The Shakespeare Hospice 12 Days of Christmas Appeal

Each December, The Shakespeare Hospice at Home team support 10 or more local families sharing their last Christmas with a loved one.

The Hospice at Home service is provided to patients with any illness who are no longer receiving active treatment and are in the final stage of life. It enables those patients to choose to die at home, with their loved ones and in their own familiar surroundings.

A family we supported last Christmas, told us:

‘Because of you all, Mum’s wish to die at home was made possible and she was treated with such care and consideration by everybody involved. Mum was able to have a dignified, pain free death with her husband by her side which is how she would have wanted it to be. We are also grateful for the support and care you gave to Dad throughout Mum’s last few months as he would not have been able to manage without it.’

Over the 12 days of Christmas this year the team expect to make 60 visits to local families at a cost of £120 each time. Please could you consider donating to our '12 Days of Christmas Appeal' to help us raise £7,200 and enable more patients to spend their last days at home with their family this Christmas?