William's Gift
William’s Gift supports children and their families in hospital by providing care packages, particularly, but not limited to bowel and TPN patients.
Our care packages include:
(Referrals for a care package can be made by parents/carers or medical professionals, by contacting us)
About William's Gift
Our son William was born with a very rare disease which affected his entire bowel. (Total Intestinal Aganglionosis). In order for him to survive, he was ‘fed’ intravenously with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).
On 11th December 2019 William sadly passed away (aged 6) after developing complications.
William was our inspiration behind creating this charity. We spent many months in hospital over the 6 years and know how lonely and depressing it can be.
The idea to provide care packages to children and their families in hospital with bowel and TPN related conditions was born out of our own experiences.
William was known for his beautiful smile and this charity aims to cheer up other children in hospital with a ‘little box of smiles’.
We are a registered charity in the North West of England and currently, primarily cover the 2 local children’s hospitals (Alder Hey and Royal Manchester) as well as the Children’s ward at Warrington Hospital.
Care Packages
Box of Smiles
For those who are in hospital long term and will include things to give a little boost such as toys, books, gift vouchers etc
Bags of Bravery
Which are for children on the ward who have to undergo procedures such as cannulas or NG tubes, for example
Bag of Help
For emergency/unexpected admissions which will include essentials such as toiletries/snacks etc
Activity Packs
These are for children on the ward to help keep them entertained during their hospital admission.
(Referrals for a box can be made by parents/carers or medical professionals, by contacting us)
Ways to Donate
Choose from our wishlist and order whatever you would like to donate
Make a monetary donation to our cause.
Get in touch if you would like to organise your own fundraiser
Ways to Donate
We are passionate about supporting the NHS Blood donation services. We know first hand how life changing this can be when you are in need of a blood transfusion or blood products.
Please click here to find out more and register yourself to donate blood today.
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News
We were asked by staff at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital if we could help with a new initiative. They wanted to know
Police Sergeant David Fenton met with Chief Constable Stephen Watson to talk about the charity he has set up in his son’s
We always try and cater for what the Hospitals want and one of the wards asked for some sensory items. It took
Wow what an amazing evening we had last night for the Warrington Guardians Inspiration Awards 2023. We were shortlisted as a Finalist
The 19th April 2023 was another huge day for William’s Gift. A few months ago we received a £1000 grant after being
We just wanted to provide a quick update. In March 2021, we launched our ‘Little Bags of Bravery’. These little packs contain
We are so pleased to announce we have now start working with Tameside General Hospital. This is a really big step for
Hi I’m Dave and William’s Dad. William was absolutely everything to me. He was the strongest, bravest, happiest little boy in the
Hi I’m Jane and William’s mum. William was our inspiration for creating the charity. He spent his first year of life in
