welcome

Welcome to the Spring/Summer edition of Cwtch!

We were delighted to be able to reveal our plans for the hospice in the last edition of Cwtch and, now that work has begun, we can really start to get excited for this new chapter in T ˆy Hafan’s history.

It’s important that the hospice can meet the demands of children’s palliative care in 2020 and beyond, so there’s plenty of work to be done to get ready. But this work is vital for T ˆy Hafan and the families that we support and you can read more about it in the pages to follow.

Of course, the refurbishment is just one element of what’s been going on at Tˆy Hafan over the last six months and we can’t wait to share our stories with you.

Once again, we must reiterate just how important your support is to Tˆy Hafan. Everything we do, whether that’s a large-scaler project like the refurbishment or one of the many day-to-day activities that make Tˆy Hafan the place it is, none of them would be possible without you and people like you.

Thank you from everyone at T ˆy Hafan.

contents

welcome............................................................................................................02 a hospice fit for the future...............................................................................03 holding their hands, a little longer...............................................................04 awarding excellence in transition nursing................................................06 lofty goals...........................................................................................................07 molly and emily’s story....................................................................................08 ambulance partnership wins award..........................................................10 ride to the rugby.................................................................................................11 events roundup.................................................................................................12 t ˆy hafan miracle mum....................................................................................14

sully friends of t ˆy hafan celebrate 25 years.............................................16 tonik energy is t ˆy hafan green!....................................................................18

making a hospice fit for the future

So, what are these plans we have for the hospice?

Well, children’s palliative care has advanced in ways we could hardly imagine when we first opened. Children are living longer and leading more fulfilling lives as a result of the care they receive.

So, to make sure the hospice can continue to meet these needs, we’ve begun a major £1.5million refurbishment project which will allow us to be ready for the next generation of TˆyŷHafan children and their families.

Our services are essential to improving the quality of life of both the child and their families and we want to provide the families who use the hospice with the best possible environment to receive the highest standard of care.