'Working with the chefs was ‘the best night of my life' - Tris
Tris was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in July 2021 when he was ten. It is the most treatable and curable form of childhood cancer but the treatment is absolutely brutal, lasting 3.5 years. Tris is now just about half way through.
When you have a child who has cancer it affects every part of your life and each member of your family in different ways. It has a deep impact emotionally, financially, practically, physically and spiritually.
Wolo’s practical, compassionate, responsive and straightforward approach has meant that we have had access to some much needed practical and emotional help quickly, without having to jump through hoops and according to our needs. This has meant that more of our time can be focussed on caring for and being with Tris and our daughter.
Team Wolo, who are an absolute inspiration, understand just what it means to be affected by cancer and they know you need happy family time, community, practical and emotional support and inspiration.
We have loved coming along to their festival and they offered us an amazing minibreak when Tris was in the middle of the toughest part of his treatment. Every day was beyond tough at that point so to be able to have fun together and reconnect as a family away from the hospital seemed like a miracle.
When Tris was going through a particularly difficult part of his treatment, we reached out to Wolo to see if they could arrange something cooking related to give him something to look forward to and encourage his budding talent. Before we knew it, they had collaborated with another charity to offer him a Michelin experience of a lifetime. We were also linked up with another amazing chef who had just launched a brilliant cookery book.
'Working with the chefs was ‘the best night of my life' - Tris
On top of that one of the trustees family’s fundraised for a woodfired pizza oven for Tris and he has now spent hours perfecting his pizza which is a great distraction for him! These experiences have inspired him and given him more of a focus to create the life he wants post treatment. It has helped him to have the drive to make the most of his talent whilst he is having treatment.
Being supported by Wolo is like being given a big family hug at the time when we most need it. They get the balance between being of great practical help with being positive and inspirational so right.
We understand just how precious life is and WOLO Foundation has helped us in making the most of it, for which we are incredibly grateful.
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!
To read more about the work Wolo do and their upcoming events (including the life-enhancing Wolo Africa 100 trek challenge), please visit their website: www.wolofoundation.org
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