Free care for patients with terminal cancer and other illnesses
Marie Curie Cancer Care was one of three charities that benefited from our first ever Facebook campaign Pass the Pennies. Facebook users passed virtual pennies around the social media site and each virtual penny was matched with a real one.
The charity provides free nursing care for people with terminal cancer and other illnesses, allowing them the choice of spending their final days at home or in one of the charity’s nine hospices.
The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses who work in the heart of communities across the UK providing free care to people at home. The nurses care for patients throughout the night or during the day, giving families a much needed rest and providing emotional support at what can be the most exhausting time of their lives. Marie Curie Cancer Care employs more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals and provided care to more than 31,000 terminally ill patients last year.
They also fund end of life care research to provide the evidence to inform and improve better end of life care for patients, carers and families.
To discover more about Marie Curie Cancer Care, please visit www.mariecurie.org.uk or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarieCurieUK
