Sponsor a Nurse –Spring Appeal 2023

Hello, My name is Ali – one of your Community Clinical Nurse Specialists at the hospice. I’m asking you to support our vital work by Sponsoring a Nurse today.

My passion for hospice nursing care comes from my own experience. My Dad had a palliative diagnosis but unfortunately became unwell and was rushed to hospital and died within an hour – unfortunately I wasn't with him. It was devastating for my whole family, from then on I knew I wanted other people to have a better experience.

I started my nurse training just a few months later. It was really clear to me that palliative care was what I wanted to do. I finished training in 2010 – and four years later achieved my dream of becoming a hospice nurse.

I love my work – and now I could never imagine doing anything else.

Every patient is special and has their own fears, worries, hopes and wishes. Our job is to help them to manage their condition – so that they can then focus on living their life as fully as possible, right up to their last day. When we get everything right, when we help that person and their family to have a positive, painless, supported journey – well, it’s the best feeling in the world.

The best part of my job is being able to make a real difference to people’s lives.

We’re really aware, all of us here, that it’s the generosity of our supporters that makes our care possible. So we realise how important fundraising campaigns like Sponsor a Nurse are, because, without them, we just wouldn’t have the staff to deliver expert medical care, answer the phone, to hold a hand when bad news comes – or to be there to make sure someone in their final moments, has the support they really need.

If you can Sponsor a Nurse, you’ll be helping nurses like me to reach more people in our community. Thank you, from us all, for any help you feel able to give.