Alice's Bucket List Alice Pyne TERMINALLY ill Alice Pyne’s emotional blog, along with her motto: “One life…live it!” has made her a powerful campaigner. Diagnosed at age 12 with Hodgkinson's lymphoma, Alice blogged about her “bucket list” of things to do before she dies. The 16-year-old has five million followers, and recently completed her bucket list, including whale-watching in Vancouver and swimming with sharks. The main item on her bucket list is getting people to donate bone marrow. Thanks to her, more than 40,000 people in the UK have joined the register.
Alice also set up a charity, Alice’s Escapes, to provide holidays for families with a seriously ill child and has raised £100,000 for different charities with younger sister, Milly, 14. Visit Alice’s Blog
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Katie Piper Foundation Charities which really make a difference Katie Piper In 2008, 29-year-old Katie Piper suffered terrible burns in an attack organised by her ex, losing her nose, her eyelid and half her left ear. In 2009, she launched the Katie Piper Foundation to highlight the plight of burns victims. The charity campaigns to deliver specialist treatment to patients in Britain and also offers workshops with top make-up artists. A film, Katie: The Science of Seeing Again followed her preparation for her 110th operation in four years, in which her sight was restored. She has written an autobiography Beautiful, and a self-help book Things Get Better. She now is supporting other burns survivors, and says: “All I want to do is help as many people as possible.” Visit Katie Piper Foundation Website
Sebastian's Action Trust Jane and Michael Gates 12 days before nine-year-old Sebastian Gates died from cancer in 2003, he saw an advert for a holiday cottage. He told his parents, Jane and Michael, of his dream of a holiday home for families of very ill children to spend precious time together.
Desperately ill, Sebastian was interviewed by a local newspaper to appeal for funds. He died on the day the story was published. Jane, 49, and Michael, 53, channelled their grief into finishing what their son had started. The £1.6million purpose-built holiday home, The Bluebells, opened in North Waltham, Hampshire, in July 2011. His parents are proud of
what Sebastian started. Visit Sebastian’s Action Trust Website