About our charity for 2009
Marie Curie Cancer CareHelp Marie Curie Nurses provide more care at home for local cancer patients.  Heather is one of 61 Marie Curie Nurses in Essex providing a free nursing service for people who want to be cared for at home at the end of their lives.
She and her colleagues have never been busier and that’s why Marie Curie Cancer Care needs to fund more local nurses like Heather. Last year, Marie Curie Nurses provided more than 34,000 hours of nursing care in Essex, providing care for almost 900 terminally ill people. These numbers are expected to keep rising as demand for the Marie Curie Nursing Service grows. The charity needs to raise at least £450,000 over the next 12 months to continue providing the service in Essex which is why they’ve launched their first ever local nursing service. With your support they can ensure that Essex has all the Heathers it needs. Visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/essex for more information. The nursing service is free of charge to every patient and family but every hour of Marie Curie Nursing costs the charity £20 to provide. We cared for nearly 900 people in Essex last year but for every family we help there is another that we can’t. We’re anticipating that the Nursing Service in Essex will cost the charity at least £450,000 to run over the next year and funds raised from events such as these will help us to fund this. All the funds that are raised from the race will be used to support our Marie Curie Nurses who are working in Essex. |
