In the ten years that our mum Jo Pearce (Darke) had cancer, she chose to
live.
Trips to Japan, China, India and numerous other exciting places were
annoyingly interrupted with trips to the Royal Free chemo ward.
Celebration meals were tempered by a decreasing appetite and interest in
food, but never cancelled. Frequent stays in the Royal Free Hospital
presented opportunities to make new friends with an endless stream of
roommates and their visitors, and provided the most spectacular views of
Hampstead Heath, Mum's London home turf.
Plans were never abandoned, just amended and revised. The care and
attention of the NHS and the Royal Free Hospital was second to none, and
without doubt enabled Mum to reach her 70s, in pretty good shape. But
when Mum's choice to live was no longer an option, the love and support
provided by the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead was breathtakingly
generous.
Asked in her final week how she felt about being in the hospice,
mum replied, with a huge smile, 'pampered'. And that applies to all of
us, her family, too. The Marie Curie hospice is staffed by actual
angels. Nothing is too much for them and no words can really do justice
to the services provided for us all. The hospice pampered my mum, for free, for
her ten final days on this planet and
for that we will be eternally grateful.
So if, like a dear friend of ours said, you think Jo Pearce was 'a top bird',
and you happen to find some spare coppers down the back of your sofa, I
invite you to put them in this pot. The hospice exists on NHS funding
and donations. It provides 5* care to a standard matched only by the
very best hotels in London. Anything we can give will make a
difference, as it did for us and Mum.
Thank you, from the Pearce/Darke/Lawson rabble x
Raised so far: £3,856.84
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Our thoughts are with you and your family - loads of love Emma, Taz and Ed xxxxx Donation by Emma Kent on 05/06/10 |
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Big love to you all. xx Donation by Alison Kerry on 05/06/10 |
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There aren't the right words.. with love to you all xx Donation by Chris+Jaya Mcowen / Hillman on 05/06/10 |
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Lots of love and hugs from the Smarties in Cornwall. xxxxxx Donation by Elsje Smart on 05/06/10 |
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With love to you all. x x x Donation by Kalantha Brewis on 05/06/10 |
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with much love. x Donation by The Hargreaves Family on 05/06/10 |
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With Love and wonderful memories. Donation by Dorothy Reynolds on 05/06/10 |
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from me. And my Mummy. xxxxx Donation by freya north on 05/06/10 |
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With love and condolences Donation by Clive Little on 05/06/10 |
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In loving memory of extraordinary mothers. Donation by sharon hardwick on 05/06/10 |
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"thank you for being a friend" xx Donation by pam mcowen on 05/06/10 |
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with much love and highest regards Donation by nadya kassam on 05/06/10 |
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Darling Mum, Thank you for having me, we had a lovely time. And big-ups to the Marie Curie Edenhall massive x Donation by Morwenna Lawson on 05/06/10 |
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Love you ma x Donation by Tamsin Pearce on 05/06/10 |
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| * Total raised online: | £3,856.84 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
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| Total Raised: | £3,856.84 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £962.54 |
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