A RESIDENT at a Musselburgh care home has completed a sponsored walk to help provide nursing care for the terminally ill. Janet Kerr, 73, a resident at Eskgreen care home, took on a 1,000-step-a-day sponsored walk in March as part of her keep fit regime during the Covid-19 lockdown. With the aid of a trolley, she exercised by walking up and down the corridors of the East Lothian Council-owned care home on Shorthope Street. She raised £500, which will be shared equally between Marie Curie and the home’s welfare fund, which provides entertainment for residents. Janet handed over a cheque to Fiona Busby, a local representative from Marie Curie, who told her that the money would help provide a night shift palliative care nurse.
A RESIDENT at a Musselburgh care home stepped into spring with a sponsored walk in aid of good causes. Janet Kerr, 73, was inspired by the efforts of 100-year-old war veteran the late Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised millions of pounds for the NHS by walking laps of his garden in lockdown last year. She took on a 1,000-step-a-day sponsored walk as part of her keep fit regime during the Covid-19 lockdown. With the aid of a trolley, she exercised by walking up and down the corridors of East Lothian Council-owned Eskgreen care home on Shorthope Street. So far, she has raised about £200 for the Eskgreen Welfare Fund and Marie Curie, a charity which provides care and support for people living with any terminal illness and their families.