A tree alive with memories
Our beautiful Memory Tree takes pride of place in the
reception area at St Giles in Whittington, Lichfield,
and is a source of comfort and place of remembrance
for many. The tree is made up of 450 brass leaves
that can be engraved with the name of a loved one.
When Alan King’s wife Liz passed away at St Giles in 2015, aged
just 57, Alan raised an incredible £17,500 in her memory. He also
chose to dedicate a leaf on the Memory Tree to Liz. Alan said:
“When Liz was admitted to St Giles a
weight was immediately lifted from
both of us and we felt comfortable
and at peace.”
“It allowed me to fully embrace this loving time with my wife
whilst the clinical and physical care was looked after by kind
people so much more able than I.”
“St Giles Hospice only survives through the generosity of us as
individuals and I take comfort that I, and my family and friends,
can contribute in a small way to enable these kind people
to help others – and in doing so I feel that my Lizzie lives on
through their work.”
Help us
save money!
If you’d be happy for us to contact
you occasionally by email and/or
text instead of post, you could help
us save money. Please say yes by
completing and returning the form on
the back of the covering letter or visit
www.stgileshospice.com/
keepintouch
For a suggested minimum donation of £120, or a £10 regular gift
over 12 months, your leaf will be displayed on our Memory Tree
for a year. At the end of this period you can either renew your leaf
on the tree or we will send you the leaf in a special keepsake box.
Once your leaf has been inscribed and displayed you will be
invited to the hospice to see your leaf on the tree. It does not
matter if the person you’d like to commemorate in this way
received care from St Giles or not. If you would like more
information about the Memory Tree or other ways to remember
a loved one please contact Abi Mills on 01543 434577 or email
[email protected]
Sir David Attenborough
donates his voice!
Naturalist and TV presenter Sir David
Attenborough has ‘donated’ his voice for
the narration of the St Giles Virtual Reality
Guided Meditation app designed
to support hospice patients with pain.
Medical Director, Sheila Popert, who is leading the pioneering
project, said she was absolutely delighted when Sir David agreed to
supply the narration for the pain app, which is inspired by nature. She said:
“When we started work on creating a video app,
I knew the voice of the narrator would be the key to
its success and the first person I thought of was Sir
David. I was amazed and delighted when he agreed
and within weeks he had recorded the narration
for us and it surpasses expectation.”
The app is available to download from www.stgileshospice.com/forest-of-serenity,
with a mobile version planned for release during Spring 2018.
01543 432031 I stgileshospice.com I [email protected]
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