Lincolnshire palliative holiday home

Appeal

After a year of careful planning, we are thrilled to launch the biggest appeal our charity has ever undertaken. I have been working with professionals across health care and spoken to hundreds of families caring for a child or adult in palliative care with cancer to understand what is truly missing in Lincolnshire.

The feedback was clear: travel for palliative care is often uncomfortable, even for short trips. We found with Sophie’s that no matter how much support or padding we used, the journey itself was exhausting and stressful and painful at times. Our goal is to change that.

We plan to create a fully accessible holiday home within 30 minutes of Lincoln Hospital, designed to:

Provide a comfortable, supportive space for families close to home.

Allow doctors and nurses quick access to patients if needed.

Include full accessibility features, such as ramps, rails, adapted chairs, and hoists—designed with input from occupational therapi