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The couple, who have two sons, had celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 29th just days before. Sadly, his condition became incurable and he was referred by the hospital to Wigan and Leigh Hospice for end of life care.

Paula and then Emma, from the Hospice Nurse Specialists team, went to see the couple at their home in Aspull.

Margaret said: “With every visit they reassured us and explained anything and everything to us. David only had to say how he felt and they were on top of it.

“We asked how to explain things to the grandchildren and Paula sent books for that age group which explained death to them in an appropriate way. They were always there for us.”

Margaret continued to look a�er David at home but by November the couple needed further support and David was admitted to the Inpatient Unit at the hospice in Hindley.

Margaret said: “Emma said ‘it’s time for you to stop being his carer and start being his wife’ and that’s what the hospice enabled me to do.

“I don’t know how people would cope without the hospice. Thank you doesn’t seem to be enough - we need a bigger word. It’s an amazing place.”

David passed away on December 27th, 2018. All donations given at his funeral were kindly donated to the hospice.

Margaret’s StoryMargaret’s husband David was cared for by the Hospice Nurse Specialists and by our Inpatient Unit team when he was diagnosed with cancer of the gall bladder in 2018.

For more information on joining our Daisy Chain please contact the fundraising team: Telephone: 01942 525566, Email: fundraising@wlh.org.uk, visit our website at www.wlh.org.uk or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @ wl_hospice

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You may set up your monthly donation at our website www.wlh.org.uk or fill in and return the Standing Order form below.

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We are Katie and Lisa and we’re proud to work as Hospice Nurse Specialists at your local hospice. Our team cares for patients with life-limiting illnesses both in their own homes and in community clinics across Wigan and Leigh.

In 2018 donors helped to care for over 1,187 patients from Wigan and Leigh who needed hospice care and support. However, we need your help to ensure we can continue to deliver all of our services.

Join our Daisy Chain and you can be a link in a strong chain which will help

patients and families across Wigan and Leigh make the most of their time together.

Together we can ensure that local people with life-limiting illnesses - and those people closest to them - receive the support and care they deserve at a time in their lives when they need it the most.

Whatever you can a�ord your donation really will make a di�erence.

Thank You, Katie and Lisa

What our patients say“My first reaction to being told I was coming into the Hospice was that these were the words I was dreading. I was told we’d like you to go to the Hospice and get looked a�er and I’ve been spoiled here – you’d go a long way to find a 5-star hotel that matches the Hospice.

“The place has this aura about it – a relaxing, comfortable, reassuring aura - that just li�s you. The sta� always say ‘hi’ or ‘hello’. It doesn’t matter how busy they are - it’s the patient first and foremost that matters to them.”

Wigan woman who was cared for on the Inpatient Unit

You may be surprised to learn that we receive less than a third of our funding from the NHS. This means we have to raise the rest of our costs from donations, our hospice lottery and legacies.

How you can HelpBy making a regular contribution to your hospice YOU will be helping to secure the future of palliative and end of life care in Wigan and Leigh.

As a thank you we will send you a special pin badge reserved only for those supporters who have joined our Daisy Chain. You will also get regular updates to see how you are making a di�erence.

You can opt-out at any time by emailing: fundraising@wlh.org.uk

By giving £3 a month…. you could help to pay for counselling for the family of someone who has lost their loved one

By giving £5 a month…. you could help to pay for a nurse to care for a patient in their own home

By giving £10 a month…. you could help to pay for a nurse to stay at a patient’s home overnight, giving their loved one some respite

By giving £25 a month… you could help to care for a patient on our Inpatient Unit

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