Mary Daly, Sarah and Catherine Arnott at the Laura Lynn Coffee Morning

The Annual Laura Lynn Foundation Coffee/Tea morning was held at The Church Of the Holy Family. Great support was show by the people of the town who turned out in large numbers to support this charity. The organisers Catherine and Ollie Arnott did a magnificent job and credit also to the raffle ticket ladies Loreen Sweeney and Sarah Arnott
The main aim of the Laura Lynn Foundation is to establish a Children’s Hospice. We are aware or the enormous challenge facing us to meet the target necessary to realise this ambition.
A Hospice would provide care for children who have life limiting conditions or illness, and for whom curative treatment is not possible. Unfortunately many families have to face the reality of their child/children not reaching adulthood.
We cannot change the inevitable, but by establishing a Hospice, we can help alleviate some of the pain and suffering. As mentioned before, our wish is to Put life into a child’s day, and not days into a child’s life.
In providing a “home from home” atmosphere, we would strive to meet the needs of each individual child and his/her family.
Home care is wonderful and very necessary, but it rarely provides 24hr. care, and home can be very lonely and frightening when living with a seriously ill child. It is vital to have that break away from home, which the Hospice can provide. It is often the holiday which these families cannot otherwise have.
Support is vitally important to help relieve the strain, both physical and emotional, involved in caring for any child with life limiting illness – illnesses such as Muscular Dystrophy, Battens Disease, Hurler’s Disease & Cystic Fibrosis.
A multi-disciplinary team of Professionals, such as Paediatric Palliative Care Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Play Therapists, Nursery Nurses, Bereavement Counsellors and G. P. Services, would provide this care.
Information Scource: LauraLynn Children’s Hospice web site
If you wish to help please contact: info@lauralynnhospice.com