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St Giles holds special memories for Craig Johnson
after his wife Alice died nearly three years ago.
In December 2015, Craig and his three children
were regular visitors to the hospice, where his
wife Alice, who had breast cancer, came in for
symptom management.
“Alice had been steadily getting worse for some time and we
agreed with her community nurse that she should come into St
Giles for some respite,” said Craig. The time Alice spent at the
hospice helped control her symptoms enough for her to go home
for her final weeks, as well as providing her family with some
wonderful memories.
“We’d just got a dachshund puppy called Dave who also became
a regular visitor to the hospice after the nurses suggested we
brought him in. We joke that we broke Alice out of St Giles
on Christmas Day as she came home in the morning to open
presents and have dinner, but the truth is she was happy to go
back to the hospice because she felt so safe there. The care she
was given meant she was able to come home for her final weeks,
which meant the world to us all as a family.”
“I would urge anyone who wants to
support St Giles to sign up for the
lottery as it’s a great way to support
a fantastic local cause, which is very
close to my heart.”
Christmas Cards
that care
26 designs to choose
from, including
beautiful local scenes.
Available from selected
St Giles shops, online at
www.stgileshospice.com/christmascards
or by calling 01543 481562
01543 432031 I www.stgileshospice.com I [email protected]
The money raised through the lottery, funds the care of 1 in 10 of
our patients. We would like to thank every one of our players who
has supported the lottery for the last 21 years as you all help us
make a difference to families like Craig’s. You can watch Craig’s
story at www.stgileshospice.com/craig
If you don’t already play, why not sign up to the lottery
now – for just £1 a week it is an easy way to support the
hospice, and gives you a chance to win one of 200 prizes
every week and our rollover jackpot of up to £20,000!
We won the lottery!
“St Giles Hospice holds a special
place in our hearts after my Dad
was cared for at the hospice in
his final days. Playing the lottery
is our way of giving something
back to the hospice. We
never thought about winning
but we’re thrilled to have won
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planning to put some money away to
help our family and maybe have a nice holiday.”
Mr and Mrs Jones of Burntwood, winners of our biggest ever
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Snap up a ticket!
Did you know that you can buy one-off tickets for any of our
weekly lottery draws. Tickets are available at the hospice,
from our lottery representatives, in selected St Giles shops
and online at www.stgileshospice.com/tickets – buy a
ticket now for an extra chance to win!
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