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FAMILY FUNDRAISER
SUPPORT FOR NURSING TEAM A family has raised more than £7,500 for Shipston Home Nursing at the end of ‘annus horribilis.’
Jo Carroll’s mum Sue passed away last August and her friends and family have since raised more than £7,500 to give back to the charity which she says acted as her ‘guardian angel.’
Sue was a very active and healthy 78-year-old until she fell ill last April, eventually being diagnosed with multiple cancers. She was sent home from Warwick Hospital, with the news that she had “days – at best weeks” - left. Her cancer was so advanced palliative care was the only option.
Jo, who runs Winchcombe Farm in Upper Tysoe with husband Steve Taylor, said: “It’s difficult to recall the feeling of utter devastation and the helplessness of not knowing what to do and where to go for help. We all knew what the final outcome was going to be but had no idea of how we would survive the journey.”
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It was the latest bitter blow in what had been a challenging year for the family. In the same month as Sue’s diagnosis, they began grieving the loss of Steve’s 86-year-old mother, Liz, following her 12-month battle with lung cancer. Backdrop to their grief was the family being forced to spend most of the year living in temporary accommodation after a fire ravaged their home in January. Steve collapsed while trying to contain the blaze and suffered a cardiac arrest. The family finally moved back home in September a few months after Steve underwent a triple heart bypass.
It was at the suggestion of a friend that Jo, 52, contacted Shipston Home Nursing to help care for her mother.
She explained: “The nurses and carers team became our ‘guardian angels,’ helping us every step of the way, and I sincerely believe that we
COLOUR ME BEAUTIFUL
MUSEUM’S HALF TERM FUN Families can discover a palette of possibilities with a range of colour themed activities at the British Motor Museum during half term from February 11 - 26.
Children can take a colourful stroll through the museum with the daily Colour Creator Trail, build a colourful 'ArtBot', enjoy a family Colour in the Collection tour and take part in Science of Colour shows with the Museum’s resident scientists, Professor Pickle and Doctor Pumpkin.
Emma Rawlinson, Life Long Learning Officer at the British Motor Museum, said: “It’s all about colour this half term with plenty of hands-on fun activities for families to enjoy.”
All family activities are included in museum admission and run on a drop in basis. For more information visit the website
www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/whats-on/february-half-term
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wouldn’t have survived this period without them. We tried almost 20 care agencies trying to find a waking carer, but to no avail. Shipston Home Nursing stepped in to help us, providing a carer from every night they were able.
“This made the most enormous difference to us – the world is a much better place when you can have a good night’s sleep and at least you feel like you can cope with whatever the next day will throw at you.”
Shipston Home Nursing offers day and night care for patients which is provided free-of-charge to the user, funded by charity donations. The Carroll family has set a fundraising target of £10,000 to say thank you and to make sure other local families can have the same support they received.
To donate visit
www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk/donate
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