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Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure amidst the stunning landscapes of the Brecon Beacons? If you’re pondering whether to take on the Helen & Douglas House Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Challenge, let Rachel, a fellow adventurer who conquered the...
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Mum Rebecca Gaskell and daughter Imogen will be raising money for Helen & Douglas House on a Sahara Trek on Mother’s Day this year, in memory of her other daughter Grace who was cared for by Helen & Douglas House. Rebecca has already raised £1,200 for Helen...
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A massive thank you to Claire from Embracing Arts for putting on an incredible sensory show at the hospice last week. We were joined by children and their families who use Helen & Douglas House services. A sensory-tastic afternoon From vibrant colours to...
Family stories
Jasper, from Windsor, was born prematurely at 29 weeks old on 17th December 2014. He was born by emergency C-Section after doctors noticed complications after a routine checkup and spent the first 99 days of his life in hospital. At around two and half months old, the...
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Her Majesty The Queen hosted a magical Christmas visit at Clarence House on Wednesday 6th December, for five children and their families who are cared for by our hospice. Iris, age 7, Jack, age 9, Dotty, age 8, Elliot, age 5 and Isla, age 7, all went to Clarence House...
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Helen & Douglas House is rated as ‘outstanding’ by the CQC We’re thrilled to share that Helen & Douglas House has achieved an ‘outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a recent inspection in July...
Family stories
Daniel was diagnosed with Sarcoma Cancer in December 2020 – he was 15, nearly 16. It all started with an achy leg, which the family thought was just a pulled ligament from football. It got worse so they had it x-rayed. That is when they found the tumour on his knee....
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Lucy Butters is nurse on our care team here at Helen & Douglas House. As no day is ever the same, we asked her to talk us through the experience of a ‘typical day in the life of Helen House nurse’ from the point of view of working within the care team. Here, she...
Family stories
We started caring for Neve and her family, from Oxford, in October 2020 after she was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. Neve was diagnosed in July 2020 and started her treatment straight away – with surgery, then radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She was...
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We care for terminally ill children and their families at our hospice in Oxford, in hospital, the community and at home. The families that we support sometimes face challenges in managing day-to-day life at home. This is because, quite often, at least one parent is a...
