“In September at the age of 3 Anastasia (Mimi as we call her) was diagnosed with a fast-growing form of brain cancer known as atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour (ATRT). After an emergency CT scan revealed her tumour was bleeding, causing it to expand and suffocate her brain, she underwent life-saving surgery, where more than 90% of it was removed. It…
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Meet Stacy The Give A Duck Foundation work with Play Specialists throughout the UK, providing stock of Chemo Ducks and Huggable Hopes to help support families facing childhood cancer, at the earliest opportunity. Play matters and we are so proud to share this feedback from Stacy, a community play specialist. “Chemo Duck is such a beautiful, wonderful resource! As…
Meet Ellis The Give A Duck Foundation are supporting hundreds of families throughout the UK, providing children diagnosed with cancer a Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope ducks for their siblings. Thank you to Ellis and his family for sharing their story… “Ellis was 4 years old when he was diagnosed with Burkett Lymphoma Leukaemia the beginning of February 2021,…
Meet Henrietta & Debbie! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Henrietta’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… “I love taking Debbie Duck into hospital with me. Debbie is very huggable at night. Debbie has a port just…
Meet Bailey & Sid! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Bailey’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… “I noticed Bailey had a tilt to his head when attempting to focus his eyes. After looking closely at his…
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…
Meet Arlo & Ducky! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Arlo’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… “Arlo was just 1 years old when he was diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML) in April, a rare blood cancer…