This children’s hospice in the southeast of the UK provides vital care, either in the family home or in a family hospice, through their two bases at Sittingbourne and Eltham to families across East Sussex, Kent and Southeast London. Demelza Hospice Care for Children helps those who may not live a long life to live
a full life. It provides compassionate and expert care for babies, children, young people and their families when they need it the most. Families are able to stay and play together, to create precious moments and happy memories and enjoy quality time in a quality place, supported by quality care. If time is cut short, Demelza helps to ease the family through their fear and anxiety and move forward from their loss. As a charity, their bespoke support
is free of charge and is available 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. Demelza receives very little government funding and relies heavily on the support of the community in which they work to raise the
£10 million a year they need to run their services. To date the Odd Mod Squad has raised £6,237 for Demelza. Let’s continue helping Demelza to help others.
Teenage Cancer Trust makes sure the seven young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer every day, don’t face it alone. They help young people and their families deal with the many ways cancer screws up your body, mind and life. They work in partnership with the NHS, providing expert staff and specialist units in Principal Treatment Centres for cancer, and bring young people together so they can support each other. Teenage Cancer Trust also give presentations in schools so young people understand more about cancer and go to the doctors earlier. Teenage Cancer Trust helps medical professionals and politicians understand why young people with cancer need specific support. Almost half of young people with cancer are not treated in their units, instead they are treated in hospitals where there isn’t the same level of expertise that the trust provides, and they might never meet another young person with cancer. This is a scary and lonely experience. This must change. So Teenage Cancer Trust is building a wider Nursing
& Support Service within the NHS to help all young people, wherever they receive treatment. To make this happen, Teenage Cancer Trust needs to raise more than
£20 million every year by 2020. Teenage Cancer Trust relies on donations to fund their vital work.
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