James Dornan MSP shows support for terminal illness charity
James Dornan MSP shows support for terminal illness charity
James is supporting a call to “make every daffodil count” for Marie Curie as the
terminal illness charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal gets underway.
The Great Daffodil Appeal is Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign
taking place throughout March. The charity is asking people to simply give a
donation and wear a Marie Curie daffodil pin. All funds raised help Marie Curie
Nurses be there for people living with a terminal illness in their own homes or at the
charity’s two Scottish hospices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Marie Curie Nurses work night and day in people’s homes across the UK, and
hospices provide expert care round the clock. In 2015/16 in the Glasgow area 812
patients were supported in 6,756 visits, including 4,565 fast track visits, from Marie
Curie. 9,600 people will need palliative care in the Glasgow area each year 1 . Marie
Curie continues to work with the new health and social care partnerships to ensure
that palliative care services reach more people and everyone gets the care they
need.
James Dornan MSP said: It was a privilege to attend Marie Curie’s event at the
Parliament today. I am proud to give my unreserved support in helping t raise
awareness for the excellent work they do.
Susan Lowes, Marie Curie Policy & Public Affairs Manager Scotland said: “One
in four people, around 11,000 in Scotland, miss out on the care they need and that’s
not good enough. Join our biggest annual fundraising appeal and help us provide
vital hands on care and emotional support to people living with a terminal illness, and
their loved ones. Make every daffodil count by donating and wearing your daffodil
pin.”
www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil or call 0800 304 7025. To donate £5, text DAFF to
70111*

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