Children between the ages of 3 and 17 with a diagnosis of a chronic or terminal illness. Whenundecided, we use the criteria “a condition which left untreated, could potentially be fatal”.

The recipient must have a life–threatening illness, and in current treatment. We define a life–threatening illness as “an acute or chronic condition, which left untreated, could potentially be fatal”.

NONE. All the costs of the makeover are paid for out of sponsorships, partnerships, and My HappyPlace funding.

Any family member or friend may do so for children or adult nominations. In the case of a child, often times the parents are busy with the daily care of the child, so another family member steps into do so. However, we encourage that person to inform the parents.

As there are many variables to take into consideration, the length of time for this process candiffer ranging from 2 weeks to amonth or more.

It is up to My Happy Place’s discretion to prioritize the order of the applicants. We do not operate ona first–come, first–serve basis. However, the nominees with a critical illness may be takenintoaccount and have priority.

The recipient of a My Happy Place makeover would ideally own their own home. If not, and thehome is rented, wewill need to have written permission from the landlord with the understandingthe scope of work that may be done.