I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to you and the people of The Dream Factory of making my dream possible to go see the northern lights. It was an amazing time away and a much needed break and celebration after the rough horrible year I’ve had of strong chemotherapy treatment and multiple surgeries. I got very lucky with the northern lights, they were the strongest they had been in some time. We saw the lights dance and turn stronger in the late hours of the day, it made me feel so grateful and blessed to be where I am now, on the other side of cancer. It definitely brought happy tears to my eyes. This experience wouldn’t have been possible without the dream factory’s help, so thank you!

As a reminder, at the age of 24 I was diagnosed with high grade osteosarcoma cancer and had to endure 9 months of intense chemotherapy, and 2 surgeries. I am now post cancer and feel extremely grateful and trying to get use to this new normal.
Everything went so smoothly thanks to you Seema. The hotel was lovely and everything was just such fun, a dream come true and my bucket list of the northern lights ticked off!

I’ve been a massive fan of the Kpop group Ateez since they debuted six years ago and during my cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy, listening to their music was a shining light to help me get through the darkest times.

Seeing them live in concert was an absolute dream come true, it couldn’t have been a more perfect night! Thank you so much to The Dream Factory for everything, I’m so grateful that I’m able to live my life to the fullest in such a way these days.

Message from Aiden’s mum
‘It was amazing thank you so much for helping us make this wish happen. He had the best time and super needed after getting cancer again and the mental affects of 6 weeks in hospital.’

Cannot thank you enough x

‘I am so grateful to have been granted my dream, I have been into fashion and especially handbags for a very long time, and a Louis Vuitton bag has always been something that has caught my attention. Since being diagnosed I still try to live my life as normal as possible as I believe we are much more to life than a cancer patient and I will and have continued to go out and dress up as it’s what make me happy in such awful circumstances. I know i definitely won’t be taking my bag off for a very long time!

Thank you so much to the dream factory for helping grant my dream!’

‘Thank you so much for the iPad, I’m so happy I can’t put it into words.  This will help me a lot because sometimes I’m in too much pain to talk and I have to use the notes app to communicate with my mum, but she wears glasses, so the text is too small. I’m extremely happy… wow thank you.

‘Einar enjoyed his break so much he said he was never going home and wanted to stay forever!’

“I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at 15 back in 2015, undergoing treatment until 2019. Unfortunately, in 2021 the leukaemia returned, when as well as having chemotherapy, I underwent a stem cell transplant in January 2022. This was the most difficult part of my treatment spending 5 weeks in hospital but fortunately after spending 6 months recovering I returned to work as a plumbing and heating engineer. My immune system is still low and I’m susceptible to infection but am doing very well.

Whilst in hospital my social worker asked if I’d thought about a wish….charities like The Dream Factory give people like me something to look forward to, spending so much time in hospital it was nice to have a trip to Port Lympne, to focus on and we’ve finally just managed to make my wish come true!

Port Lympne was just amazing – We stayed in the Lion Lodge, which as the name suggests was literally next door to the lion enclosure…just a sheet of glass separating our lounge and bedroom from the huge, majestic beasts. Imagine waking up in the night and coming face to face with a lion just 6 feet away! The Lodge was awesome with its own private garden. It really was the trip of a lifetime, and I got to feed the tigers and took a safari through the park seeing zebras and giraffes and many more animals….we even had our own golf buggy to get around the park.
I like to express my thanks to everyone at The Dream Factory and Port Lympne Safari Park….you really made my dreams come true!.”

‘We were so excited when we found out Elijah was nominated for a dream and there was no doubt a trip to Disneyland would be one in the memory books forever. We want to thank Dream Factory for making this trip possible, it was more than we ever imagined, the attention to detail for Elijah’s needs and the care given was beyond what we expected.

The planning, the communication and the trip itself gave Elijah the 5* service he deserved after such a tough year and a half. Thank you to all the hard working and supportive team at Dream Factory without you this would not have been possible and a big thanks to Disneyland for making Elijah and our families dream come true

Just wanted to say thank you to an amazing charity, The Dream Factory.  At the time I had been given days to weeks to live whilst in ICU with Invasive Aspergillosis Neutropenia.  The videos gave me so much fight to survive and it paid off.  Two months later I’m still here and fighting harder than ever before.

I am Charlie’s mum my name is Caroline, Charlie’s dad is Steve.  We would just like to thank The Dream Factory and all involved for making Charlie’s dream come through of having a new MacBook Air.

Charlie is over the moon with this and still can’t quite believe that he’s been given this by such an amazing charity.  Thanks again from the bottom of our hearts.

Thank you so much for bringing a ray of sunshine into his life, he can’t believe people are being so kind
Thank you from us all
Chris, Jenny,& Jamie

I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for making my son’s dream come true. He had expressed a heartfelt wish to have an iPhone, as he currently does not have any phone of his own.

I want to extend a special thank you to Maureen and her husband, who visited our home during the application process. Their kindness and warmth made a lasting impression on us, and we truly appreciate their support.
My son is overjoyed with his new iPhone, and his excitement knows no bounds. Your generosity has brought immense happiness to our family, and we are incredibly grateful for your assistance in fulfilling his dream.
Please convey our heartfelt thanks to the entire Dream Factory team for their dedication and support. Your efforts have made a significant difference in our lives, and we cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity.

‘One of the most devastating things about cancer for me was being absent from sixth form for so long, and being forced to watch all my friends sit their exams without me. My dream is really important to me because it will help me at university, and that reminds me how far I’ve come against all the odds to get an offer to study a degree in English Literature.’

Thanks again for all your help.

Best wishes,

Emily

Seema, Henry’s whole VIP  experience has been simply amazing from start to finish.  It far exceeded my expectations and my heart is full of warmth and love for my special family tonight, and you guys at The Dream Factory made that happen and I cannot express how thankful I am to you for that.

Thank you for granting Luke’s dream of going to Centre Parcs at Elveden with his family. He thoroughly enjoyed his time there. He did lots of activities, including quad biking! The time there has created many special family memories. Thanks again!