paul healey

Ben,Paul,Siobhan and Fiona

Fundraising for Marie Curie
£18,194
raised of £17,000 target
by 122 supporters
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Event: Vietnam & Cambodia cycle 2023, from 11 October 2023 to 22 October 2023
Participants: Siobhan Wood and Fiona Healey
Marie Curie

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RCN 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
We offer expert care, guidance and support to people living with a terminal illness

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On 11th October 2023 Ben Healey, his step-dad Paul Healey, a good friend Siobhan Wood and Fiona Healey (Paul's wife and Ben's mum) will begin cycling from Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam to Siem Reap/Angkor Wat Cambodia, a total of 535km over 8 days. This is to raise money for the work of Marie Curie. We will be doing this with 50 others and hope to raise £100,000 for the charity which will pay for 5000 hours of wonderful nursing care for the terminally ill, either at home or in one of the 9 Marie Curie Hospices.

It is not the distance or the elevation that will be the challenge, but the intense heat with temperatures around 35 degreesC.

Ben, Paul, Siobhan and Fiona have paid for the cost of the trip themselves and so every pound raised will go directly to front line nursing care. We are aiming to raise £17000.

p.s Some facts about Marie Curie;

- 2023 Marie Curie celebrates 75th anniversary, the same as the NHS
- last year 42168 terminally ill were cared for at home and 7385 in the 9 hospices
-there are 2154 nurses and health care assistants
- 898274 people accessed the online Covid 19 information hub 
- Marie Curie started caring only for terminally ill people with cancer but this was extended a few years ago to all terminal illnesses.
- 1 in 2 of us will suffer from some sort of cancer in our lifetime - some of those will be terminal and cared for by Marie Curie
- JUST £23 pays for ONE HOUR of nursing.


About the charity

Marie Curie

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RCN 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
Marie Curie is here for anyone with an illness they’re likely to die from, and those close to them. Whatever the illness, wherever you are, we’re with you to the end. We bring 75 years of experience and leading research to the care we give you at home, in our hospices and over the phone.

Donation summary

Total raised
£18,193.30
+ £3,326.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£14,443.30
Offline donations
£3,750.00

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