2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of St Raphael's Hospice. The Hospice cares for some 900 patients every year. We rely on charitable donations, fundraising and legacies for the three-quarters of what it costs to run the hospice. If you can help in any way we would be delighted to hear from you.
Welcome to St Raphael's Hospice, a registered charity offering high-quality specialist medical and nursing care for people with cancer and other serious illnesses as well as providing support for their families.
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Secretary of State for Health visits St Raphael's
The 25th Anniversary of St Raphael's Hospice has been marked by a visit from The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health and Paul Burstow, MP for Sutton and Cheam and also a Health Minister. Mr Lansley spent an hour touring all parts of the hospice to meet patients, volunteers and staff. He then spoke to a reception attended by 150 people and presented Certificates of Appreciation to 15 staff and volunteers who have supported the hospice for its 25 years.
Sister Clare Joseph (Sister Superior); Dr Ron McKeran (Hospice Chairman); Andrew Lansley MP (Secrertary of State for Health) and Paul Burstow (MP for Sutton and Cheam and Minister for Health)
Nurse Theresa Francis, St Raphael's Hospice; Roger Davies and Staff Nurse Dru Lyle, St Anthony's Hospital.
Local Cheam entrepreneur Roger Davies, 63, is looking for 25 people to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with him next September in aid of St Raphael's Hospice, Cheam, Surrey, to celebrate the Hospice's 25th anniversary.
He says "This is the chance of a lifetime. You don't have to be super fit. I will give tips and advice for everyone. The euphoria isn't reaching the summit, but the journey getting there. It's six days up the mountain and one day down. There are five terrains - tropical rainforests, shrubland, grassland, rocks and ice and snow. Come and join me and raise much needed funds to help St Raphael's Hospice."
It is the second time Roger will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. In February this year, five days before he was due to start his trip, Roger's right knee swelled up and Gerry Kavanagh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Anthony's Hospital, the sister organisation to St Raphael's Hospice located on the same site, drained it and put in a lubricant so Roger could be mobile. On his return, he had a total knee replacement with a Stryker triathlon knee which means he has a metal knee. "I am looking forward to climbing the mountain with my new knee," he says.
Roger is a true adventurer and has been on a North Pole trek. He completed that trip in 2009 a year after having a heart attack. On that occasion, Charles Pumphrey, consultant cardiologist at St Anthony's Hospital put a stent in his heart, but Roger didn't see why he should cancel his trip. "Life must go on," he says, "The stent enabled me to pull a sledge for 350 miles. We crossed huge amounts of desolate terrain and we also had a polar bear attack. I found it so exhilarating and I want to do it again."
HOW TO APPLY
If you're interested in joining Roger Davies on the charity fundraising expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro in September 2012, you must be 18 or over and in reasonable health. The cost of the trip is £2,300 which will cover all travel costs and St Raphael's Hospice is asking people to raise a minimum of £500 in sponsorship, making a total of £2,800. A deposit of £350 must be paid.
For bookings and further information, please contact James Smith on
020 8335 4556; e-mail marketing@stanthonys.org.uk
