At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
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Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
Prospect Hospice employee Lisa Baskerville is challenging herself to complete a wing walk in memory of her dad and her best friend.
Both Lisa’s dad, Fred Berry, and best friend, Anne Gibbons, received specialist care by the hospice at the end of their lives.
Despite being scared of heights, Lisa has always wanted to do a wing walk and she will be among a number of supporters taking part in the hospice’s first wing walk on 15 September.
As well as enjoying the thrill of flying while strapped to the wings of a Boeing Stearman biplane, Lisa and her fellow thrill seekers will be raising vital funds for the hospice.
Lisa, a finance assistant at the hospice, based in Wroughton, said: “The hospice is a very special place, treating everyone as an individual and with compassion and dignity. I feel privileged to work there and I know how important it is to raise funds so we can provide care to people who are terminally ill and also support their families.”
Lisa’s dad, a retired London taxi driver, had lung cancer and was cared for at Prospect Hospice. He died in July 2004, aged 76.
Lisa, of Swindon, said: “When my dad was ill he went downhill quickly. He was in extreme pain and he went into the hospice for respite care. The staff were brilliant in managing his condition so he was out of pain and giving him a quality of life with the time he had left. He returned to die at the hospice which was his wish.
“The care he received was incredible and he was so thankful. The hospice was brilliant with me and my family, explaining what was going on. I didn’t work at the hospice at that time so their support was reassuring. One time we were visiting my dad and one of the chefs was sitting and chatting with him. She saw that my dad had no-one sitting with him so she spent time with him, which was so kind of her to do.”
After her dad died Lisa began supporting Prospect Hospice and has taken part in fundraising events, including walking across hot coals dressed as a dragon, a skydive at Redlands Airfield near Swindon, and the charity’s annual Starlight Walk (pictured above).
Lisa, 53, and her friends – including Anne Gibbons – also raised funds through their drumming group, Bang To Rites, which is based in Swindon and Highworth.
Lisa joined the hospice in 2018, firstly as a volunteer in the finance team, followed by employment.
It was during that time that her friend Anne, of Swindon, became terminally ill with cancer and she received care from the hospice at home and in the hospice, where she died, aged 65.
Lisa said: “Anne was really impressed with the care she got and her family were also supported. When she was staying in the hospice I went to see her before I started work, during my lunch break and when I finished work for the day.
“Anne loved having her nails painted and while she was in her bed a volunteer painted them. Even though she was really ill, one time she woke up and said she fancied eating a curry so Rob, the hospice’s catering team manager, made her a curry. That’s what’s so special about the hospice. It’s all about the person and giving them what they need, when and where they need it.”
Looking forward to the wing walk Lisa said: “I’m really excited about doing the wing walk. I think my dad and Anne would be laughing at the thought of me doing it.
“My dad loved having fun and I think he would be upset that he couldn’t do it himself but he would be supportive of me, while Anne would think it would be a normal thing for me to do!”
If you would like to support Lisa’s wing walk by making a donation, you can visit her online fundraising page here
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