Abbey Craig and Worry Doll Stories

30/11/2025

Thank you to all the 3rd sector workers and unpaid volunteers who are helping us to share our free book. 300 copies have been dispersed around Arbroath in time for Christmas.
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19/09/2025

BRILLIANT job for the right person!

28/08/2024

Fordmill Care Home - Barchester Healthcare residents helped us to think about ‘what to do about worrying?’ when we were still writing the book. Fantastic to see them sharing Worry Doll with their friends. 🥰

12/08/2024

A huge thank you to our amazing partners, Securitay.
Last week lots of boxes were collected for delivery to UK Maggie’s Centres. Thank you everyone. 🏆

At Securitay, we believe in making a positive impact in the communities we serve. That’s why we’re thrilled to have played a role in helping distribute the children’s book Worry Doll and Polita Puffin to children’s hospices, hospitals, and Maggie’s Centres across the UK and Ireland.

Abbey and her father, Rikki, created the remarkable book titled Worry Doll and Polita Puffin. This book, written and illustrated by Abbey and Rikki, was developed as a free resource for children dealing with long-term conditions and serious illnesses, including life-limiting conditions.

Securitay offered logistical support to distribute the book and now every children’s hospice and hospital across the UK and Ireland has received multiple copies of Worry Doll and Polita Puffin. Additionally, we are thrilled to announce that this latest delivery ensures that every Maggie’s Centre in the UK will now also have copies of the book available.

The process of creating and distributing Worry Doll and Polita Puffin has been a testament to the power of teamwork, making a significant impact, and we are deeply grateful for this partnership.

With gratitude,
Securitay

14/07/2024

🚗 The Family Fund Mobility Support programme gives vital support to eligible families raising a disabled, or seriously ill child under the age of three, with significant mobility needs 💜

This programme offers families with very young children, who have complex needs, access to a lease car tailored to their individual mobility requirements.

Find out more by contacting our helpline: [email protected]

14/07/2024

14/07/2024

"What an extraordinary gift for parents, teachers, therapists...in fact anyone alongside a child and their family caught in the midst of uncertainty and changes beyond their control. Immediately I imagined countless children (and adults!) who I know would benefit from being introduced to this story, which is a gloriously rich way of building resilience and a psychologically adaptive approach to potentially traumatic change, but also in sharing the concept of the Worry Doll, and the idea that we all can be a Worry Doll for others, and also that Worry Dolls can be within trusted people around us."

Lesley Howells is the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Lead Psychologist for Maggie's (UK), and Lead Psychologist for the Better Together Collaboration for children and families with bone marrow failure.

Abbey Craig
Creative practitioner, drama specialist, teacher, facilitator.
Passionate about people, community, and lifelong learning
Author of 'Worry Doll and Polita Puffin'

14/07/2024

100’s of copies of our free book for young people with long term conditions or illness, “Worry Doll and Polita Puffin” have already been delivered to every children’s hospital or hospice in the UK and Ireland.
We’re soon to be delivering to every Maggie’s Centre in the UK. If you know of someone who could really benefit from our free book, please get in touch through our website.
Details of how to donate to our funding can also be found on the site.
Thank you.
PLEASE SHARE ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜🩷

Lesley Howells in the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Lead Psychologist for Maggie's (UK), and Lead Psychologist for the Better Together Collaboration for children and families with bone marrow failure. Lesley has asked for books for every Maggie's Centre in the UK, and for others too. In her o