Helen & Douglas House

Helen & Douglas House is a homely place for local children, living with life-limiting and terminal conditions, and their families. They provide care in a warm, loving environment. They are a place where families can make the most of their time together and create happy memories in their last days, weeks, months or years together.

The amazing team, which includes doctors, nurses and carers provide exceptional care tailored to the needs of the child throughout their life, whether that life lasts for hours, days, months, or years. They help improve the quality of life for children living with a wide variety of complex and life-shortening conditions. Their experienced team provides multi-faceted support for families during these incredibly hard times and when life comes to an end, they are there to help them survive the loss of their child.

Forma London Fundraiser

Having recently worked for Helen & Douglas House, delivering much needed additional facilities in the building, we were able to meet some of the team and find out a little more about what the incredible team do.

10 of the Forma London team have since agreed to put ourselves through a 15KM obstacle course race to help raise funds and awareness.

The pain of this will last a few hours and nothing compared to the pain that some of these brave young people visiting Helen & Douglas face on a daily basis.

The event is Tough Mudder on the 21st September 2024.

Anything you can donate towards this amazing charity will be greatly appreciated and from all of us we thank you for your kind generosity.

Helen & Douglas - Example Story

Every year we care for around 175 children and their families from across Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. We provide essential holistic support during some of the most difficult times they will face, while helping them create precious memories to treasure forever.

So that you can understand the real life impact your support could have for local families and children living with life limiting and terminal illnesses we would like to share with you just one example of the care and service we provide for our families.

Nathan was born in 2011 and was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome shortly after birth. This rare genetic condition is severely life-limiting and causes medical complications including low muscle tone, insatiable appetite, severe balance issues and narcolepsy. This means that Nathan requires 24/7 care.

Despite these challenges, Nathan’s life, and medical journey, has been filled with joy, resilience and unwavering support from his family and the dedicated team at Helen & Douglas House.

Jenny’s first call was to Helen & Douglas House. ‘They were there from day one. Explaining things when I couldn’t understand, for a hug when we were low, for pain management after his long stay in intensive care and reassurance when we had to make hard decisions. We planned discharge to Helen & Douglas House so I could rest and get ready for the long road ahead. From food packages to a shoulder to cry on, they were there every step of the way. I couldn’t have done it without them.’ – Jenny, Nathan’s Mum

You can read Nathan’s full story https://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/family-stories/nathans-story-a-decade-of-care-and-support/