Do you know someone who deserves a special day?
For those living with a life-threatening illness, every day deserves to be treated as precious. Sadly the stress and difficult realities of diagnosis and treatment mean that it's all too easy to forget that life is here to be lived.
The Willow Foundation is a registered charity that aims to provide quality of time and quality of life for seriously ill young adults (aged 16-40) by organising special days that will boost their morale and confidence.
We hope that you will work with the Willow Foundation to help provide memorable experiences for patients in your care. When you refer your patient to the charity, we will fully fund and organise an experience of their choosing.
Your involvement
Every young adult who applies to the charity for a special day must have their application endorsed by a medical professional involved in their treatment. As their referring medical professional, you will be asked to fill out and sign section three on the special day application form. This brief, but important, section of the form asks for 'supporting information' relating to the individual's medical condition, so that we can ensure we meet their particular needs and arrange the special day to work around treatment schedules and stays in their hospital/hospice. Please note all information will be treated as strictly confidential.
Once we have received the completed application form, one of the Foundation's medical advisors will be in contact with you to verify the information on the form and to discuss arrangements for the special day. Unless there is a particular medical requirement, you will not be asked to go on the special day.
"The lift these days give to these youngsters can't be equalled with any medicine."
CF Specialist Liaison Sister
"Ricky had an amazing day. It was his first day out on his ventilator and it has given him confidence to go out again and live life to the full."
Consultant Nurse
For medical queries email medical@willowfoundation.org.uk or call 01707 259777
See examples of some of the most popular special day requests