Why are you running and what drew you to fundraise for the Hospice?

I am certainly no runner and running the London Marathon is a significant challenge I’ve set myself, but I can’t wait to cross that finish line and have that sense of achievement.

If it is for someone, who they were, what they meant to you, what would they think of you doing this?

Severn Hospice holds a special place in my heart, I work as a Paramedic out of Donnington ambulance station, and I see first-hand the care, compassion and dignity given to both patients and their family by the Severn hospice.

The journey for these patients would be worlds apart if it wasn’t for the support that the Severn Hospice is able to provide, unfortunately I have also witnessed this on a personal level and in 2019 Severn Hospice provided care and support for a particularly close friend’s mother during her difficult journey. The hospice didn’t just provided care at the end of her life but provide care throughout her illness, supporting the family at every step of the way too. Personally seeing the difficulties they faced as a family was hard, however the Severn Hospice stepped up, provided care for their loved one, support for the family, and thought of my friend’s future without his mum. They helped her make a personalised box full of special memories, I specifically remember the fingerprint cufflinks which will provide comfort for him in those lifetime events that she will no longer be by his side for.

Ultimately without Severn Hospice, their journey as a patient and family would have been more challenging.

The hospice made such a difficult process so much easier, each member of your team was supportive, caring, kind and passionate about the care they deliver. Giving back and raising money so that you can continue to care and support other patients and families means so much to me and is the driving factor in why I am doing this.

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