Thank You Day Competition!
November 24th is The Irish Hospice Foundation’s National Thank You Day! We should all be thankful to them for providing amazing specialised care to people with life-limiting illness and for supporting the development of hospice and palliative care. We’d like to do our little bit to mark the occasion and we’d love you to help us!
Just let us know [here on our blog] a little about what you are thankful for – it can be anything from the guy in the café that makes your cup of tea just right to something that has made a big difference to your life. Of course you know what we’re thankful for – the 2 MILLION DoneDealers who have helped to make DoneDeal what it is today!
We’ll pick five names from all of those who comment and donate €50 on behalf of each of our 5 winners, so a totat of €250, to the Irish Hospice Foundation.
The Irish Hospice Foundation has produced a beautiful Thank You Journal for Thank You Day and we’ve purchased 5 of them – 1 each for our lucky winners too! And to top it off, we going to send you a delicious box of chocolates to each of our 5 winners as well as DoneDeal goodie bag!
So to get your goodies and to help out the Irish Hospice Foundation, Tell us what you’re thankful for in a comment below!
Entries must be in by midnight on November 20th. The winners will be chosen at random and announced on the blog on November 21st 2011. There are no alternatives to the prizes as stated.
Competition is now Closed.
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I am very thankful for my family and friends. They are always there when I need them most!
I am thankful for what I have
For a little more I would be glad
But as the times are kind of hard
I have to do with what I have
I am thankfull for my Lovely daughter and two lovely sons,and of course my hubby . We are a happy little family
Thankful for my children, who have changed my life in the most positive way.xx
I am thankful for all the people that came into my life and never left & also for everything that everyones ever done, much appriciated
i am gratefull to the doctors at cork university hospital for working so hard to save my life after heart attack
Im thankful to the Blackrock Hospice who looked after my Dad so well in his last days. In what must be an incredibly difficult job, the staff remain so positive and upbeat and create such a peaceful atmosphere, Im thankful to them for the care they gave
Im thankful for my mum n daddy cos if not for them I wouldn’t be here and wouldn’t have the loving family and friends I have around me.. I owe my life to them xx
Thankful for many many things but the main one is to wake up everyday and be happy to be alive
I’m thankful for Irish people’s generosity, especially when times are so hard!
I am so thankful for my husband Tony,we have had a very tough couple of years and only for him i would not of got though it. Christmas 09 we where at my familys in Cavan for a few days and came home our house was completely flooded,ceiling had come down and house was destroyed,it happened again xmas day of ’10 and in that year,i was made redundant and found out i had a tumor. This year i had the tumor removed and was extremely ill,i had to have 2 blood transfusions during the op,then i took septicemia and then a severe infection in the wound. Only for Tony holding my hand and reassuring me i am now fit and well and thankful for such an amazing person in my life. He truly deserves to win.
Family and health without either what have you get
i am thankful that i have the health to do what i have to do each day, no money can buy me that
I am thankful for the fact that my family are not cold or hungry & we don’t have huge debts hanging over us, as so many families are in these very diffucult times.
I am thankful for .. for the alarm that goes off in the early morning,
because it means that I am alive
and for .. for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I
am employed
and for .. for the boyfriend who complains when his dinner is
not on time, because it means he is home with me, not
with someone else;)
thats a good one!
I am so thankful for my health and those that I love as they say “money can’t buy health” and its so true.
I am thankful for my wonderful children who make me laugh every day & my fantastic wife who keeps it all going..
I really thank God that my son was born, and that he is healthy and happy
thankful for my girlfriend she’s flippin amazing!!!
I’m thankful for all my family and friends who have always been there for me and supported anything i have done. They have all let me become the independent free thinker i am today that learns from his mistakes and passes on any learning gained, Cheers
i am thankful for my health 2 sons wife and family
I am thankful for my children. Most of all my middle child. He has problems walking and yesterday we found out that he has a scar on the brain which means the correct signals arent being sent to his legs. However he is such a happy and intelligent child that I am just thankful its only his legs that are affected. It could be so much worse.
I’m thankful to be alive and well !
Im thankful to wake up every day and for family and friends and health (touch wood). Thanks to tv3 fot showing the snapper(that was a1sharon
).And hopeful that traps green army can bring us to the euros next summer
hi there,
i’m thankful every day for my beautiful son, who i was lucky to have in april this year, i was told when i was younger i may never had kids, this year changed every thing!! life maybe hard with the ression budget cuts and so on, but one look at my little son’s face and his smile bightens the worse days up
I am thankful for the good health of my wife and children, that my mother’s heart surgery was successful and that my farther-in-law has the all clear from the cancer in his mouth that he had a couple of years ago. I am thankful for my familie’s good health!
