Leaving a gift in your will is a meaningful way to create a lasting legacy and support the Addison’s and adrenal insufficiency community. With Addison’s disease affecting only 1 in 10,000 people, the ADSHG plays a vital role in offering support, advancing medical research and improving patient care. 

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How a gift in your will can make a difference

Gifts in wills are essential to our ability to continue this impactful work. Even a small percentage of your estate can make a difference: 

• £100 supports three sponsored memberships
• £400 funds a paramedic adrenal crisis training session
• £1,500 enables us to attend a medical conference to raise awareness 

Thank you! Together, we can make the future brighter for those with Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency.

"Our grandson has Addison's which has changed all of our family's lives. Please accept this gift and good health to you all."

"My beautiful, caring, loving daughter passed away aged 25 years with Addison's and in her courageous honour we would like to continue to support Addison's Disease Self-help Group in their hard work."

Addison's disease and the Addison's Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG)

Addison’s is a rare endocrine condition where the adrenal glands do not produce enough steroid hormones and can be life-threatening. It affects approximately 1 in 10,000 people, meaning an estimated 300 - 350 new cases are diagnosed each year across the UK, this makes it roughly 300 times rarer than diabetes.

Life-long treatment with replacement steroid hormones is required. Medication is usually taken several times daily at carefully timed intervals and individuals must also know how to administer an emergency hydrocortisone injection to prevent a potentially fatal adrenal crisis.

At the ADSHG, we are here to support the Addison’s and adrenal insufficiency community and their healthcare providers to promote better medical understanding of this rare condition, campaign for and support everyone affected by adrenal failure, and fund vital research.

Do grab a cuppa and have a read about what the condition is, what we do, and how you can support people you know who have the condition if they become unwell.

• What is adrenal insufficiency, including Addison's disease?
• Emergency support - adrenal crisis
• What we do
• Other ways you can support us
• Get in touch

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