Family to host fundraiser as a thank you for Dad’s care
A family from Ashbourne are holding a coffee morning in April to raise funds for the Nightingale Macmillan Unit in Derby. The event is being organised by Charlotte Bailey, and her mum Jayne Bailey, in memory of Dad and husband, Bill, who was a patient on the until from December 2022 to the beginning of January 2023.
Charlotte said, “Over the course of the previous two years, my Dad had been taken into the Royal Derby Hospital on many occasions with varying serious illnesses including multiple cases of sepsis, pulmonary embolisms as well as treatment for his cancer. When Dad was admitted to the Nightingale Macmillan Unit, we were terrified of what this meant, associating it with end-of-life care and simply not being ready to accept that this was the point we were at. However, despite all of this, the initial feelings of terror can’t help but subside somewhat when you actually step foot through those doors. The staff and volunteers are the most amazing bunch of people we could’ve met.”
Jayne said they had chosen to organise the fundraiser as the whole family feel “incredibly grateful to these real-life angels who quite frankly could’ve done no more for us than they did.”
Jill Matthews, Chief Officer at the Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity, said “We are incredibly grateful to those individuals, like Jayne, Charlotte and their family, who take time out of their lives to hold events and fundraise for our charity, in memory of their loved ones. Every penny raised at their coffee morning in April will go to the Nightingale Macmillan Unit which provides specialised palliative care to patients with progressive illnesses, offering comfort and support in their time of need. Donations from community fundraising activities make a huge difference to patients and we are truly grateful.”
The coffee morning takes place on Sunday April 7th from 11 am until 4 pm at Holme Bank, Mayfield.
Jayne said, “To feel as though we may be able to support in some small way to helping patients and their families continue to feel loved and supported would feel as though we have said ‘thank you’ in some small way.