A Graceful Death is a powerful new exhibition by Antonia Rolls. It celebrates and describes the last weeks and day of life of my partner Steve Shaw, who died of liver cancer in 2007. The Friends House, Chichester, West Sussex 7 - 13 December 2009. www.agracefuldeath.blogspot.com
The exhibition is a raw and loving attempt to understand the process of the end of life and the beginning of death. The awe inspiring miracle of death and life existing together in the ravaged body of the man I loved as he folded away and faded out of this life.
St Barnabas House was the wonderful hospice that took my thin and confused Steve out of his wheelchair the day he arrived and said with love to me Let us take him now. They laid him on his bed before taking his coat off because they could see he was too exhausted and needed to rest. Someone took me to a room and held my hand while I cried and cried. Steve was safe in St Barabas, they danced him out of this life with care intelligence love and compassion.
I want to give back to St Barnabas something to enable their work to continue. Please donate and help another Steve and Antonia to find the help and support and love they needed at the end of a life. Thank you. Please come to the exhibition too.
Raised so far: £210.00
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So sorry we couldn't make it down, but delighted to hear it went so well xxxx Donation by Jules & Charlie on 19/12/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Antonia - thank you for this exhibition. A moving experience - and one that I hope more people will be able to share. Lyndsey Donation by lyndsey west on 17/12/09 |
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Antonia, Keep up the good work! Sorry we can't be there this time. John & Julianxx Donation by John Hart on 06/12/09 |
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Death is not the extinguishing of the Light but the turning down of the lamp because the Dawn has come. Donation by Chris and Tricia on 26/11/09 |
£40.00 |
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What an amazing thing to be doing. I hope it all goes well in the end. Sx Donation by Susanna on 26/11/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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It's great that you are doing this exhibition and for a very worthy cause. Donation by benita on 15/11/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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hi Antonia - i really hope it goes well. God bless you as you put your soul out on display :) Donation by Laurence on 19/10/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Antonia - Carry on painting - your work touches people Donation by Peter Jordan on 14/10/09 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £210.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £210.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £47.95 |
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