Special Delivery - Making others smile

Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well. How is your week going? In my first blog post i told you that i was trying to stay positive and deal with each day, well one way i have been doing that is by trying to make others smile. Through everything i have gone through health wise i wanted to give back, here is what i mainly do to give back to others like myself who are unwell and to people who just need a boost. 

Rewind to when i first became ill in 2011 i had been in hospital for quite a few weeks, in my own room, being poked, prodded, scanned, tests, pain, and hardly seeing anyone. As you can imagine it was starting to effect me mentally i was sad, lonely, struggling to cope with everything my body was putting me through, not to forget the stay in hospital that was until one very special lady changed all of that! she still doesn't even realise the impact what she did had on me and what it led me to do. Sometimes it's the little things which have the biggest impact on someone and people don't even know how that one little thing has helped the receiver. Thank you so much Dawn!! It was a Sunday i can still remember it and my dad had gone to pick up some cupcakes Dawn and a friend of her's had made for me; when my dad brought the cupcakes in i was blown away they were in the shape of a bouquet of roses with a lovely note from the bottom of them, from that moment forward things changed i was happier, i had the strength to deal with everything that was going on, i was smiling more, felt special, was so much more positive, i had more energy to fight and as you can imagine it had the same positive impact on my family seeing me so much happier helped them to stay up beat. Following the positive impact their gift had on me i decided to help others, so here is what i started to do.... 

Cupcakes in shape of a bouquet of roses from Dawn and her friend

I started making gift parcels for people in hospitals, hospices, and the community each gift parcel contains five items containing anything from activity stuff, crafts, pamper products, home ware, chocolates and so much more, with each item depending on the age and gender of the recipient. I fund all the gift parcels myself and feel honoured to be able to do so. My reasons for doing these gift parcels is mainly because i have seen the positive impact that they have had on the receiver, also to make them feel special, give them a boost, distract them from their treatments and pain, furthermore and most special to me is giving their family memories of them happy and smiling to look back on in the hard times, those moments are priceless and i am privileged to have been able to aid such precious memories for them all. What i love the most is seeing the smile on their faces, it really is so empowering as i am able to give them happy memories amidst all that they are going through. All the feelings i want the receiver to get from their gift parcel are those i experienced from Dawn's gift ( Thank you once again Dawn). I always add a little personalised note in with each gift parcel so the receiver has to keep and know they are not alone and being thought of. 

A small amount of gift parcels for Eleanor's Hospice at Christmas 

These gift parcels do take up a lot of my of my time but they keep me distracted from my health issues and pain, and help me to cope with a really bad day of pain or a set back, they also make me feel so privileged and uplifted. I would like to just say thank you once again to Dawn if it wasn't for you lovely act of kindness i wouldn't have positively got through that stay, but most importantly i wouldn't be doing these gift parcels and helping others so Thank you!! 

If you know of anyone who could do with receiving a gift parcel for any reason weather they are unwell or just need cheering up then please do let me know in the comments and i'll be sure to send them out. If you would like to give anything for the gift parcels then please do let me know, or if you would like to donate towards the gift parcels go to https://www.gofundme.com/kayleighparkinson it would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you so very much!!!!

Here is a gift parcel that got send out to a very special lady.

Well guys thats it from me today, sorry its been a long post but i LOVE doing these gift parcels and wanted to share this with you. I hope you all have an amazing blessed weekend and week and don't forget to make someone smile its usually the little things that make someones day. I will talk to you all soon. Lots of love, prayers, and massive hugs to you all. 

Kay xxxxxx