By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
Over the holiday season, as families gather to celebrate, some will be facing the unimaginable loss of someone they love. In their darkest moments, our Nurses for Night Care service will be there, offering comfort and connection when it’s needed most. Below is a letter written by one of Irish Hospice Foundations, Nurses for Night Care, Sharon. Sharon shares a story that highlights the incredible difference your continued support makes.
‘I remember going into a house just before Christmas. It was three daughters and their beautiful Mammy. The father died only a few months before, so the family were already heartbroken. And now their Mammy was dying too. I walked into the room, and they were all sitting around the bed in silence, still as statues. I said, ‘Is it always like a library in here?’ The girls all started laughing and saying... ‘Oh no, not at all, Mammy loves the craic...’ And so I said why don’t we put onsome music your Mammy likes. They chose The Beatles. And the nextthing, she slowly opened her eyes and smiled at her girls. Now, that might not sound like much. But they’d been sitting with theirMam, desperate for her to respond, andnothing was happening. And then all of a sudden, she was back in the room with them again, just for a little while. You can understand how much that time meant to them. A few hours later, their Mammy woke up one last time and looked at her daughters before she died. It was incredibly sad. Her girls’ grief was profound. If you’ve lost your Mam, I know you understand. But, kindness like yours gave the family the most precious parting gift there is. That one last moment of love and recognition that passed between mother and daughters — It means everything.
With your help, Nurses for Night Care like myself will be out there all across Ireland on Christmas Eve, and Christmas night as if it were any other night.
Thank you so much for giving if you can.
With all my love to you and yours,
Sharon x'
(Nurse for Night Care)
By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
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