For a friend going through treatment

Her friends send her their news and their stories.

Everyone who's rooting for her records a message, and it all goes into one book for her.

Gathering is free. You won't need a card.

Hear it
Their voice plays from the page.
Read it
Every message is written out on its page.
Hold it
We deliver the printed book to your door.

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Watch it

Here's how Deirdre's book from her friends was made.

9:41
An older woman and a younger woman laughing together over a photo album and a phone
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Add her name and send the link to her friends and family.

Share one link

Everyone adds their story

Friends and family can capture a memory by voice, video, writing or photos, wherever they are in the world. It's easy on any phone and nobody needs an account!

We put it together

Hear it, read it, hold it

We write out every voice note and gather it all into a podcast you can play and a beautiful book you can hold.

Three questions for her friends

  1. What's a story about them that still makes you smile?
  2. What's the news from your end?
  3. What do you want to say to them today?
Who's in the book

The book gives her friends a way to help.

Send the link to the old friends, the book club and the work group chat.

1

Something for a treatment day

Treatment days can be long. She can play a few messages, stop, and come back to the rest another day.

2

Friends from every part of her life

Every friend has a story from the years they've known her.

3

For friends who don't know what to say

The questions in the book give them somewhere to start.

What people say

What friends say in the book

Talk to her the way you would over a coffee.

"I've the lasagne made for Friday and the kids' lunches sorted for the week."
MMuirneher sister
"The new fella started on Monday and he's at your desk till you're back. I've told him not to touch the plant. Thinking of you, Deirdre."
FFerdiaher colleague
"Remember the summer in Boston, all six of us in one flat and you were the only one with a job? I'm booking us a weekend away once you feel like it. You pick where."
GGormlaithher friend from college
"I'll do the bins and the grass till you tell me to stop."
JJarlathher neighbour
When to start

Open the book any week that suits

Leave it open for a week or two and order once the messages are in. You can start a second book later on too.

In their words
A Christmas gift
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
K
Kathleen's family
gave her the book at Christmas
What it costs

Gathering the voices is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

The gathering
Free
Send one link and collect the voices.
  • Every voice and every photo
  • Download every recording
  • Start as many books as you like
Start free
The voices
$45
Voice editing, and a personal podcast link.
  • Each recording tidied as it comes in
  • The original kept exactly as it was made
  • One link that plays every voice straight through
Choose the voices
The book
$99
Everything in the voices, plus the finished book to read online.
  • The finished book laid out to read online
  • Every message playable from its page
  • Every message written out beside its voice
Choose the book
The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
Choose the keepsake

Want to write your own questions? Start a blank book

Questions people ask

What do you give a friend going through cancer treatment?

Something practical helps, like a dinner dropped round. A book of messages from her friends can go alongside it.

What do you say to a friend who has cancer?

Say you're thinking of her and give her one piece of your own news.

Can friends who live abroad record a message?

Yes. They can record from anywhere in the world with the link, with no app and no account.

Can people write instead of recording?

Yes. Everyone can choose a voice note, a video or a written message, and every voice note is written out in the book too.

Can everyone chip in?

Yes, if you turn chip-in on. Everyone who records can put money towards the book and saves their card. Their cards are charged when you go to pay, and it comes off what you pay. If you don’t finish paying, their money goes back within a week.

Who would you like to send everyone's voices to?

Start the book now and invite people whenever you're ready.

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