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Closed 11/10/2019
Weʼve raised £1,800 to help support the great work of SWAH Coronary Care Ward and Macmillan, in memory of the late Kathleen Coyle
- Funded on Friday, 11th October 2019
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On 8th April 2019 my simply amazing mother passed away in SWAH Coronary Care Unit.
Mummy was admitted to SWAH on the 9th February with what we believed was a recurring chest infection. However on Friday 1st March a consultant cardiologist confirmed that she was in fact suffering from endocarditis - two mechanical heart valves which had been fitted in 2011 were severely infected, and she was septic.
The prognosis was extremely bleak, with surgery not an option. However the cardiologist immediately moved her to the Coronary Care unit, where over that weekend all available treatment options were exhausted. Against all odds, mum made it to Monday, when the medics admitted they had no plan in place as they were not expecting her to still be with them at that stage.
In fact she was there for another five roller-coaster weeks, charged with emotion as we endured the most turbulent time that any of us could ever imagine.
During this time Dad and myself stayed round the clock such was the fine balance between life and death, knowing that at any point things could take a turn for the worse. My dad slept in family room while I stayed next to mum on a reclining heart failure chair.
It would be impossible to ever fully explain the care, love and support given not only to mum but also to dad, myself and the rest of the wider family from all the staff on the ward. We will be forever indebted to them and words alone would never be enough to thank them for what they did.
Before mum passed away, we had agreed and promised her that we would ‘give something back’ in her memory to go some way to show our deep appreciation. It is for that reason that we are having a sponsored run/walk and coffee afternoon on Saturday 21st September, more details on which will follow over next few weeks.
We have chosen activities which will be of a broad appeal, and we hope that as many local people as possible; neighbours, family, friends and others, will join with us to help raise funds for these extremely worthy causes, and help us to follow through on that all-important promise we made to ‘give something back’ to those who were there for mum when we needed them most.
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- 4 years ago
Shauna Woods
4 years agoWe had the sincere honour to present £13,300 to SWAH today! Thank you to everyone that helped us reach this amazing total!!
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- 5 years ago
Shauna Woods
5 years agoCHARITY RUN/WALK UPDATE We're now just four weeks away from the fundraising run/walk in memory of Mum, so it's time to reveal the route options...
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59
Noel Coyle
Oct 11, 2019
£100.00
Anonymous
Oct 10, 2019
So sorry for your loss..😔
Mark & Elizabeth McCullagh
Sep 26, 2019
Great event for a great cause. Well done all! 👍🏼
£25.00
M & C Kelly
Sep 25, 2019
Joan Mcelduff
Sep 23, 2019
Well done!
£20.00
Mandy milligan
Sep 23, 2019
£20.00
Pat & Teresa McCullagh
Sep 22, 2019
Well done for 2 very worthy causes
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Shauna Woods
We are organising these events in memory of my late mother, Kathleen Coyle, who passed away in April 2019. Proceeds will go to the Coronary Care ward of SWAH, and the Macmillan palliative care team who looked after her so well in her time of most need.