'Hospice staff do miraculous work' - How you can help Pontefract's Prince of Wales Hospice
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He told us his story and told us why it is so important to raise money for the hospice.
As 2020 is a leap year the hospice needs to raise an extra £7,660 to fund the extra day.
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Hide AdAnd the Express has teamed up with the hospice and its volunteers to make it happen.
Volunteer Rob said: “Back in June 2016 I lost my Dad to the horrible disease that is cancer.
“A disease that has touched so many of us in so many horrendous ways.
“In the final months I watched the mountain of a man that I always looked upon my Dad as being, reduced to nothing more than a mole hill, such was the way the cancer took hold.
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Hide Ad“In his last week or so he was transferred to the hospice. To use words to describe somewhere that treats terminally ill people as wonderful and amazing seems an odd thing to do, but they are perfectly apt for the hospice.
“From the moment my Dad arrived they could not do enough either for him or us, whether we needed a doctor or nurse to talk to, a room to go and cry or just a cup of tea, nothing was ever too much trouble.
“The work the staff do on a daily basis is nothing short of miraculous and they never wilt or fail to provide support regardless of the form that takes.
“In his last hours, the nurses and staff made sure that we were kept fully informed and up to date on what was happening, again with the utmost compassion and respect.
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Hide Ad“I will always remember when the nurses came in to confirm that he had gone, there was a young nurse who was also visibly upset.
“Places like the hospice make the passing of loved ones as comfortable as possible and it is the members of staff there, the unsung heroes that make that possible.
“It would be an absolute travesty if the hospice were to ever close, so please, continue to support them with whatever you can no matter how small.”
About the Prince of Wales Hospice
The Prince of Wales Hospice we care for patients with any life-limiting illness, including cancer, motor neurone disease and chronic heart and lung disease.
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Hide AdIt cares for anyone over the age of 18, either as a visiting out-patient, or on our ward where we offer 24-hour specialist care.
Our hospice helps people live better with their illness, with around half who stay with us eventually returning home.
Many choose the safety and dignity of our hospice for care at the end of their life.This care is given 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
However, 2020 is a leap year, meaning we are providing care for 366 days, and we need to find an extra £7,660 to cover the additional day’s costs.
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Hide AdThe Express and the hospice have launched our Leap Year Appeal and called upon you to for help to care for some of the district’s most vulnerable people.
Due to the broadening of its services and the increase in demand, each hour of at the hospice costs £319.