After the shock of a terminal cancer diagnosis settles in, you're often left with a single, overwhelming question:
“How can I help my loved one?”
WHEN MOMENTS MATTER MORE
After a terminal diagnosis the focus often shifts from fighting the disease to cherishing time, creating peace, and living meaningful moments.
And sometimes, one of the most powerful ways to support someone is by helping them experience something they’ve always dreamed of.
Dreams2Live4 – often described as a ‘Make a Wish’ or 'Starlight' for adults – gives the opportunity to experience a meaningful, heartfelt dream to adults aged 17 and over with terminal cancer. Bringing light, joy, comfort, and connection.
Dreams2Live4 experiences reach far beyond one person.
Precious memories are created that family and friends of adults with terminal cancer, will hold onto forever.
Dreams2Live4 is available only to individuals living in Australia.
Helping adults with terminal cancer
If you have a friend, partner, husband, wife, brother, sister, mother or father with stage 4, advanced or metastatic cancer, you may feel helpless.
But there’s power in creating meaningful memories. All it can take is a dream to create a truly unique experience.
Following is a selection of the beautifully personal and hearftfelt experiences Dreams2Live4 have created.
Jeremy
Jeremy dreamt of fulfilling his promise to his little girl Madison with a trip to SeaWorld to meet the dolphins.
Lymphoma
Andrea
Andrea a mother of four and life-long Disney fan, wanted to spend some precious Disney-inspired time with her children.
Rare Cancer
Natalie
Natalie had an interest in indigenous food and her dream experience was dinner at an award-winning restaurant.
Lung Cancer
Tania
Tania's dream was to meet the band The Disturbed at Knotfest telling us their music really got her through chemotherapy.
Ovarian Cancer
Cody
Cody was looking for a companion to exercise with, and to lift his spirits along his cancer journey.
Brain Cancer
Gary
Gary dreamt of recreating a memorable harbour cruise to say thank you to his supportive family and create new memories.
Kidney Cancer
Elizabeth
Elizabeth had been missing friends and family during hospital stays and dreamt of a special purple party for her nearest and dearest.
Brain Cancer
Blake
Blake who has lived with cancer for most of his life, dreamt of meeting the Adelaide Crows, saying the team provides “ a safe space, and an escape from cancer.
Leukaemia
Tennille
Tennille’s dream was to take some 'time out from cancer' with her two children and 11 foster kids – a memory-making trip to the theme parks was the answer.
Breast Cancer
John
John longed to be a traveller on the rails again - not just a patient.
Prostate Cancer
Georgia
Georgia dreamt of slowing down the days and spending quality one-on-one time with the man she adores.
Bowel Cancer
Brett
Brett and Kritishna had said "what's the rush'. But Brett's cancer meant time was something they no longer had, with his dream to marry.
Melanoma
Find out more about applying for a dream for your loved one.
Dreams2Live4 is available only to individuals living in Australia.
Dreams2Live4 gives adults with terminal cancer the opportunity to experience a meaningful, heartfelt dream. One that brings light, joy, comfort, and connection.
These precious moments have included unique experiences that enrich everyday life, getting away from it all with loved ones, practical improvements to transform quality of life, weddings, celebrations, and family photography to capture and celebrate life. Each one unique, providing treasured memories that family and friends will hold onto forever.
To find out more about providing your loved one with a dream, please complete the form below and one of our Dream Makers will be in touch shortly.
Your loved one doesn’t need to know what their dream is to apply, and you can apply for them. But it’s important to note it must be their dream, we don’t support surprises – as the planning and thinking about a dream for a patient is often as important as the experience itself. When they are ready to apply, please click here.
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