A Couple’s Regular Gift to Say Thank You
Jane and Kim were both received cancer treatment the Trust and have set up a regular gift to say a big thank you. Kathryn Moore, Head of Charity, asked them more about why they decided to support Cancer Services regularly.
“We wanted to say thank you to Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital for the amazing cancer treatment both my husband and I have received over the last six years and the best way we could think of was to donate to the Charity. Thank yous to the relevant departments didn’t seem enough."
Six years ago, after many tests I was diagnosed with both kidney cancer and follicular lymphoma at the same time. I was initially referred to Mr Derbyshire, ENT consultant who organised all the tests and gave me the bad news sympathetically and with understanding. He referred me to both urology and haematology.
“The Urology Team were fantastic and Mr Agrawal operated on me to remove the tumour. He and the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vicki, have been so approachable and I know I can contact them if I have any concerns.
“I am also under the Haematologist Team’s care as the lymphoma I have is treatable but not curable. Dr Qadir and the nurses in the infusion suite have looked after me so well during treatment and since and again I know that I can get hold of the team if I am worried. Dr Qadir I feel has fought battles for me to get certain treatments approved and I will be forever grateful to him.
“My husband was recently diagnosed with bowel cancer and underwent surgery led by Mr Trickett using the da Vinci robot. He was a high-risk case but a seven-hour surgery removed all the cancer! We are so fortunate that Ashford and St Peter’s is our local hospital.”
If you would like to set up a regular gift, like Jane and Kim, to say thank you to a particular area of our hospitals, donate online today.
