For seven-year-old Darcy from Glenrothes, it came early.
Darcy was a bright, funny little girl who loved singing, dancing and covering everything in glitter. When she was diagnosed with a one-in-twenty-million rare cancer, her family’s world turned upside down.
When Darcy told her mum, “I don’t think I’ll be here for Christmas,” the team at Rachel House, CHAS’s children’s hospice in Kinross, made sure she didn’t miss out.
They brought Christmas forward.
🎄 A tree was placed in her bedroom.
🎁 Paper chains and decorations filled the walls.
✨ Staff brought crafts to her bed so she could create and laugh again.
💛 The family room was filled with food, presents, and love.
That magical day became Darcy’s last Christmas — and her family’s most precious memory.
“They brought everything to her bed. She was paralysed, but they still found ways to let her be a child,”
mum, Carol.
Some families only get one Christmas. Please, dig deep. You might not realise how much it means.
Our TV ad depicts the heartbreak faced by families whose children die young and features CHAS Nurse, Jane Carter, who works at Robin House.
Your support provides hospice and at home care for families so that they can spend precious time together.
Across Scotland, there are thousands of children like Darcy — and families who may only have one more Christmas together.
Your donation will help CHAS provide:
Expert nursing and palliative care at Rachel House and Robin House
Specialist home support through CHAS at Home
Emotional and practical help for families at every stage of their journey
Because for some families, Christmas can’t wait.
