What does Little Willow's Wish do?

The charitys main objective is creating and delivering supply boxes for families staying away from home while their child receives care in hospital. These boxes are packed full of everyday essentials like food, toiletries, washing powder and much more. These are items many families don't have time to source themselves because they are needed at their child's bedside or simply can't afford them. Little Willow's Wish also offer financial support for families who require additional help with food or fuel expenses through a personal referral system. This is set up to help ease some of the financial strain many families face while staying away from home to be close to their child in hospital.

The Little Willow's Wish team raise the funds for the work they do through various fundraising events they organise throughout the year. The charity's main source of funding relies entirely on the generosity of the general public.

The inspiration behind Little Willow's Wish

Little Willow's Wish was set up after parents, Sophie and Tyler, sadly lost their daughter Willow.
Willow was born with a rare combination of three heart defects which were operated on when she was just 9 days old at Bristol children's hospital. Unfortunately the operation did not go well and she came out of surgery on life support and in a critical condition. Despite having a second surgery at a later date, she sadly passed away in her parents arms at just three weeks old. Her little heart just couldn't recover.