The raffle is now closed. We would love it if you would still like to donate to help us reach our target but your donation will no longer count as an entry.

Thank you for deciding to buy tickets for our 2023 SIA raffle. All of these incredible  prizes have been donated thanks to the generosity of businesses small & large, so absolutely all proceeds from ticket sales go direct to the Spinal Injuries Association.

This year 5 winners will be drawn live on Instagram @myincompletewardrobe at 6pm Friday March 10th. First prize is a 4 night stay in a luxury villa in Carvoeiro in Portugal’s Algarve (T & Cs apply *see below). Second prize is a ‘How to Style Yourself’ course by You Tube sensation Melissa Murrell Style Academy worth £795, a pair of diamond & pearl earrings set in 18ct white gold donated by Alicat Jewellery worth £380, a £250 Wyse London voucher & a Love bracelet donated by Chambers & Beau worth over £100. A further three winners will each receive lucky dip prize bundles of over £1000 each. To see the full prize list go to gallery above to view this year’s flyers.

Tickets are £10 each. For each £50 donation you will receive a bonus entry. To purchase a ticket or tickets, please donate on this page. Do ensure that when you donate, you leave your name and email address (or Instagram name/handle if you prefer) in the message box, so that we can contact you if you are one of the lucky winners of these incredible prizes. Do not tick the ‘hide message’ or we will be unable to contact you. GOOD LUCK! 

* Prize is a 5 day /4 nights mid-week Monday-Friday stay for up to 8 people at Casa Ferrari Carvoeiro Portugal during low season. Dates starting 9 Oct, November through to 4 December 2023; January, February or March 2024. No extension. No smoking No pets. At least 2 members of party must be age 25 or over. Subject to availability. Excluding pool heating (available at 200 euros) and cleaning fee of 75 euros. Damage deposit £250 refundable. Flights not included. 

Many of you will already know my story. In 2009 I fell down the stairs & broke my neck incurring C 4/5 life changing spinal cord injury. One minute I was a super busy full time teacher, juggling 2 small children with a husband away in Afghanistan, the next I was paralysed from the neck down & fighting for my life. At the time my children George & Sadie were aged 3 & 5.

My husband Alan, an Army officer became full time dad whilst I remained in hospital for 6 months, & eventually when I left rehab in a wheelchair beginning my battle to walk again, he was also my part time carer.

Even for those of us fortunate enough to walk again, the complexities of SCI mean that life will never be the same again. Reduced lung function, altered sensation from the neck down (each day I have to be careful not to burn or cut myself badly without realising), chronic fatigue, low blood pressure, daily bladder & bowel complications, frequent UTIs, reduced kidney function, delayed healing, neuropathic pain, a fear of water (its touch hurts!), the body's inability to moderate its temperature & the risk of autonomic dysreflexia, are just some of the symptoms which I live with each day.

Regular check ups, hospital appointments with various specialists, & balancing medication,  are a way of life for people with SCI.

Each year as a family we try to raise money to help other families like us, whose lives are turned upside down as a result of SCI. Your money will help support a community of people who are being challenged more than ever because of NHS cut backs, staff shortages, cancelled appointments & the cost of living crisis (for many, the early days after injury can mean job loss, being unable to return home to a house or flat that is no longer accessible, struggling to pay mortgages & bills & suddenly becoming solely reliant on benefits). The SIA helps bridge that gap by supporting care in the community, mental health & essential mentoring programmes, which help advise about available support as well as help its members & their families to see a way forward after injury. 

Thank you for supporting this critical charity & please share this campaign far & wide to help us to reach as many people as possible. 

Jacqui, Alan, George & Sadie X