Barnsley Hospice is an invaluable charity to the Barnsley community and one that is extremely close to my heart. Although I never visited, I have heard from my family how the Hospice provided the best possible care for my Great Grandad Ralph in the last remaining days of his life. This is why my father and I have chosen to take on the challenge of the Total Warrior in aid of Barnsley Hospice this June.

Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to local people living with a life-limiting illness and those close to them. These conditions include cancer, heart and lung diseases and neurological diseases such as motor neurone disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Our care strives to improve the quality of life for patients and their families by providing pain and symptom relief; practical, emotional, spiritual and social support; counselling and bereavement support services.

The hospice is not just a building – it is a way of caring for people. With our support, patients are able to benefit from the best possible care throughout their illness and at the end of their life.