Dewi Griffiths of St Clears raises £2,500 for NHS from his 90th birthday bike ride
Dewi said: âI feel very fortunate that at 90 years of age I am able to cycle at all, let alone cycle five miles. GREAT-granddad Dewi Griffiths got on his bike to celebrate his 90th birthday and support the local NHS. Sprightly Dewi cycled five miles around his home in St Clears to raise £2,500 for Cilgerran children s ward at Glangwili Hospital. And he chose the ward for a very good reason - he has 20 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. Dewi said: “I feel very fortunate that at 90 years of age I am able to cycle at all, let alone cycle five miles, and to be able to collect money and donate to Cilgerran Ward makes it all worthwhile. “
It was the icing on the cake for Withybush Hospital when Haverfordwest resident Chloe Mannion raised £875 for the county hospital. Chloe, 22, who works as a porter at Withybush, is also a baker and so decided to hold a prize draw and raffle off some of her yummy cakes. She wants the money raised to be used towards iPads or cordless phones so that patients can communicate with their families when they are in hospital. Chloe ran the raffle through her Facebook page Chloe said: “Working as a porter in Withybush hospital during the pandemic, I know how much it can make a patient’s day if they get to speak to a member of their family, so I felt inspired to do something to try and raise money for iPads or cordless phones.
A new team of specialist counsellors is helping people with cancer and their carers in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire – thanks to charitable donations. Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, is funding a pilot project, offering psychological support to people diagnosed with cancer and to their carers. As well as helping patients and their carers, the new service is also working with the cancer workforce in Hywel Dda, providing training so healthcare staff can enhance their skills in offering psychological support, along with supervision and support to empower the cancer teams. The Cancer Psychological Support Service (CaPS) is run and managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board and sees the four counsellors working across the whole of the three counties.
The CaPS team: Anghard Butler-Jenkins, Christopher Jones, Ann Bennett, Ann Watling. A new team of specialist counsellors is helping people with cancer and their carers in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire – thanks to charitable donations. Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, is funding a pilot project, offering psychological support to people diagnosed with cancer and to their carers. As well as helping patients and their carers, the new service is also working with the cancer workforce in Hywel Dda, providing training so healthcare staff can enhance their skills in offering psychological support, along with supervision and support to empower the cancer teams.
A CRAFTSMAN from Machynlleth has pledged to donate money from the sale of wooden furniture and artwork he’s created to Meurig Ward at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth to say thanks for his lifesaving cancer care. Mark Hodge, 64, says staff at the hospital saved his life following a diagnosis of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 15 years ago. Along with his wife Vanphen, 57, Mark has donated around £2,500 to Meurig Ward over the last decade. They now want to raise even more money. Mark said wants to show his gratitude to the NHS team who cared for him after his cancer diagnosis. “The staff on the Meurig Ward were so good,” he said. “I had almost given up and wasn’t going to have chemo.