Ozge Karabiyik: Bubble of Happiness
In memory of: Ozge Karabiyik
£7,104.30 raised
162 donations
My Target:
£7,104.30 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/BubbleOfHappiness
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Marcus Sorensen's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text OZGE77 £10
to 70070
My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit this JustGiving page, set up to raise money for the charity that Ozge Karabiyik held closest to her heart: Macmillan Cancer Support.
Ozge was on holiday in Kovalam, India - a place she adored and had visited for 7 years running every winter to practice yoga and receive ayurveda treatment - when she fainted on December 30th 2011 and sustained a critical head injury as her head hit a concrete floor. Her boyfriend Marcus Sorensen was with her as she fell into a coma. Due to the tragically unrecoverable injuries, she passed away on January 2nd 2012 after being on life support for 3 days. During her last days before her faint, she was surrounded by friends and was profoundly happy, doing exactly what she wanted in a place that she loved. She was 34 years old.
Her older brother died of cancer at the age of 24 after long-term illness, and this impacted her deeply as she had grown up caring for him. She worked for the NHS in the UK and trained to be a Yoga teacher, and did a further course in Yoga for people living with cancer. She raised money for Macmillan in various ways, including once through sponsorships for shaving off all her beautiful curly brown hair.
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So please donate to honour Ozge's life, and continue making a difference to people living with cancer, just as she wished to do.
Her personal blog is at www.BubbleOfHappiness.com, where you can read some of her musings from the last year of her life.
A book of her recipes for making others and herself happy, alongside her photography, is available here: www.lulu.com/product/paperback/with-love-and-laughter-these-bubbles-are-blown-to/18837793
All profits from book sales go to Macmillan.
A recording of a memorial service held for her at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing (Europe) is available here:
My gallery 6
My charity
Macmillan Cancer Support
Charity Registration No. 261017
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.
Donations 162
This is for the amazing reading I received from Paula in Turkey. Xxx
Donation by Robert Wills on 14/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Money raised by Paula Shaw, Nina Stephenson and Elizabeth Wong, from therapies at Stillpointyogalondon Turkey holiday.
Donation by Liz Wong on 14/05/12
£150.00
+ £37.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Roman Vales on 02/05/12
£300.00
Bubble of Happiness books sold at BBSHE in March 2012
Donation by Liz Wong on 01/05/12
£60.00
+ £15.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Ahu Karan on 19/04/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 08/04/12
£10.00
with love and gratitude from the second year students of BBSHE
Donation by Titta Riikonen-Guy on 22/03/12
£555.00
Your latest Bubbles of Happiness book royalties from Lulu.com, my darling! Which takes the total raised for Macmillan to over £6000. Beaming with joy!
Donation by Marcus Sorensen on 20/03/12
£114.30
+ £28.58 Gift Aid
I never had the privilege to meet this beautiful soul and spirit, but wish to send my thoughts to all who shared in her bubble of happiness.
Donation by Anonymous on 09/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 29/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Forever in our hearts beautiful Oz. Love and blessings to Marcus x
Donation by Annette Fennessy on 29/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Mira Majercikova on 28/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
I didn't know Ozge, or recognise her name, but when I saw the photo.... I remembered her warm presence.
Donation by Anonymous on 28/02/12
£10.00
Sweet friend.We miss you,always in our hearts & still making us smile.So many memories of special times together.Scott Louise Herbie Noah Ethan x
Donation by Scott and Louise Johnson on 27/02/12
£180.00
+ £45.00 Gift Aid
For Ozge who is Light. Warmest to Marcus. irina p.
Donation by Anonymous on 24/02/12
£50.00
Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/12
£30.00
Your Bubbles of Happiness books are spreading further and further on a warm breeze across the world, following the traces of your many journeys!
Donation by Marcus Sorensen on 21/02/12
£45.00
+ £11.25 Gift Aid
Thinking about you tonight dear heart xx.
Donation by Georgia Serghiou on 21/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
In memory of our friend and student, you will be dearly missed.
Donation by triyoga on 21/02/12
C'est un beau combat à mener. Courage, et amitiés.
Donation by Aurore Perrin on 15/02/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 12/02/12
£10.00
The print looks wonderful in my lounge, thanks Marcus x
Donation by Paul on 09/02/12
£170.00
+ £42.50 Gift Aid
Everything happens for a reason. May we all transcend our past and memories to become strong beings.
Donation by Dorothy Watts on 05/02/12
£10.00
Ozge I hadn't met you yet but you've been a light and inspiration to many people and will always continue to be.
Donation by Kate Fismer on 04/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
She remains in our hearts as part of Quest, and as part of our life. So pleased to have one of her great photographs, a lovely reminder.
Donation by Trevor & Rebecca Silvester on 01/02/12
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£7,074.30
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£30.00
- Total raised£7,104.30
- Gift Aid£1,198.83
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