52 Lives

#497 Rae

Request: Donations / Gifts from a wishlist

This week, we’d like to help Rae, a single mum of three children who all have additional needs.

Rae recently collapsed and needed an ambulance. She was told she wouldn’t be able to drive for six months. For most people, that would be tough – but for Rae, who lives in a council house in a tiny rural village with no public transport, it’s been completely life-changing.

Her eldest is an adult with autism and severe anxiety. Her middle child also has autism and hasn’t been able to go to school because of severe anxiety. She’s under the care of CAMHS after experiencing suicidal thoughts. And her youngest has been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and is also missing a lot of school.

Their dad left a few years ago so Rae manages all of this on her own. She has no family nearby and no one to help.

Not being able to drive means Rae is more isolated than ever. She’s been doing her best to keep everything going, but even simple things like getting to medical appointments now means expensive taxi rides.

Her family support worker is trying to get them moved to a larger town, but in the meantime Rae really needs help.

She is struggling for money, her fridge is broken, her children need equipment for school and there are lots of other things that would help to make their lives easier.

We’d like to help.

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What We Need

1. Donations: We'll use 100% your donations to help this family. You can donate online or by text using the details below.

2. Gifts from a wishlist: We've set up an Amazon wishlist for the family - to buy something from the list, just add it to your basket and choose the 'gift registry address' when you check out. It will be sent directly to them.

3. Kind Messages: To send a kind message for the family, please just write a message in the form below (your contact details won't be passed on), or you can post a message to: 52 Lives, Life # 497, PO Box 3154, Reading, RG1 9AT.

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What We Did

Your gifts have been arriving at Rae’s house all week. And with the money you’ve donated so far we’ve been able to replace their broken fridge, provide computers to help her teenagers with home-schooling and so much more. Thank you so much for helping them.

“It's not often I am stuck for words...I can't express my gratitude enough. I started to read some of the little notes popped in from people who have donated, it was so heart warming. I can't thank people enough for the positive impact this has had on our lives.”