Charles has been unwell for much of this year but was admitted to hospital and diagnosed on the 8th May with terminal cancer; this is widespread and untreatable. His wife, Joanne, is also battling MS which is progressive and she was diagnosed with this about 18 months ago.

Charles has been working in Jersey for a number if years now and next month was due to return to Northern Ireland to start a new job. Now Charles would like to get home to Northern Ireland as soon as possible to be in his homeland and near his family but has been advised that the cost of chartering the plane will be in the region of £10,000. The family are looking at selling their car and any other ways to meet this need. Obviously the whole family want to relocate to be with him but have no accommodation ready; or jobs to go to.

Charles has always been so generous with his time; particularly with his voluntary service with St. John Ambulance, NI Coastguard & Splash Chat. He has many friends who care for him and I worked out that if all of his 600 friends on facebook could donate £20 each then this would raise the money that he needed. Obviously we need to do this almost overnight as Charles is hoping to leave the Island in the next day or so whilst he is still able.

Should other funding become available for the flight then this money will be able to meet the many other costs that the family will have to meet in the near future including the cost of relocating the rest of the family, their lovely dog, Roxy, and all of their belongings to N.I. Once they are there they will need to find accommodation that will benefit Joanne as her condition progresses.

Charles & Joanne are always the first in line to help other people and the last in line to ask for assistance. Please can you help them and their family in this awful time of need. Every contribution will be much appreciated