It’s good 2 give provides mental health support, practical support, and gifts short breaks at our purpose built retreat on the shores of Loch Venachar to young cancer patients and their families in Scotland.
Our services are outlined below:
Parent and Patient Packs
Parents and young cancer patients admitted to hospital in an emergency may not have time to pack essentials – that’s where we can help.
We supply packs for the children’s oncology wards in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness; packs for babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, and parents, and contain everything they may need such as a toothbrush and paste, shower gel, notebook and pen, and a tee shirt.
Vouchers for snacks - Glasgow Children’s Hospital
Young cancer patients need all their energy during treatment and often need to snack at different times of the day and night.
We provide a voucher each month for the inpatient and day wards to purchase snacks for the Schiehallion Ward in Glasgow Children’s Hospital,
We also provide a sweet and savoury buffet for families who find themselves on the children’s oncology wards on Christmas Day in Edinburgh and Glasgow so that young cancer patients and their families can still celebrate together.
Vouchers - Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed Young Cancer Patients
We work closely with social work teams and nursing staff to provide a £100 supermarket voucher for families who find themselves needing a little help. Parents can often find that at least one of them has to give up work to be by their child’s bedside, they can incur additional travel costs during treatment, and in some cases families need to relocate to the area their child is receiving treatment.
Psychologist Posts
It’s good 2 give funds four part time (equivalent hours to 2 full time posts) psychologists posts on the children’s oncology wards in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Thanks to the efforts of our supporters and fundraisers, we have in place a five-year funding agreement to ensure that we provide mental health support for young cancer patients across Scotland.
Ad Hoc Requests
Every circumstance and family are unique, and as such have individual needs.
We respond to requests to support a young cancer patients treatment and rehabilitation.
Ripple Retreat
The Ripple Retreat is a place for families of young cancer patients in Scotland, to spend time together to focus on their mental and physical wellness during the most challenging of times, in our soothing natural surroundings. This is a realisation of our dream - to provide a calm and caring environment. Comfortable in our uniquely beautiful, natural retreat away from the everyday realities of living with cancer. We do not want costs to be a barrier. We gift 4 night breaks at no cost to families.
Lottie Dolls
Following feedback from a young cancer patient, our Lottie Dolls without hair are a lovely gift to give to younger children experiencing hair loss during treatment.
Children want a doll that looks like them. They are such a comfort and a wonderful thing to give to children and their siblings too.
