Aliza-May’s story
Aliza-May was born in June 2017 with a rare syndrome called Edwards. For the first week of her life Aliza-May’s Mum Emma-May and Dad Ross lived in the special care baby unit where every test under the sun was done.
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No New Clothes For A Year
Guest blog from sustainable personal styling expert Victoria Lochhead from Frankie & Ruby. No New Clothes For A Year? Here are ...
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Our Helen & Douglas House Children help decorate Clarence House Christmas tree via video link
Ten of our children from Helen & Douglas House joined Her Majesty The Queen to decorate the Christmas tree at Clarence House on ...
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Mum Ellie becomes a fundraising inspiration on social media
‘Helen & Douglas House has given us the opportunity and space to create special memories to treasure during the most difficult of times. As they are a charity, we felt it was so important to raise funds for them to ensure they can continue to care for children like Patrick, and to support families like ours’.
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How we support older children at the hospice and beyond
Emma is our Youth and Transition worker at Helen & Douglas House. She told us about her role at the hospice and how she supports the older children we care for, from the ages of 13-19, until they move on to adult care with other healthcare providers.
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Hospice announced as a beneficiary of The Captain Tom Foundation
On 17th September some of the team from Helen & Douglas House met with Captain Sir Tom Moore and his family when they officially ...
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How our hospice staff helped other Oxfordshire patients in a healthcare collaboration
Earlier this year, when we went into lockdown, some of our staff with expertise in palliative care were redeployed to help others. ...
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How young fundraisers used ‘pedal power’ to raise vital funds
This summer a group of school friends from The Blake Primary School in Witney took part in a sponsored cycle challenge to raise funds ...
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David Beckham visits Helen & Douglas House
On Wednesday 8th July, Jasper, who stays at Helen & Douglas House for respite care, enjoyed a special visit at the hospice from ...
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Jasper’s hour on BBC Radio Oxford
One of our children, Jasper, has had a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to interview David Walliams and David Beckham on a Zoom call, ...
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Wolfson Foundation make generous funding award
We are so grateful to The Wolfson Foundation for their very generous award. We originally applied to seek funding to allow us to ...
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Her Majesty The Queen and the Princess of Wales mark Children’s Hospice Week with a joint video call with Helen & Douglas House
We are delighted to announce that Her Majesty The Queen and the Princess of Wales have hosted a joint video call with three of their ...
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We need to raise £6 million each year to care for local terminally ill children at the hospice and at home.