, Margate, and Sutton in Surrey. As you can see, they're quite spread out which adds to the costs of getting Cuddles bears to children that need them.
How many Cuddles bears are you fundraising for?
It's our most audacious mission yet: raising enough money in time for Christmas to fund 1,200 Cuddles bears for children with cancer.
There's not long left, please donate today and you'll make a difference to a child who is poorly with cancer this Christmas
The generosity of people like you can really brighten the days of children living with cancer and undergoing treatment.
