Justin and Fler Wright discuss the moment they received Fler's cancer diagnosis and how they became inspired to achieve incredible things including creating a charity

Justin and Fler Wright discuss the moment they received Fler's cancer diagnosis and how they became inspired to achieve incredible things including creating a charity that has become a lifeline for so many families in Sussex.

Wolo Foundation help families living in Sussex through their cancer journeys. They support them by offering practical help and support to make their day-to-day lives easier. They work with local businesses and communities to offer families a wealth of services to support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.

Having recently battled cancer herself, founder Fler Wright and her husband Justin want to be able to help families going through similar experiences. There was a distinct lack of support available to them due to their circumstances, so they created Wolo to help fill this gap. Wolo currently supports families living in Sussex with children under the age of 18 years. The name WOLO came about as Fler & Justin loved the acronym YOLO (you only live once) and enjoy living their lives with their young family to the full - so they adapted it, and created WOLO - which stands for we only live once.

To date, Wolo have helped families with a huge variety of services. They work closely with their local community to offer families a wealth of services to support them at what is, a very stressful time. Services such as; child care, cleaning, gardening, health and wellbeing therapy sessions (for both adults and children), legal services such as will writing, complimentary therapies to ease the side effects of treatment, and have offered opportunities for relaxation/pampering, memory making by supplying annual passes to local attractions/pantomimes/events, purchased medical aids - plus much more.

During Covid-19 Wolo have adapted their services inline with government restrictions, and have been working with local businesses to deliver isolation packages containing essential food items, fresh food, toys and activity packs to help keep children amused during the shielding/isolation process.

To read more about Wolo, their story and the ways in which you can help, please visit www.wolofoundation.org

Statistics show that 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Life is precious - we need to make the most of it - we only live once. Wolo!