I am thankfull every morning i get up ,to face another day
I am thankfull to have my boyfriend, he has fully recovered from a bad car crash
I am thankful for my health.
I am thankful to the wonderful God who has has given me life through His Son, Jesus,
I am thankful that ” Jesus is the answer, He took away my cancer”.
After 11 years and not a trace to be found!
Everyday I am thankful that I can get out of bed and enjoy life and what each and every new day brings. Times are tough but with hope we will survive.
I am thankful for my family and my life!
I’m thankfull for my gorgeous little boy, for every new sunrise, abilllity to dream and hope …
Thankful for all the love I’ve had and for the love in my life that I thought I may never have, my husband and three wonderful children x
I am thankful to the Fabulous Nurses in the CCU of Wexford General Hospital who saved my life through their true professionalism in August of 2009.I actually died but they were able to resuscitate me and later I had a pacemaker fitted which now does the same work as they did. They deserve the greatest of credit and any Government body which tries to cut funding or reduce the salaries of these wonderful people should be run out of this country. I will be grateful always.
To be honest I’ve had one of those years..losing my both my parents…and been made redundant in the last 6months..what am I thankful for let me see!!
1 thankful my house paid for..and I won’t end up in the streets with my lovely wife and two young boys!!
2 thankful I have food and am not starving like so many unfortunate people who ended up in similar circumstances,but had a mortgage
3. Thankful Christmas just round the corner..and is a breath of fresh air to bring happiness to many a family!!
4 if my car sells I don’t think I’d be unhappy about anything ,so thank you for been very reasonable for your advert price:))
Just thinking of all the unfortunate people in Ireland that are in a very tough position at the moment..im very thankful I have a loving wife who supports me 100% and is always there to pick me up when I fall,or cheer me up when I’m upset:)) love you pet x x
As for your idea for the hospices… Fair play they deserve everything for the hard work and generosity the give and support to family when they need it:)
Happy Christmas. Done deal:)
Stephen Monkstown Dublin
I am very thankful that i moved to ireland and found out just how helpful and friendly the irish people are.
thanks to the breast clinic for getting me the best treatment for breast cancer
I am thankful to my mother who done a great job raising 13 of us, having her last child at 46 and losing her husband (my dad) to cancer didnt help but she done a great job and im thankful to her every day for such a wonderful family. Now there are 13 children and 22 grandchildren to look after her
I am thankful for all the staff in Tallaght Hospital and St James hospital without which I would not be here today. I suffered 2 massive heart attacks in June this year and they kept me alive, I cant thank them enough. To the team in the Cardiac rehab at Tallaght hospital I am thankful for all your care and assistance in my recovery. I am thankful for all the goodwill shown to me by all my friends and colleagues but most especially to my wife Carmel and my children Jennifer and Christopher. Their support through a difficult time was unyielding.
I am so thankful my son and daughter are coming home for Christmas and a recent order I received through Donedeal means I can buy them some really nice Christmas presents!
I am very grateful for the care and attention given to my mother in cahercalla hospice ennis during her time there
Thank you for my health back . Its the most important thing after having being diagnosed recently.
I’m thankful that my husband and son allow me to have my 96 year old Mother hear at home.
I am thankful to have a roof over my head, work to attend and food to eat
I am very thankful for my loving and healthy family and I thank God every day for all of them.
I am so thankful for my husband Tom, I don’t know how I would manage without him. I have 4 small children, 4, 3, 2 and 3 months. He is a real hands on dad who changes nappies, does night feeds, dresses them, feeds them, and all my family live away up in Northern ireland, so I don’t have any support network. Without him I don’t know how I would manage.
Siobhan
I am thankful for the ‘plate’ my five year old iced to wish me a happy birthday yesterday. Who needs a cake when wishes come from the heart!
I am thankful for my mam, who can never do enough 4 her 3 children, no matter what she always puts herself last! She truly is the best mother in the world and my family would be lost without her!!
i am thankful for been alive, six monthes ago i was involved in a car accident, in which i smashed my right foot up badly, i was told there was nothing thy could do as it was so bad, but thanks to physio and and the care of my husband ,i am now able to get out on a mobility scooter,,i was lucky,and thank god every day for been alive,
Im totally thankful for my family. ive a fantastic soon 2 b husband and 2 beautiful children witth 1 on d way dat we were told we wud never have so im thankful to god that pregnancy is goin wel and dat we’re al wel and happy.
