Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a leading centre for paediatric medicine. We provide a full range of general and specialist services for children and young people from across the West Midlands and beyond, serving over 100,000 patients every year.

Funds from Lasting Life will be used to help makeover two important spaces on our Oncology Ward – the Quiet Room, a space primarily used by parents/carers to take a break from the bedside or meet with medical or support staff; and the Den, a play area for our patients aged 8-12. This funding will make a tremendous difference to our patients and families for years to come.

To visit their website,
click here: https://bwc.nhs.uk/birmingham-childrens-hospital/

Every year, 4,200 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer, with around 1,800 under the age of 14. Sadly, of these 1,800, 240 children and young people will lose their lives to this cruel disease.

Children diagnosed with cancer often face severe mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, and behavioural issues, which impact their entire families. The emotional toll leads to strained relationships and alters family dynamics, while children can feel disconnected from peers, hindering their social development. Hospital stays and treatment disrupt education, affecting academic progress. Parents may feel isolated due to caregiving demands, limiting their social participation. Young cancer survivors also struggle with emotional issues and concerns about their future well-being. Additionally, families face financial hardships, limited support services, and healthcare inequalities, further intensifying their struggles.

For over 32 years, Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund has been a lifeline for these children across the UK. We support the entire family throughout their child’s cancer journey, from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. We recognise that every family’s experience is unique, which is why we work closely with them to ensure that they are supported in the best way possible.

To visit their website, click here: https://www.lennoxccf.org.uk/

CCHF is a charity raising funds to support patients diagnosed with cancer and haematology related illnesses in Buckinghamshire.

We bring additional comforts and support to patients receiving treatment and care by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and we also help by funding: 

• environmental enhancements in and around treatment units
• key treatment and support facilities 
• specialist clinical equipment
• free wigs for patients
• a cancer information and wellbeing service for patients

To visit their website, click here: https://www.cchf.org.uk/

We were absolutely thrilled to receive such a generous donation from Lasting Life – the Simon MacCorkindale Legacy.

Words can’t fully capture how grateful we are, but please know that your support means the world to us and to the families we support. So far this year, we already have 90 families booked in for memory-making breaks at our lodges, with more enquiries coming in daily.

When a child is diagnosed with the cancer, the family dynamics are thrown into turmoil and despair, and siblings find it all very hard too.

Our special getaways give children with cancer and their families the chance to step away from the hospital environment, reconnect, and create joyful moments together. Best of all, every family stays completely free of charge in our beautiful, fully equipped lodges, surrounded by nature and with easy access to parks, woodland walks, beaches, and outdoor spaces in the New Forest, and with the children’s oncology ward just 20 minutes away,  parents can relax knowing help is always close by.

Your incredible donation will help us refresh and replace many of our well-loved games and toys—adding even more joy and comfort to each family’s stay, and support many more of our special families.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, and a huge thank you from all the truly special guests who will benefit from your kindness. xxx

To visit their website click here: Hannah’s Holiday Home Appeal

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families, across south-west London, north-west London and Surrey. We’re here to make every moment count, whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months, or years. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional, and medical care. Our specialist care and support is free of charge and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We support around 500 babies, children, or young adults who have a life-limiting condition and their families, as well as around 200 bereaved families. It costs £10 million a year to run Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, so we rely on the generosity of our supporters to keep our services going.

To visit their website, click here: https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/

Lasting Life’s awarded the charity – ladies fighting breast cancer to specifically enable special aesthetic intermediary bras to be made for patients who have had a mastectomy and are awaiting reconstruction.

To visit their website, click here: https://lfbc.org.uk/

The Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre is located at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and offers a range of services to help people affected by cancer ; these include counselling complementary therapy, workshops amongst many others. They were in need of a specially designed couch to facilitate the complimentary treatments which lasting life were able to purchase. This donation will enhance the care of many cancer patients from north London through to Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and is one of the first Macmillan Centres to be established. The team at the centre are extremely grateful to Lasting Life a wonderfully inspiring Charity supporting and improving the quality of lives for those living with Cancer. Thank you

To visit their website, click here: https://www.ljmc.org/

My Cancer My Choices is a charity that gives people living with cancer, the chance to have complementary therapies of their choice, in a calm and caring environment. Evidence shows that complementary therapies can make a difference to the side effects of treatment and relaxation can have a positive impact on a person’s journey through cancer.

The charity is run by volunteers and funded by money raised through donations.

To visit their website, click here: mycancermychoices.org

Breast Cancer Haven exists to improve the quality of life for people affected by breast cancer, by providing emotional, practical and physical support. The donation from Lasting Life, helped to provide personalised packages of support and therapies to breast cancer patients, these programmes of support are proven to alleviate the side effects of cancer, and the counselling support provides the emotional resilience for them to start looking forward.

To view their website, click here: breastcancerhaven.org.uk