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    Weʼve raised £15,699 to Support the Slaney Family

    Funded on Sunday, 23rd December 2018

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    I would appreciate you take a few minutes to read this. I am reaching out for help and support, whether it be skills, time, materials or financial help for a kind of DIY SOS project I am setting up locally in Dorridge, Solihull to support 4 children who have suffered a great tragedy and are faced a very difficult time ahead.

    A very close friend of my wife’s, Daniella Slaney, passed away very suddenly 6 weeks ago from secondary liver cancer. From her first symptoms to her passing was just 4 weeks. She had breast cancer 8 years ago. She was 48 years old.

    Only five months before this, her husband passed away suddenly from a heart attack after doctors missed symptoms. He was 49 years old.

    They had 4 children. Harry (22 and part time hairdresser and law student), Lucy (20, a close friend of my daughters and a Birmingham University student), Kirsty (18, at Arden Sixth Form studying for her A Levels) and Greg (15, an Arden Academy pupil doing his GCSEs next Spring) who have lost both parents suddenly within 5 months, both only in their 40’s.

    After her husband’s death, Daniella and the children needed to move house. I helped her view houses and gave advice in terms of potential and possible extensions as she wanted to build an annex for her parents to be close but not live with them so she had some support.

    She had an offer accepted and I was quoting to build the annex and for refurbishment works.

    Then Daniella became ill and was deteriorating quickly and was in and out of hospital. The 4 children ended up having to move house whilst she was in hospital…… she never came out of hospital to live in that house. The children are now living in a house which needs a lot of decorating and refurbishment. A house that is not a home and where both parents have never lived in there with them, with no homely feel or home comforts.

    My goal is to tap into the contacts I have running my own building company and ask for people to come together to help in any way they can. Builders merchant to offer materials, skilled tradesmen to offer a few hours of their time, flooring companies to carpet a room or two, the local community to either donate money or to offer some time to help decorate a room. I am going to help much as I can as a business but I cannot do this all alone.

    My wife misses Daniella so much and my wife and I feel we need to help her children as much as we can with the practicalities they face so they can concentrate on the immense emotions they are going through. They do not need the responsibility and burden of the house renovation as well.

    I would really appreciate it if you could consider helping me out with this support project.

    Kind regards,

    Mike Watkins

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    • Michael Watkins5 years ago
      Michael Watkins

      Michael Watkins

      5 years ago

      Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone who has generously made donations . Harry & Lucy have in communication with us decided they would rather not progress with the renovation project that was planned. Instead they are using the raised Just Giving money to renovate the main bathroom, en-suite, replace the old boiler, carpets and decorating. All the best & Happy Christmas & New Year Mike Watkins

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    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 22, 2018

      £30.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 15, 2018

      £50.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 5, 2018

      £30.00

    • Usha Parekh

      Usha Parekh

      Dec 3, 2018

      Heartbreaking. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

      £30.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 1, 2018

      £10.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Nov 30, 2018

      So very very sad, may they get some comfort in the support of people around them

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      Finance Team tuck shop - Heartlands Hospital

      Nov 30, 2018

      We hope that this will help rebuild your lives for the better. Sending love.

      £100.00

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