Isle family help launch hospice xmas appeal

An Isle family helped by a children's hospice charity during the toughest time of their lives have helped launch its '˜Light up a Life' memory appeal encouraging residents to dedicate a snowflake in memory of a loved one.
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Maxine and Olivia Strong

Maxine and Mark Strong and their daughter Olivia, who live in Epworth, are asking

people to dedicate a snowflake to the memory of a loved one and help families

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Bluebell Wood appeal

supported by Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.

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Maxine and Mark's son and Olivia's brother Lex passed away at Bluebell Wood in

2013 when he was just seven years old, after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

Maxine said: 'When we were first told about the hospice I was nervous, but in the

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Lex Strong

end they offered me something no one else could; the chance to be a mum again,

not a nurse or a carer. It really is a very special place.

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'We'd really like people to join us in taking part in Bluebell Wood's Light up a Life

appeal for 2018. It's a really special way to remember your loved ones this

Christmas while making a difference to families like ours when they're going through

tough times.'

Everyone buying a snowflake at www.bluebellwood.org/light2018 will be able to see

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his or her twinkling snowflake in a virtual sky, and receive a special limited edition

glittering purple snowflake decoration to hang on their Christmas tree.

All money raised will help children and young adults with life-shortening and life-

threatening conditions, and their families, across North Derbyshire, North

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Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. Bluebell Wood's

doors are open 365 days a year, from the heat of the summer to the snow in the

winter.

To dedicate a snowflake in memory of a loved one visit

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice are currently supporting 290 families.