Conquering Ben Nevis in memory of Mum 30th September 2023
Victoria Bridger Stephanie Corrigan is raising money for St Raphael's Hospice
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After my Mum (Patricia) passed away last year, I knew it would be tough to get though all the "1st".
I think Christmas was the hardest. After having a chat with Steph at work I took up running. It has helped me in many ways. I then found out that I had passed my Maths exam. So I thought I would make this year, a year of positive things, as well as the hard ones I need to get pass.
Having cracked my 1st 5K on the road, which is something I had always said I would never be able to do. I needed something else to aim for. What better way than to set another challenge.
I wanted to make this one count for something or someone, not just myself. I needed to really push myself. Scrolling though Facebook I saw that St Raphael's are going to climb Snowdon at night. That was my light bulb moment. 💡 Lets doing it for St Raphael's. I even managed to talk Steph into doing it with me. However it wasn't meant to be. The dates didn't work. So what to do???
Climb Ben Nevis, to conquer the highest peak in Britain set at 1,345m above sea level, to raise vital funds for St Raphael's Hospice.
30th September 2023
The team came out to Mum the day after she came home from Hospital. We knew that we didn't have long left with Mum. They talked to her and the rest of the family to see what they could do to help. They got mums pain under control in a few days, helped me to sort out a blister pack for all the pills, nothing was to much for them. Even helping me to sort my wedding out in a few weeks so that mum could be there with us. Gave us a wheelchair for the day. When we needed help or advice they where there on the end of the phone. When mum passed away they called to offer any help we needed. Grief counselling for all of us, if we needed it. Talk about what would happen next.
It cost £6 million pounds a year to run. They not only help out the person of is ill, but their support network as well.
Thank you for your support in donating to this wonderful cause, it really will make a difference to the patients and families that are cared for every year by the hospice.