Can you brighten the lives of cancer patients in hospital this Christmas?
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A beloved charity is giving people in Milton Keynes the chance to show adults in hospital who have been diagnosed with cancer that they are not forgotten this Christmas.
The Lewis Foundation provides free gift packs to adults in hospital who have been diagnosed with cancer and launched its annual Christmas Gift Collection Drive on Saturday which will benefit adult cancer patients at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Individuals and businesses can help cancer patients this festive season by donating to The Lewis Foundation’s dedicated Christmas JustGiving Campaign or by buying items on its Amazon Wish List.
Lorraine Lewis, Co-Founder of The Lewis Foundation, said: “For many people, Christmas is a time to spend with loved ones, celebrate and make memories but for someone diagnosed with cancer, Christmas can look very different.
“Some patients will be spending Christmas Day in hospital, others will be attending chemotherapy or appointments, and some may be facing their last Christmas.
“Our aim is simple – to make sure that people going through cancer know they are not forgotten, especially at Christmas.”
The Lewis Foundation was founded by Lorraine and Lee Lewis in April 2016 after Lee’s mum was admitted to hospital with cancer. Seeing first-hand the fear, upset and loneliness experienced by patients and their families inspired them to take action.
What began as a small initiative delivering 80 gift packs a month to one hospital has grown into a charity supporting patients across the Midlands and beyond, including Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Macmillan Wellbeing Nurse Specialist Fay Grech-Marguerat, of Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The Lewis Foundation have supported people affected by cancer at the Milton Keynes Cancer Centre for several years now.
"The various care packages they provide have such a positive impact on our patients. Whether they need an overnight stay pack, an art or reading pack, a radio or refreshment pack, The Lewis Foundation have it covered. And they are free – made possible by those who support this incredible charity.
"There are several ways people can support the charity’s work and it is good to know your kindness is directly supporting people affected by cancer in our local area."
To donate to The Lewis Foundation’s Christmas JustGiving Campaign visit
The charity’s Amazon Wish List also includes items needed for its cancer patient gift packs, along with additional items that can benefit patients and cancer wards in its partner hospitals such as TVs. To visit the Wish List, go to https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/PJ5KJQ6OBJZR?ref_=wl_share
For more information about supporting the work of The Lewis Foundation, visit www.thelewisfoundation.co.uk