I've talked about Smile for ME before and if you have read my posts for a while, you will know that they are the charity I raised money for earlier this year during M.E Awareness week. Previous post about it is here if you want a look :-)
They send happy parcels to M.E sufferers and carers who have been nominated by someone. I have nominated a few people previously and the thought that any money I raised whilst fundraising could help to put a smile on people's faces made me so so happy.
However, what I was not expecting was to be on the receiving end of a Smile parcel! At the beginning of August I was pretty lost for words when I got one. My sister had nominated me... talk about emotional!! I cried as soon as I saw the Smile for ME sticker on the box. When I opened it, I was overwhelmed with how it was all so beautifully wrapped.
The gifts were so thoughtful and absolutely perfect for me. It all turned me into a bit of an emotional wreck if I'm honest!
The lovely things I received were a personalised trinket box, a vintage style teacup candle, a pineapple (yay!!) candle, a gorgeous framed print, some knitted bunting which was made by another sufferer Jenny and some chocolate smiles. Absolutely amazing!
I think they are such a fantastic charity to support and having now been on the other side of what they do, I can't thank them enough. It is run by Alice and Gracie who are both poorly themselves. The fact they do it to cheer up others whilst both not being well is testament to how amazing they are. They rely on donations so if you wanted to support them and make a donation, you can do so via THIS LINK.
Being poorly with chronic illness is really no fun at all and something like this can make such a huge difference. A lot of people can be very lonely and don't have much good stuff going on, so to receive a parcel of gorgeous goodies can literally make that person's day/week/year.
Thank you for reading!
Hugs and sparkle,
Ali
xx
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