East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)
EACH has three children’s hospice care services based at Quidenham in Norfolk, Ipswich in Suffolk and Milton in Cambridge. EACH is a registered charity which relies on public support for approximately 72% of its required income of around £5.8 million a year - this amounts to just over £11,000 a day from voluntary donations.
There's an estimated 20 - 25,000 children in the UK who are not expected to reach adulthood. Caring for a child or young person with a life-threatening illness - often for 24 hours a day, seven days a week - can put a huge strain on family life. Life can become governed by the timetable of nursing and medical needs. Careers may have to be put on hold, healthy brothers and sisters can feel left out and regular family activities and holidays can be rare. During all of this, families are going through a process of grieving.
EACH’s three multi-disciplinary care teams help local children cope with life-threatening conditions and complex healthcare needs, and their families with the emotional and physical challenges they face, helping them to make the most of life. They welcome the whole family for a short break together or time to themselves in a home-from-home environment or in the comfort of their own home. They offer a diverse range of services including short break care, specialist play, music therapy, care at end of life, telephone support, practical help and bereavement support for all family members, including siblings and grandparents.
The Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half Marathon 2009 is very pleased to support the work of EACH and we hope you will do all you can to support the work of this excellent organisation. Please click here for an official EACH sponsor form and here to make an EACH Justgiving fundraising page.
For further information about EACH and the many different ways you can help, please visit www.each.org.uk or contact the fundraising office funding@each.org.uk on 01953 715559. Thank you.
Eloise, photo above right, - click here to read about Eloise