Barbara Summers

Dying at Home

Fundraising for Marie Curie
£44
raised of £250 target
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Barbara Summers's fundraising, 6 September 2011
Marie Curie

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RCN 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
We offer expert care, guidance and support to people living with a terminal illness

Story

Where do you want to spend your last days? – given the choice I personally would prefer to die at home.

"The majority of people, if facing a terminal illness, would prefer to die in their own home. However, only around a quarter of people have that final wish fulfilled.

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families."  

You’re making a big difference

Every £20 will fund a Marie Curie Nurse for one hour to care for a terminally ill patient in their own home.

£160 will pay for a whole shift for a Marie Curie Nurse to be there to support a patient and their carer for a whole day or night.

£12,000 needs to be raised every hour of every day to fund their work.

Only a quarter of all terminally ill cancer patients in the UK currently die at home.  Marie Curie Nurses care for half of them - but they want to reach more.

Your donation will help make this a reality for ALL.

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About the charity

Marie Curie

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RCN 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
Marie Curie is here for anyone with an illness they’re likely to die from, and those close to them. Whatever the illness, wherever you are, we’re with you to the end. We bring 75 years of experience and leading research to the care we give you at home, in our hospices and over the phone.

Donation summary

Total raised
£44.00
Online donations
£44.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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