52 Lives

#471 Tess

Request: Donations / Kind Messages

This week, we’d like to help a single mum who has recently been diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumour.

Tess has an inoperable glioblastoma tumor, which is fast growing. She hasn’t been able to work since her diagnosis and is having daily radiotherapy to try to slow the growth.

Tess has a 12 year old daughter, who she cares for on her own. She's trying to come to terms with what’s happening - particularly around what this will mean for her little girl. Tess’s own mother died of cancer when she was younger. Her father lives nearby but is elderly. So she has the heartbreaking task of trying to make decisions for her daughter’s future care.

In Tess’s job, she works with children who have additional needs. She has spent her whole career helping and supporting others and we’d like to do something to help her.

It’s a really scary and uncertain time for Tess, and we’d like to bring some much-needed joy into her life. It has always been Tess's dream to take her daughter to Disneyland Paris. We’d like to make that happen.

*We've changed Tess's name to protect their privacy.

What We Need

1. Donations. We will use 100% of your donations to help Tess and her daughter. You can donate online or by text using the details below. We are piloting a new donation system this week - please let us know what you think of it! You will be able to see the fundraising meter after you click on 'donate' below.

2. Kind messages: Your messages mean so much to the people we help. To send a kind message for Tess, you can post it to: 52 Lives (471), PO Box 3154, Reading, RG1 9AT or you can email a message by writing it in the form below or in the message box when you make a donation.

We haven't set up a wishlist this week, as it's donations that are needed rather than gifts. 

What We Did

You donated almost £4000 to help Tess and her daughter fulfil their dream to go to Disneyland Paris! Tess is a single mum who has recently been diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumour. As soon as Tess knows her upcoming hospital dates, the trip will be booked. Any leftover funds will be used to support them in other ways. Thank you so much for making this happen.