Im also thankful that im here dis yr when last christmas i was seriously ill and missed christmas with my family and didnt think id see dis christmas ,had to spend it in hospital so i look forward to spending christmas day with them and see my kids opening their presents from santa
I am thankful just to have the cop on to be thankful!!!!!
I’m thankful for Shay Given…we have the best goalkeeper in the world
I am so thankful that I have my health and senses with which to appreciate and enjoy my family, my children, my grandchildren, my friends and my life.I am so lucky to be blessed with my independence to live life to the full each day, and my thoughts turn towards those who are not.
I am thankyou for my loving boyfriend who cares for me so much. He is everything I want in a man. I couldnt ask for anyone better.
I am so thankful for two great friends and for wise words from a friend since passed on, Life is not about having what you want, it is wanting what you have.
I am thankful for so many things.These days people like to take jabs at politicians but i am thankful to the good politicians,those who work hard to get us irish people the health care that we need,those who actually care about the less well off and are trying very hard to protect the vulnerable of our people in the upcoming budget.I am also thankful to my family,without them i am lost.I am extra thankful to my husband,who is more than just a husband to me,he is also my personal taxi driver.
I am thankful for the love we had for 40 years and the wonderful memories she left with me when my wife Kay passed away in 2010.
I am very thankful for my family and friends they mean the world to me
Hi
Well all i can say is that the Irish Hospice is doing great work.
keep it up and good luck in 2012
Tommy Regan
I’m thankful for that euro i lost and found just when i needed it. The last place you look is an excellent place to bank your money at times.
im thankful for everything that my family has done for me xxxx and how much people have helped me through the years
I am most thankful for a healthy happy life and a caring dedicated family.
I am thankful to have 4 beautifull and healty children, after loosing twins before i had any of them,it is a lot to be thankful for.And of course i am thankful for my partner that stuck with me through thick and thin for 14 years now.
my family,my friends,my health, and my pets. nothing else is that important.
I’m thankful for my parents, without them I would have no ponies, no money, no luxuries, no education, but most of all, I’m thankful for Done Deal, without that, there would be no Rocco (my unbelievably brilliant pony!)
THANK YOU DONE DEAL!!!!!!
:p
My Georgous 6 year old.
I am thankful for my health and well being. I am thankful for my beautiful daughter and my wife. What more could I ask for.
I’m thankful for my wife and two kids, that they are all healthy
I am thankful for having such a thoughtful, kind and supportiboyfrienin my life. He is such a beautiful person in the way he cares for me and my whole family aswell. He is my gentle giant!
I’m thankful for a fantastic buy and sell site like donedeal and god.
I am very thankful to the doctors and staff of St. James Hospital Dublin for all they did for me last year when I discovered I had cancer
I’m Thankful For My Health & The Irish Hospice Foundation Have Always Been There For Anyone Who Needed Help In My Family And Also My Friends… Thank You Irish Hospice Foundation!
Hi I am so thankful that I have such a great vet,if not for him I would be afraid my little Bicon Frise would not be with me today,no matter what life throws at you little dogs will bring a smile to your face every day
I’m thankful for my family and my health.
I am thankfull for my geaorgeous little boy Jaden who is a year in December
I have always had a hard life and never wantin to show my emotions
But since my little boy has come alone nothing in the world makes me more proud to be his mummy hes my angel and am so thankfull that i have him in my life : P
I am thankful for many things, but one which sticks out is to the coaches and club members at the Naas Panthers Gymnastics Club. They are all fantastic athletes, but welcomed me in as an absolute beginner when a PE professional development course focussing on gymnastics was not available from any education centre. Not only have they helped me develop my understanding of and skills of gymnastics, but have enabled me to pass this on to others. They are a model of inclusion, both in the ways that they include others in their sport, and develop individual routines to optimise the performance of each individual, but also in the positive attitude that they possess. Everyone is valued and everyone is helped to do their best.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband and son who have been so good to me since i broke my leg 3 months ago, my son is only 11years old and he is the light of my life. He has helped me with shopping, housework etc. without any complaints, I am very lucky and extremely thankful for the two wonderful men in my life,who i love very much!!!
I am thankful, when I feel the sun on my face, the breeze in my hair, to hear the birds singing and to walk under beautiful trees. It can’t get any better than that.
