Remember your loved ones and support your local hospice. ST BARNABAS HOUSE INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS SUNFLOWER MEMORIES APPEAL. Every year, colourful sunflower markers are displayed at the hospice, each one in memory of a loved one for whom a donation has been made. This year, the sunflowers will be displayed throughout August and the usual gathering at the hospice will be replaced with a special virtual dedication on Friday 21 August. This is to enable everyone to take part, including those that are still shielding or self-isolating. For their own wellbeing and to protect patients, families and staff, supporters are asked to not visit the hospice to view their sunflowers.
overwhelmed us was that whilst Mum was being treated at the hospice she continued to live on with her unique individuality, where her own strengths were considered every single day by the people who cared and engaged with her.
“The room where she spent her days was beautiful; airy and bright, overlooking a garden where she would watch the bushes and trees in the wind, rain and sunshine. She enjoyed watching the birds who visited and ate from the bird feeders; this became such an important aspect to mum’s psychological wellbeing, knowing that a little of the outside was with her inside her room.” Will you remember a loved one with a sunflower dedicated in their memory?
You can give as much or as little as you wish. Every donation will go directly towards providing vital care services, both at the hospice and for patients needing support in their own homes. David and his daughter, Launa, will be dedicating a sunflower to their beloved wife and mother, Mary, who was cared for by St Barnabas. In Launa’s own words, “What 24
To take part in the Sunflower Memories Appeal, please visit www.stbh.org.uk/sunflowermemories or call 01903 706329.
