Giving Back - Mummy's Wish

As a mum with young children, I am grateful for Mummy's Wish helping me to help ease the burden of cancer diagnosis on mothers of young children.

The co-founder of Mummy's Wish, Bernadette Vella, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma just 14 weeks into her second pregnancy. Bernadette called the charity Mummy's Wish because her wish is that there was no need for such a charity to exist.

Mummy’s Wish was founded in 2007 by two Brisbane mums, Bernadette and Gayle. Thorough their own experiences with cancer, they understood firsthand the challenges they faced with having a young child and also having cancer. They made a promise that if they survived they would start a charity to help other mums in similar situations.

In 2010 they supported 75 mums and in 2011 they supported over 150 mums with cancer. There goal is that by 2015 they will be able to reach and support the 1000+ mums a year diagnosed with cancer in Qld. Once they have been able to reach and support all mums in Qld then they hope to expand their service to all areas of Australia.

You can help Mummy's Wish to help mums with cancer by making a donation here. The money will be used to help organise and pay for practical assistance such as house cleaning, baby sitting, parking at hospitals, groceries, fuel and much more. All mums receive a "treat bag" of goodies to brighten their day with practical gifts, like a notepad to help with memory loss, a nice new toiletries bag to use in hospital, or a magazine to read. They lend laptops to mums for use while they are undergoing treatment in hospital, and put mums in contact with companies that agree to support the mums by offering free services, such as family portraits prior to treatment.

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