You and your business can support Birmingham Hospice by giving the gift of dignity, comfort and choice for up to 12 days this Christmas.
Support your local hospice during a funding crisis.
Give the gift of comfort, dignity or choice this Christmas.
You choose your level of support – £100 a day or £1,200 for the 12 days of Christmas.
- If you chose to support us for one day, your £100 donation could pay for a specialist bereavement support session to help those who have lost a loved one. At Christmastime especially, grief can be a difficult journey to travel on your own, which is why our trained counsellors are so vital.
- If you chose to support us for five days, your £500 donation could go towards paying for a full 24 hours of nursing support in our Inpatient Units, offering specialist care from our team of medical experts.
- If you chose to support us for the full 12 days of Christmas, your £1,200 donation could pay for one specialist bed in our Inpatient Units, with all costs of care included.
The difference you will make:
You will directly support local people living with a terminal diagnosis and enable their families to treasure precious moments together at the end of life this Christmas.
Long after the presents are opened, the decorations are packed away and festive songs have stopped playing, your generosity will continue to provide vital support to our patients and their families.
What giver will you be?
Dignity
We believe in the importance of living and dying with dignity and in comfort.
Louise Kinsler, 45, was diagnosed with Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC) in November 2023. She receives palliative care from Birmingham Hospice at home.
She said: “One of the most important things that the doctors and nurses did, which felt quite different to my other experiences, was that they really made me feel listened to. I felt part of the team enabling me to make decisions on what was happening and what was important to me.
“They treated me with so much respect and dignity. I felt so empowered.”
Choice
We support people in the best place for them – at our hospice sites, in the community, or in their own homes; we respect their choice.
Fran, 53, was able to be cared for at home, as was her choice, thanks to Birmingham Hospice teams providing specialist equipment, including a hospital bed.
Her husband Laurence said: “She was firstly cared for in the hospice Inpatient Unit, but we never expected her to become so poorly so quickly.
“Fran really wanted to come home then. The hospice helped us get a hospital bed and we put it in the lounge, and I slept on the sofa. It was comforting to me knowing Fran was where she wanted to be.
“We had five days together at home in the end. I was holding her hand when she died.”
Comfort
Pain management and comfort is vital. When the burden of pain is lifted, those living with a terminal diagnosis can focus on what matters most to them.
In 2018, father of two Ravi was told he had six months to live. He was cared for at home by Birmingham Hospice.
His wife Meena said: “The care and support the hospice provided was all about helping Ravi to be as independent as possible. He was so full of life and even though he was going through many treatments, he still wanted to live and fight.
“The hospice allowed that through expert pain management. They tailored the pain medication to Ravi’s needs, focusing on how it improved the quality of his life so he could be with his family at Christmas.”
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