Matt and Jo’s Story

CHOOSING St Mary’s Hospice as one of the beneficiaries of Jo’s Appeal was a no-brainer. The Hospice at Home team did a fantastic job in caring for my wife in the final weeks before her death from ovarian cancer in August 2015, aged 38. It was humbling to see Solveig and her colleagues at work, …

Jo Firth’s Story

In October 2016, my brother Richard, known to everyone as Fud, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. After 6 months of gruelling chemotherapy and an operation to remove a section of his large intestine, he was given the all clear. Sadly, in December 2017, a second tumour had to be removed. The diagnosis remained positive as …