Support group donates £450 to Marie Curie
Ludlow Cancer Support Group (LCSG) exists to offer fun, friendship and laughter, and our meetings reflect this. But sometimes we take the difficult decision to discuss aspects of life that ultimately affect everyone. Aspects like dying, death and bereavement.
End of life care is not easy to talk about, but one in four people won’t get the care and support they need. And the problem is growing, fast. People in the UK are living longer, with multiple and more complex health challenges. By 2048, the need for end of life care will have increased by up to 25 per cent.
We invited Rachel Ryan, a Community Fundraiser for Marie Curie, to talk to us because the family of one of our members had derived great comfort from the charity, and were pleased to be able to present Rachel with a cheque for £450.
But life is complicated. Marie Curie is a UK charity that provides end-of-life care and support. Their nurses care for people with terminal illnesses in their homes, offering support and care for several hours at a time. The charity has no hospices or nurses in Shropshire.
Many of our members have been supported by Severn Hospice, which cares for people in their own homes in towns and villages across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales, and provides hospice accommodation in Shrewsbury and Telford with specialist care day and night.
In March this year, Ludlow Cancer Support Group donated £900 to Severn Hospice.
We wish we could support every hospice in the UK.
