Become a Monthly Giver

Regular investment in hospice care is critical

Our community needs long-term, sustainable funding to ensure no one has to face death alone.

Your monthly gift can help patients and families that need help right now, and into the future.It will shape the future of a care plan, it will be a gift of reason and understanding, it will be a voice of love and care offered for free, at a time of utmost need for countless families that need our help, today and in the future.

 

How your monthly donation supports the delivery of care

a month for a year

could help fund a nurse’s time speaking on our 24hr Advice Line – reassuring, advising, and guiding patients, families, and health professionals. Donate.

a month for a year

could fund a compassionate, skilled and experienced Hospice at Home Carer to provide care overnight, enabling a patient to stay at home at the end of their life. Donate.

a month for a year

could fund a full day or night shift for a specialist nurse working on our Inpatient Unit. Donate.

 

Cara's story

When Cara was first told her cancer was stage four, life narrowed to a single, stark fact: she was going to die. Palliative chemotherapy began, and with it came the physical toll and the emotional work of preparing herself and her family for the end. Then, unexpectedly, a scan showed no active disease. Returning to “normal” proved anything but. Cara had already done the difficult work of coming to terms with death once. Months later, as her illness returned, she found herself facing that reality again—this time with a clarity shaped by love, courage and support.

Support from the Hospice

Nurses and family support staff visit Cara on her boat, offering compassionate clinical care and the practical, emotional support that steadies a family in unsteady times. Crucially, they’re here not just for Cara, but for her daughters, connecting them with groups where they can meet peers who understand, and ensuring ongoing bereavement support when the time comes.

Death as part of life

“To know that I can physically die well is a real comfort. But also, I know that at Dorothy House you go above and beyond, that your care doesn’t just end when you die. The services carry on, so my girls will continue to be supported and have a place to speak to people. All I want is to know that when I’m not here, they will be okay.”

Charity fundraising

Cara cycled solo from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for Dorothy House. Battling a headwind most of the way, she met strangers who donated over takeaway coffees, friends who cheered her on, and a to terms with death once. She’d hoped to raise a pound a mile; she raised far more.

Your donations ensure people like Cara can receive specialist care when it matters most

For Cara, this wrap-around care changes how she sees the future. It reassures her that she can die comfortably and that her girls will be supported long after. That is the heart of what your gift makes possible. Monthly donations keep specialist nurses out in the community and on the ward; they fund children’s groups, family days, and one to one support; they ensure that patients like Cara can plan for a good death, and live fully until then. Cara is still sprinting, choosing joy, presence and love. With your help. Dorothy House will be there every step of the way.