Our fantastic Deam Team fundraisers

Congratulations and thank you to Kate and Ian Deam for raising £1800 in memory of Eileen.

Kate and Ian raised this sponsorship by Ian participating in the recent Run Cheltenham 10k race, with Kate by his side at the start and finish.

Did you spot Ian in our Lilian Faithfull Care t-shirt in Sunday’s race? We cheered him en route, and he looked in great spirits – helped by the fantastic atmosphere created by local support in the town.

Ian competed the 10k in a brilliant time of 51:14, came 12th out of 59 for males in his age category, and was 107th out of 667 participants. What a brilliant personal achievement. Ian commented,

“I’m very pleased with my time, for the amazing support along the run and Kate and I are so grateful for everyone’s donations.”

Here’s their fundraising story….

Kate’s mum, Eileen, moved into our Fairhaven suite in St Faith’s home in June, after being cared for by her family at home for several weeks.

When asked about her mum’s care on Fairhaven, Kate said,

“Every single member of staff are like angels. All the staff are professional, caring, kind and respectful. Nothing was too much trouble.  They looked after mum beautifully, and us too. The suite is so quiet and calming. We couldn’t ask for better care during her last few weeks. Mum being in the Fairhaven suite took the stress away and meant we could enjoy our time together and do things like having afternoon tea – which the staff kindly prepared. Thank you so much. I cannot recommend this place enough.

The Fairhaven Suite at St Faith’s home offers specialist end of life care with comfort, peace and dignity. Separate from the main nursing home, it offers privacy for adults wanting to receive palliative care for their final days, weeks or months. It gives families and friends quality time together knowing that the best in end of life care is on hand.

Sadly, Eileen has passed away, and her funeral was Thursday, days before the Cheltenham Run. The race day was an emotional time, doing in memory of Eileen, but motivating to raise money for the place and the team Eileen was expertly and lovingly cared for. We send our deepest condolences to Kate, Ian and their family at this time.

We’re very grateful to Kate and Ian for being incredible charity champions and raising money for St Faith’s Fairhaven end of life suite, in memory of Kate’s mum Eileen and where she was cared for.

Donate towards their fundraising here: www.justgiving.com/page/deam-team-st-faiths

Are you inspired by Kate and Ian’s fundraising and all the runners yesterday?

As a charity, we are in care for the right reasons, not for profit, and we proudly provide a ‘home for life’ promise to residents across our six care homes in Gloucestershire. Together with fundraising we can help improve the lives of more people in with the care they need and deserve.

Take a read of the ways you can support us: www.lilianfaithfull.co.uk/support-us