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As many of you may know my Uncle John Died earlier this year to Cancer. He had just celebrated his 70th birthday before Christmas when he suddenly became ill and was subsequently diagnosed with terminal Cancer of the Kidney and Lung. He died 8 short weeks later. 

Those 8 weeks in which he battled with his illness were incredibly fraught for him and his family. Many days were spent in hospital which was a really stressful environment for both him and his family .

When it became clear that there was nothing more the hospital could do for him, he was moved to St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil for his final days, which comforted both him and his family greatly.

It was really nice for him to go somewhere that he already knew as he had been a volunteer helper there since it opened some 13 years previously and knew the environment and the staff and how the hospice provided excellent care and facilities for their patients and families. 

 As soon as he moved there a sense of calm replaced what had previously been an incredibly stressful, traumatic and chaotic period. Neither my dad (who was very close to my Uncle John) nor my cousin Nicky (John’s daughter) had previously been to the hospice and they were astounded by the level of care the hospice and its staff provided, at all times in a warm and caring way.

The hospice relies heavily on donations and fundraising in order to operate and maintain this level of service and care as only about a quarter of their funds are provided by the NHS and it for this
reason that I am running the London marathon next April to raise money for the hospice in memory of my Uncle John..

I want St Margaret’s Hospice to continue to offer a safe, caring and dignified space, with the highest degree of medical care to patients in their final days, and to provide a little bit of comfort to their families and friends too. They try to make the worst of times a little more bearable so please, if you can, no matter how small a contribution, help me to support a fantastic cause.

I’ve never attempted anything as mentally and physically demanding as this in my life, but I’m hoping that with your support, John’s memory and contributions for such a worthy cause, I may just make it to the 26 mile point!

Thank you x