Jaxson was age 3 when he was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Jaxson’s mum heard about The Give A Duck Foundation via a fellow oncology mum and got in touch! “Jax has named him “Chemo” and has done his blood pressure, scan and given him his medicine through his wiggly and Bella changed her Huggable Hope ducks outfit. Jaxson…
Play Matters and that’s why we now work with over 25 hospitals and support community play specialists throughout the UK. On occasion, we receive direct requests of support from families where they attend a hospital not yet supported by Give A Duck. When this happens we can send Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope sibling ducks directly out to them! “Thank…
Oriel 6th Form in West Sussex, despite pandemic issues, were able to organise a fundraising cake bake sale in late March to raise money for The Give A Duck Foundation. Will, their Senior Head Boy, and, Hannah, their Senior Head Girl worked with their Senior Student Leadership Team to ensure the event went well. They raised over £600 and…
This world cancer day we invite you to take on the first ever Give A Duck Quiz! We’ve created a 25 question quiz and yes, you guessed it – the theme is the word “duck”! Will you join in? Visit the Duck Quiz page to get started! Make a donation to Give A Duck so that we can continue to…
Meet Hattie & Duckie! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Hattie’s story as part of the ‘Give A Duck this Christmas’ appeal, highlighting the incredible impact and amazing support Chemo Duck provides to children with cancer… “Hattie was 6 when she was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma and was introduced to Chemo Duck in hospital. She loves that he…
Meet Joseph & Dave! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Joseph’s story as part of the ‘Give A Duck this Christmas’ appeal, highlighting the incredible impact and amazing support Chemo Duck provides to children with cancer… “Joseph has never been a boy that’s been attached to anything he was never really in to cuddly toys or had…
Meet Bea & Hope! Bea (Beatrice) age 8, was given a Huggable Hope duck when her sister Rosalind (Rosie) was diagnosed with cancer at just 2 years old. Rosie died when she was 4, just before coronavirus arrived in the UK. We are so grateful to Annette, Beatrice and Rosie’s mum to share the support (Huggable) Hope has given to…