On Friday 1st July, Meg Asparassa planned an epic fundraiser to support Pembrokeshire’s ONLY Hospice at Home charity, Paul Sartori Foundation. She planned to walk home from work in memory of her Aunt, Liz Tomlinson who had passed away from cancer in July 2021. Throughout Liz’s life she had raised numerous amount of money for various charities, and Meg wanted to continue in her footsteps.
Meg and a team of colleagues - Rory McLuskey, Dan Richardson and Luke Ashford walked from their workplace in Tidworth (Wiltshire, England) to Pembroke (Pembrokeshire, Wales) a total of 177 miles in 3 days. Meg also supported Ward 10 Withybush Hospital and The Robin Cancer Trust with her fundraising efforts
Meg has currently raised £1,310 and the fundraising page is still live to attempt to reach the target amount of £1,500.
After the gruelling walk, Meg said “You can do anything, if you put your mind to it.” She is such an inspiration.
Paul Sartori Hospice at Home provides a range of services to Pembrokeshire people living in the final stages of a life-limiting illness, including home nursing care, equipment loan, complementary therapy, bereavement and counselling support, under 18’s anticipatory grief and bereavement support, physiotherapy, advance care planning and training.
The services provided by the Paul Sartori Hospice at Home enable people in the later stages of any life-limiting illness to be cared for and to die at home with dignity, independence, pain free and surrounded by those they hold most dear, if that is their wish.
All of the services are free of charge and are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, thanks to the generosity of the Pembrokeshire Community.
Further information on the charity and its services can be obtained by visiting their website www.paulsartori.org, or by phoning 01437 763223.
Photo: Meg and her colleagues at the end of the 177 mile walk
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