Keira’s Christmas Wishes Gives the Gift of Comfort to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice Patients Date published: 18 December 2020
Keira s Christmas Wishes Gives the Gift of Comfort to Dr Kershaw s Patients
Junior Fundraiser Keira Arnold, aged 13, who has been fundraising for Dr Kershaw’s for over four years, decided to bring some joy and cheer at Christmas to their day patients who have been unable to attend the Hospice since lockdown began in March.
Keira’s Dad, Stephen was cared for by the Hospice’s dedicated doctors and nurses before he sadly passed away when Keira was just 4 years old. At age 8, Keira set up her fund ‘Keira’s Wishes’ and has so far raised an amazing £32,000 for Dr Kershaw’s providing patients at the Hospice with their last wishes with anything from bedside weddings and birthday parties to a last trip to the seaside or simply funding a patient’s favourite chippy tea. Now at Christmas, with Dr Kershaw’s day patients all unable to physically come