In October 2007 the Trustees were delighted to announce that the amount raised for the Caron Keating Foundation has exceeded two million pounds.   Below is a sample of how some of the monies has been spent.
 

CancerBACUP £5,000

CancerBACUP was set up twenty years ago. Their experience shows that patients and families have unmet information needs and they offer a national freephone helpline, a range of information booklets and factsheets along with a comprehensive website.The Foundation’s money will enable Cancer BACUP to publish a revised edition of the information booklet on Cancer and Complementary Therapies. It is important that the booklets are re-published regularly in order to give patients, and their families, up to date information of what is available. www.cancerbacup.org.uk

Marie Curie £10,000

We are sure that everyone has heard of Marie Curie Cancer Care and their emblem of a daffodil. They offer a completely free service to cancer suffers and families alike.

The Caron Keating Foundation has donated money specifically for their ‘Living Rooms Appeal’ for the Marie Curie Centre in Belfast. They wish to extend this centre with seventeen brand new, purpose built patient rooms, all with more space, more facilities and more comfort. £10,000 will pay for four specialised chairs and the Foundation wish this centre all the best with their wonderful work. www.mariecurie.org.uk

Hartlepool Hospice £5,000

This hospice in Hartlepool receives just 30% of its funding from the local Primary Care Trust. They are a 10 bed in patient unit with an out patient unit, HomeLink outreach service and 24 hour helpline.

Along with conventional medical treatment, they offer joint complementary therapy for patients suffering from any terminal illness and gives them the opportunity to focus on something enjoyable which may distract them from their everyday pain and symptoms.

Family members are also helped with the therapies which can help to alleviate emotional strain, physical demands of caring, uncertainty and fear together with altered roles and lifestyles.

The money from the Caron Keating Foundation will help fund a registered nurse trained in complementary therapy for a day a week along with the consumables necessary. www.hartlepoolhospice.co.uk