Im very thankful, that being 25 I got another chance to live, that my granmom, from another world told me to come back home to my mom. And in my new life Ill be 4 years old girl, who has a little angel. She almost 2 years
would like to thank st francis hospice in raheny for looking after my lovely brother who passed away on 24th november 2010 they helped him to go with peace and dignity the after care support was also very helpful to all our family by the way his name was christopher duffy or buster as we all know and love him as
I am thanful for true friends who I can be myself with, who never judge and always listen. In particular I am thankful for my friend Shane who survived a 3week long holiday with all its ups and down and we’re still best friends!
I’m very thankful for my family, friends and my gorgeous girl. Health is more to me than wealth
I am blessed to have all my senses within me; I can see each day, land, sea & new skies. I can smell new grasses growing, fresh uncongested air & life around us changing from musk to mist.I can feel within me complicated & distressing fears, soothed by the realism that I can reach out & touch the loving, gracious hands of our nearest & not just hear, but acknowledge, that each day has so much in store for us. We don’t need miracles, but harmonious courage & deep love & strength, to know every thing & every one, is going to be just fine. Just breath, relax, acknowledge, wonder, & move on. No one can touch that peace in any one.
I my thankful for my Mum, Dad, brothers, friends and health and for being lucky enough to have all.
I am thankful for my Dad, Mum, brothers and for my health and for being lucky enough to have all of them.
Hi i am thankful for my 5 children, they range from 29, 27, 23, 14, 10, the older ones have flown the nest, but are always there for me, but i am never without a smile on my face with the 2 younger ones, on days that seem bleak they will bring the sunshine out and make me smile, i am so thankul and so lucky to have my children
Hi:) I am thankful for my job. I know it’s a cliche but my work is special. Every night when I am on lives and wellbeing of 40 residents of our nursing home depend on my care as care assistant. And night by night I deliver:) So ya, I am grateful:)
To be honest , I am thankful for having the opportunity to get up everyday
and go out to do a days work , to provide for my family , to feel worthwhile and
for my own piece of mind . The opposite holds no appeal to me . I am also thankful
for my families health and well being , long may they continue …
So thankful for 3 beautiful healthy children…. means all.
I am very grateful for my garden – it always shows me something beautiful!
I would be so thankful to Done Deal
if i was picked to give to a great cause
im sure all would be most welcome
in these times of need for the hospice
hi my name is mary, last xmas my partner patrick got the swine and nearly passed away, so what im thankful for is that the hospital in limerick, dublin, and sweden saved his life and now his home with me and our two kids to see another xmas, so thanks to the doctors and nurses for giving us that
I am so thankful to of had my amazing brother Charles, who passed away Christmas time 2008, he was my big brother for 32 happy years and I thank God everyday for dat
love & miss you everyday Charles xxx
I am thankful for my wonderful family and my health. My family have helped me cope with ill health. I am grateful for each new day.
im v grateful for having my 8 yr old in my life,he comes fri,goes back to mum tuesday,and hes my life,he loves me,for me
Five months ago today my wife gave birth to our beautiful baby girl ‘Elsie May’.
Just to look at her smiley face every morning makes me want to say Thank You to my wife….
i am so thankful beyond any words for my wonderful wife & three most fabulous beautiful loving children,they have made my life complete,& to the wonderful doctors,nurses and staff in the bons secours hospital,cork who are doing a wonderful,dedicated job in looking after my wife at the moment ,god bless them all
every day i can get out of bed i am a millionare compared to some people god bless them
I am thankful that my 11 week old son seems to be finally getting over colic!!!!!!!
Currently, I am thankful for my health, employment and the love of my family and friends. Looking forward to a healthy and happy 2012. Thinking about everyone involved with the Irish Hospice Foundation.
I’m grateful everyday that my children are happy and healthy! (including cheeky haha) That I have a man who loves me! That we have a roof over our heads, there is food on the table and that we are happy and warm! My heart goes out everyday to those people we are not as lucky as i am! xxx
Thankful that they found my cancer early enough not to have many after affects and should be able to remove it all.
I thought I’d smile today,
For I don’t smile a lot,
At the goodness of life,
& say thanks for the life that I got.
I am thankful that I have 4 healthy happy children.
I’m thankful for my 5 beautiful kids and a loving husband who make my life complete!xx
I am so thankful that each morning when I wake up ( by my two gorgeous puppies – chorusing – its walkies time) that I can get out bed and enjoy life. I have a wonderful husband and family that are always there for me. I have so much to be thankful for that sometimes I take it for granted when I know there are so many out there could do with so much more…..
I am thankful everyday to my husband, son & dauthter for always being there for me and putting a smile on my face!
I am thankful for all my friends and family.
I am thankful to St Francis Hospice Raheny for making my sisters stay with them so comfortable and our visits so enjoyable being able to spend quality time with her that didn’t involve practical tasks. The time with her in the sunny garden were special moments that we treasure and hold in our hearts. Thank you.
I’m thankful for life!
I am very thankful for the wonderful, sensitive,intelligent and learned man who was inaugaurated as our President O Higgins last week. He will bring a new spirit, energy, enthusiasm and confidence to our country. Our shattered confidence and resiliance will be renewed and Irish Eyes will smile again.
I am so grateful to my parents (Benny & Joan Geraghty)R.I.P who gave my brother,my 3 sisters and I such a great and fun life when we were growing up.We can now continue to do the same for our children and of course my georgous grandson Mayson who will be 1 year old on Christmas Day 2011.”What a lovely Christmas Present.
“There are worse off people and better off people than us but this is who we are”
Have a good day everyone!
i am so thankfull for my girlfreind she really means the world to me i was a drug addict two years ago i was really down in the dumps only for her i wouldnt of made it through it she got me on the straight and narrow and this is what i am really greatful for. having someone to love you and take care of you when there is nobody else and you are on your own i love her to peices.
Today is the 25th Birthday of my wonderful son Daniel. A great cause for celebration! Daniel has Down’s syndrome, is profoundly deaf and has overcome so many major difficult issues in his life.
We are so proud of you Daniel.
We want to say a BIG THANKYOU for all the joy and love you have given us.
We love you.
x
ah thats really lovely
God Bless Him
I am thankful for my mother, this woman raised four children on her own along with going through some of the worst things a person would wish never to have. But she still smiles every day and is still so caring to each and every one of her children, she is my best friend and a gift to humanity.
Im thankful for each day that i wake up knowing that i get up and go about my daily activities and thank god for all the good things he has given me in my life to date and also to everyone who has brought a liittle sunshine into my life and for given me hope in a way knowing that i can stay going and keep strong
I’m Thankful for everything I have and all the luxury’s I can afford.
I am thankful for my husband Alan. married to him for nearly 40 years maybe sometimes I have taken him for granted. Now this year some of our closes friends and family have lost their spouses and sometimes we don’t appreciate the ones that are so close to us until they are gone.
The simple things in life are what I am thankful for…….. Like my health, the health of my daughter and husband. I am also thankful that we are both still working in this hard economic situation and that we are able to provide for the family. I am thankful that we get to spend quality time together doing loads of activities. But I am also thankful for the “Donedeal” website which keeps my husband occupied for hours searching and scanning for the best bargains!
I am thankful for my dreams, because they always lead me into new roads
I am thankful that this year i am getting on so well after having cancer and treatment this time last year ,
I am thankful that through the loss of my son at only 20mins old that i have learned what truly matters in life and not to worry about material things that genuinely don’t matter. I have 3 daughters and my big thank you goes to the staff of the coombe hospital who were amazing.
i am very thankful,to my husband and kids who have been helping me out for the last 8 wks.since my accident.a huge thank you to them
I am very thankful for irish hospice for looking after my dad when he was dying six years ago it meant so much to know there was someone with him at night when we could go to bed and rest it was such a stressful time for us I will never thank them enough for what they done
i am very thankful to my husband who has been getting up very early for the past 8 wks with the kids and also for all the help the kids have given.:)
I am thankful for al I have. I am thankful for being me. Thankful for the obstacles I have had to overcome and the lessons I have learned in life to bring me to where I am today. To be the person I am today and live a blissful life with my wonderful six children and prtner
I am thankful for my wonderful husband, two beautiful girls and our health + happiness.
I knw this sounds corny but I am truely gr8 full to the hopsice and the hostapial in which worked had to make my dad as at easy and as comfordable in his final days without them we would have been lost xxxxxxxxxxxx
I wish to thank The Letterkenny Hospice for there kind help and support and the caring of my dear Mother, who on 3rd December 2010 sadly passed away. The care the Hospice staff gave her was unbeleiveable and made her last month bearable. Thank You All…….
I am very thankful to raheny hospice for making my mam and dads last weeks as comfortable and happy as any can be in such a sad situation as my dad said before he died the nurses where born to be angels.
Love you Mam and Dad xx