Mummy's Wish helping Mums with Cancer

Mummy's Wish is a not-for-profit charity which focuses on supporting mothers diagnosed with cancer while either pregnant or with young children in Queensland.

It's aim is to ease the burden of cancer diagnosis on mums by supporting them in a variety of ways. For example all mums receive a "treat bag" of goodies to brighten their day. Some of these gifts are practical, like a notepad to help with memory loss, a common side-effect from chemotherapy. However, most of the treats are just to make the mums feel good, like a nice new toiletries bag to use in hospital, or a magazine to read.

Founder Bernadette with her daughter Arielle during treatment

It also provides assistance with referrals to and information on other services and support available as well as help with organising and funding practical help, like babysitting, house-cleaning or parking while in hospital. Other help like lending laptops to mums for use while they are undergoing treatment in hospital is often much appreciated.

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

You can read more about Bernadettes story here.

More information
www.mummywish.org.au