By Holly de la Nougerede | Fundraising and Communications Manager
At Theodora Children’s Charity, we often work in giggles, smiles, peaceful moments, and meaningful conversations. These can be tricky to measure with numbers, which is why we take a range of approaches to evaluating our impact. We invite children, parents, NHS staff, Giggle Doctors, donors, and many more to tell their stories or complete our surveys and help us see the difference we’re making, and how we can grow this even further. However, we do know that our fabulous Giggle Doctors visited over 14,500 children in 2023- that is more then 3 times the number of 2022...we couldnt have done this without the generosity of supporters like you.
The long term positive effects of the Giggle Doctor visits can last for months and even years, helping to bring special memories and magical moments for children and their families in challenging times.
"George (as seen in some of the photos here) was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2014 at just 22 months old. George relapsed 2 years into treatment and as a result spent many months in Piam Brown Children's Oncology ward in Southampton Children's Hospital which is where he met the amazing Giggle Doctors.
George absolutely loved their visits and as an avid fancy dress fan, George would always be wearing a costume and the Giggle Doctors would fun, crazy games with him around his character including a police chase through the ward looking for stolen eggs!
The Giggle Doctors brought so many smiles and happy memories to what was a very difficult time and every smile means the world when you are watching you child go through so much illness and pain. Devastatingly for us, we lost George to Leukaemia in 2019, so the fun and happiness the Giggle Doctors brought to George is something we hold very dear in our memories" - George's mum
Thank you
We were so grateful to have your support and as you can see, it makes a huge difference. As a small charity we have seen our income impacted in the last few years, meaning now more than ever we are relying on the generosity of our supporters to help us to continue bringing magical moments to children and their families at a time when they need it most.
Thank you for your continued support.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please feel free to email enquiries@theodora.org
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By Ellen Blessington | Senior Community and Communications Fundraiser
By Ellen Blessington | Senior Community and Communications Fundraiser
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