We will both be jumping 14,000 feet out of a plane on the 6th June 2010 at at Hibaldtow airfield!!!! All money raise will be going to the Butterfly Hopice to raise money for Nicks room!!!!!!! We are doing this skydive in order to support our colleague in her £50, 000 pledge to the Butterfly Hospice. I would like to share the reasons for Sandi’s pledge to the hospice and why we want to support with her pledge.

In November 2006 Sandi’s beautiful son Nick, then aged 23 was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. Nick's cancer was very aggressive and his condition quickly deteriorated & although he was adamant that he wanted to stay at home, it soon became apparent that his pain was not being controlled and he would have periods when he was screaming for hours. He was admitted to the local hospital on several occasions to try to find the right level of pain control but after waiting days to see a doctor he was sent home no better than before.

The McMillan nurse advised  that best action we could take would be to get him admitted to a Hospice, for pain management. The Hospice in Lincoln had a
bed available two weeks later. The environment was so different from the general hospital and with two hours his pain was controlled. They also arranged
for him to see a specialist - something that I had been desperately trying to arrange on his for behalf for over six weeks.

Having seen both types of care - there is NO doubt in Sandi's mind that hospices offer a total care package for mental as well as physical needs for patients and their carers. Life is all about choices and so it should also be in death. Most people would opt to end their days in the comfort of their own homes and this is how it should be if possible - BUT the reality is that complete pain management cannot always be undertaken in the home and sometimes carers need respite from their 24 hour commitment to loved ones.

The Hospice is an essential service, which needs to be in the heart of the community. Families need to be close when time is precious - when Nick needed to go back into the Hospice, no bed was available and he passed away in the local hospital ward. Shortly before his death he made me promise to fight to improve the care of fellow sufferers and in particular for the needs of younger patients. To grant her sons dying wish Sandi pledged to raise £ 50,000 for the Butterfly Hospice. We are hoping that by doing the Skydive we can help raise over £1,000 towards this.

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