Welcome

to the Tology Bear page

Three plush teddy bears dressed in colorful pajamas, each with medical instruments like a syringe and stethoscope, sitting together in a small white enclosure.
Three teddy bears dressed in colorful outfits, holding medical equipment, with the text "Your Tology Bear Friends" at the top.
Three plush teddy bears with brown fur, wearing white hoodies and colorful pants, sitting together on a white background. One bear has a tag that says "Tology Bear" attached to it.

I was diagnosed with Haemophilia at the age of two. I went through very basic and traumatic treatments during my early years with treatments only given in emergency’s and after the event. Treatments as a child where not sympathetic to the child in any way, they were mater of fact and little considerations to feelings. I still suffer with the mental trauma of these early years, this is why we have came up with the “Tology Bear” teddy to help the little ones cope a little better with hospital and treatment appointments.

Clinic and treatments today are light years ahead of what i had and the little ones are far more looked after, however it is still a frightening part of there lives. They don’t fully understand what is going on, this leads to them being frightened about their visits. Please read below one families response to their sons bear.

The why?

We are raising funds to produce a teddy bear for young children with Haemophilia. These are for them to keep and become a best bear friend. Also for them to take to hospital visits when they may be feeling nervous or frightened at the treatment they are going to receive.

Haemophilia is a blood condition that reduces, or totally removes the bodies ability to manufacture clotting agent. This can result in a very small bump leading into a very traumatic injury. Treatments are usually by intravenous or port injections. To find out more about the condition follow the link toThe Haemophilia Society.

We have provided Basingstoke Haemophilia centre with twenty bears so far this year. These cost around £30 to make as outlined below. The Basingstoke Haemophilia centre covers large areas of southern England. These include Dorset County hospital, Salisbury District hospital, Queen Alexandra hospital, Poole hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospitals and the Royal Bournemouth hospital.

The what.

We purchase the bears, hoodies, tourniquets, mini sewing labels and syringes. The needles are supplied by the hospital which have the metal parts removed to be safe for the children. We also purchase stickers, a drawing book and printed pencil with the Tology Bear logo. Inside the pack is a bear passport and letters. All presented in a waterproof Tology Bear rucksack, as featured below.

We hand make the bears shorts, hand sew Velcro strips on the arms and chest for the children to position the bears own needle. We print the labels, passport and letters for child and parents. These are then all carefully packed into the rucksacks for presenting to the children at clinic appointments. Allocated by the clinical specialist nurses at clinic. These do cost a lot of money and time to produce so any profits from selling our photography works are going to be used to funds this cause. Please help us help them if you can.

Many, many thanks from us and the children.

The aim.

Teddy bear plush toy dressed in green pajamas with a road pattern, sitting against a white background, with medical equipment including a pulse oximeter and syringe attached.
Teddy bear plush toy dressed in green pajamas with a road pattern, sitting against a white background, with medical equipment including a pulse oximeter and syringe attached.
Stuffed teddy bear with medical accessories, wearing green patterned overalls, holding a syringe and attached to a red leash with a blue clip.
A plush teddy bear wearing a blue outfit with colorful rockets, holding a syringe and attached to a medical IV line.
Teddy bear dressed in a colorful outfit with medical supplies attached, including a syringe and stethoscope, sitting on a white background.
A plush teddy bear with tan fur, wearing space-themed pajamas, holding a medical IV line in its paw, against a white background.
A plush teddy bear wearing space-themed pajamas and a purple strap, holding a syringe and medical supplies, sitting against a white background.
Letter from T. Bear to a patient, with images of teddy bears at the top and bottom.
A teddy bear with brown fur and a black nose, wearing a white shirt and green patterned pajama shorts, sitting beside a red backpack with white embroidered text that says "Tology Bear."
A letter explaining the use of a teddy bear and accessories for a child's hospital treatment, including a Bear passport, stickers, a pencil, Velcro strips, and a red bag with a турniquet and dummy needle, with a QR code at the bottom right.

Many thanks.

A purple cutting mat with a white booklet titled "Tology Bear" featuring a stick-figure drawing of a bear and the text "Donated by the Arthritic Photographers Co. UK." A red pencil labeled "Tology Bear" is placed on top of the booklet. To the right, there is a partially visible paper titled "Passport for my Bear" with a photo of a teddy bear and space for the bear's name and picture.
A printable worksheet titled 'Treatment Bear Facts' with prompts for a child's bear name, special qualities, condition, and contact information. Includes a black-and-white illustration of a teddy bear on the right side, with areas to color.
Donate here to help us help others without buying a print.

Welcome to our new family of Bears names-

Ambrose,

Sonny,

Gus,

Chase,

Letter of gratitude explaining a child's medical journey with Factor XIII deficiency and appreciation for a teddy bear gift that provides comfort and support.

Family testimonial…