With all of the exciting things happening in 2023 which are mentioned in the update video, you can explore further with the following links: You can apply for grant funding from The Willow Tree Foundation here: https://thewillowtreefoundation.com/access-grants/ You can...
News and Updates
One Year On From Diagnosis
One year ago today Richard received his diagnosis and as he reflects, he speaks about 'Invisible Disability' along with our exciting news about our Willowtones Choir! Enjoy the festive season everyone & thank you as always for your support x
Our Charity Auction for #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
As you might have heard September is a BIG MONTH for us! It’s #BloodCancerAwarenessMonthIt’s Richard's 50th BirthdayWe have our Fundraising party on the 24th September (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thewillowtreefoundation/739911)We launch our online charity...
Get Your Funk On Fundraiser!
Well as we come to the end of our final month of isolation & Richard has had his PET & CT scans and we should find out next week if the SCT was successful Whilst we’ve been stuck at home for the last 3 months, we’ve been planning how to develop the willow tree...
Theatre, Buckingham & Fighting Cancer
My roots are in Buckinghamshire, as I grew up there. So it was great that Absolutely Buckinghamshire & Berkshire and the wonderful and hugely talented Katie Traxton brought the many strands of my life together, with kindness, truth and fun and highlighted my...
Squeaky Bum Day… The PET Scan results are in
Scan results days are always anxious times on a cancer journey and we haven't had one since October last year, pre-diagnosis. So today we got the results of what impact the last 8 weeks have had on the cancer & how well the obinuturzumab drug has worked. The...
Getting Blood Cancer In The Mainstream Media
Even though last week has been a challenging health week, with being taken into hospital with dehydration & low blood pressure and then needing a platelet transfusion at the weekend... it was a good week for media exposure! I got the chance to be interviewed by...
You Don’t Have To Travel Alone…
Here’s a real and raw video update from me today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsU6Or7PiIU&feature=youtu.be You can watch the full Sky News interview here: https://youtu.be/Zkb-HKe5S3Y Please also come and join our Facebook Group Here:...
Meet The Drug That You Made Possible!
I thought I’d record a short (er!) update as I begin a new cycle of chemo today, which so many of you made possible due to this GoFundMe campaign. Watch it just to check out the new (no) hairdo! I am in talks for the next Bond villain - what do you think?! Today my...
A Big £40,000 Thank You!
Please watch this video from Richard: A HUGE thank you & what's coming next... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPuaUtwY9EE&feature=emb_imp_woyt