“They are the hardest working people I have ever seen” – patient praises hospital staff after life-saving treatment
A patient at
Poole Hospital has given a £430 donation to the department that
treated him after he praised its staff as “the hardest working
people I have ever seen”.
Stuart
Chinery is a patient in the hospital’s radiotherapy department. He
was diagnosed with rectal cancer in March 2016 after being told he
had three tumours in his body.
He underwent
radiotherapy followed by surgery, and scans from March this year
showed that there was no recurrence but he remains under regular
surveillance. He is also currently receiving treatment for prostate
cancer at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Stuart made
the donation as a thank you for the care that he
received.
The funds were raised at a cream tea
event on 28 July that took place at Rockley Park Holiday Park. More
than 50 people attended and there was a raffle with two cakes baked
by Stuart as the prizes. The event was also held last year, raising
£603 for the department.
Rockley Park
Owners Association, of which Stuart is the vice-chairman, organsied
the event and has held fundraising cream tea events for the past 15
years that have raised several thousand pounds for various
charities.
“I was blown
away by the care and compassion given to me by the hospital staff,”
said Stuart.
“They saved
my life and they are the hardest working people I have ever seen
yet they always have a smile on their faces.
“I want to
raise awareness and funds to help fight cancer and I implore
everyone to undertake a screening test to ascertain what cancer
they could have.
“Thanks to
Rockley Park Owner’s Association and Poole Hospital Charity for
their support.”
Sara Fripp,
Poole Hospital Charity corporate fundraiser, was very grateful for
the donation. “Stuart has been incredible in his dedication to
raising cancer awareness and funds for the charity,” said Sara.
“The donation
will help us provide new equipment for the radiotherapy department
to further improve patient care and service.”
Image
caption: Sara Fripp, Georgie Melville, colorectal nurse specialist,
Stuart Chinery, Oscar Howlett, Rockley Park chairman, Maxine
Flubacher, clinical director for cancer services and Caroline
Holling, colorectal nurse specialist with the cheque in the
radiotherapy department
Image
caption: Sara and Stuart pose with a cake he baked for the
charity.