Charity info
The 2009 Bristol International Kite Festival is proud to support Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. Marie Curie nurses are part of the local heartbeat, providing medical care, listening, offering respite to families and helping the whole family to cope with the illness and death.
Cancer is the biggest killer in the UK, every day 410 people will loose their lives to the disease. 64% would choose to be cared for and die at home, surrounded by their loved ones, their memories and in the comfort of their own bed. But sadly over 50% of people with cancer end their lives in hospital, the place they would least like to be. Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Choice to Die at Home Campaign launched in 2004 to address this problem and is already making a big difference in our communities.
Every minute of every day someone is being cared for by a Marie Curie nurse in the UK. Thousands count on their support, but it costs millions to provide. In 2006/7 the nursing service cost £24 million. While 49% of this is funded by the NHS they still have a lot of money to raise in the communities where they work.
For further information about Marie Curie Cancer Care please visit www.mariecurie.org.uk or call Clair Cusack in the local fundraising office on 01179 247275
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity no.: 207994) and in Scotland (charity no.: SCO38731)
