Raeyah’s Hands of Support

About Raeyah’s Hands of Support

Who We Are:

We set up Raeyah’s Hands of Support in memory of our four year old daughter Raeyah who passed away suddenly when her cancer returned four weeks after being placed in remission. She was a bright, ambitious ball of energy even through her treatment and would spend hours playing roblox with her brothers, one whom has additional needs. We have all struggled to come to terms with her sudden loss but our son has found it difficult to understand due to his needs, he could not understand how she went in to hospital for treatment one morning but when we arrived home Raeyah was no longer with us. Cancer is a horrible illness and one you never expect to come in to your life in such a cruel way. In Raeyah’s memory we hope to make life a little bit brighter for as many families as we can and who are facing long treatment plans.

What We Do:

We provide financial support for children and families going through cancer treatment , and whose child has an additional need. All money we raise goes directly to the charity and out to the families who need our support now. We are a non profit charity and we do not take any money to cover the cost of the work we do. Cancer is cruel and the treatments our children face changes them but as a parent you do your best to make the most of the time you have together and every little bit of help means a lot to each family. We provide shopping vouchers for families so they have the necessary items them and their children need. We also provide entertainment packages to help ease some of the anxiety children with additional needs may face when in hospital for prolonged periods of time.

Why We Need You:

Without the support from you we would not be able to provide individual children and their families the help they need when dealing with hospital appointments, sudden and unexpected hospital stays and long hours of chemotherapy treatments. All the jobs that seemed so important before the cancer, become a thing of the past and its not until your faced with an uncertain future you begin to priorities your time with your family.
We need to raise funds and awareness, that children do get cancer and some of these children are already facing additional challenges whilst going through treatment, or have a sibling who is struggling to come to terms with the sudden change in “normal” family life. Please help where you can and give a little comfort to families like ours, you’ll never understand how much we appreciate it.