cancer fundraising
The best thing about today was not the appearance of the Life of Mique teddy bear with Monique, nor was it the influx of new teddy bear orders tonight following Monique’s post, but it was seeing Monique making it outside after such a awful week. It’s impossible to fully appreciate what she is going through,
The Life of Mique teddy bear photos continued to arrive today, and the amazing support has continued with yet more orders coming in, which will all add to the Go Fund Me page. The teddy bears are now heading towards the £600 mark, and in only about 10 days ♥ The bowel cancer / cancer
Today I managed to get right up to date with the Life of Mique teddy bear orders. It’s been a crazy 8-9 days that’s for sure. Everyone who has placed an order has now had their bear / bears dispatched. The remaining 15 teddies went out today including four to the United States. I also
I have started to receive photos of the Life of Mique teddy bears in their new homes. It’s always so nice to receive photos and be tagged in posts, and the comments have been so very kind. If you have bought a bear please send me a photo thanks. A quick update on the orders.
This time one week ago, the idea came to launch the Life of Mique teddy bears to support the Go Fund Me page for Monique Buckingham. Monique is currently in hospital and has been told that there is no more treatment available to her on the NHS, so any other treatments will have to be
I have been reading so many amazing and inspiring posts today on social media for World Cancer Day. It’s true that no-one chooses to be a part of the cancer club, but the amount of love and support from countless wonderful human beings is almost too hard to put into words. I wish that all
Snowdrops are out and about everywhere. A gorgeous winter flower, but also a sign that we are looking towards spring. The snowdrops behind my parents grave are always a little late in flowering, so perhaps another week or two before they are flowering properly, but they are very special ones as I took them from
This was how I spent my lunchtime at work today. With the sheer volume of amazing orders for the Life of Mique teddy bears from you wonderful people, I decided to start printing the shirts. Normally Jocelyn at DMI Embroidery would do this bit, but her work load meant that she wasn’t realistically going to
In just under 3 days from conception of the Life of Mique teddy bear idea, the test bear was made this afternoon. It looks stunning and this first bear is already on its way to Monique in hospital. I must say that without the help of Jocelyn at DMI Embroidery none of the cuddly toys
