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St Barnabas House Sunflower Memories Appeal

By supporting St Barnabas House’s Sunflower Memories Appeal, you can give local people, like Kris and his beloved wife Nina, the chance to spend precious time together. Kris tells you what this meant to them.

Life was colourful with Nina in it. She was adventurous, rode a motorbike and you would always find her in the front row at gigs. I admired how she lived life to the full, and I loved living it with her.

In late 2015, we received the devasting news that Nina had renal cancer. Determined not to let her illness define her, we focused on packing everything we could into the time we had left together. We laughed more, went to more gigs, and explored more of the world together.

Sadly, two years after her diagnosis, Nina’s condition started to deteriorate. She was struggling and wanted to speak to people in similar situations, and that’s when we found St Barnabas House. Nina went there for all sorts of social activities, including massages and art sessions. And when it came to it, she wasn’t nervous about being admitted to the hospice for end-of-life care. She knew she would be in the best hands possible.

Being at the hospice felt like having a big invisible arm around our shoulders. Everyone was so kind to both of us – and between them, they took the pressure off so we could just focus on being together. For me, that precious gift of time meant so much because I knew those final days, those final memories, were the last I was going to have. Thanks to St Barnabas House I was able to capture every single one of them. To support local people like Kris and Nina, please visit www.stbh.org.uk/sunflower-memories

Sunflower Memories

Remember your loved ones and support your local hospice

To take part in our Sunflower Memories Appeal, please visit www.stbh.org.uk/sunflower-memories. Alternatively, scan the QR code to find out more about the appeal.