AN URGENT APPEAL FOR NAOMI HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE. Naomi House is situated near Winchester and is the only children's hospice providing respite and palliative care to families from across central southern England who have a child with a life threatening illness.
Naomi House, a children's charity, makes no charge to its families, yet receives no form of government funding. The running costs of over £2 million per year have to be raised entirely from voluntary donations. A children's hospice provides a home from home environment for terminally sick children and their families. Unlike an adult hospice where the care provided is comparatively short and at the end of their lives, a children's hospice works along side the family through the months, maybe years of care and beyond into death. Parents who have a very sick child to care for can find this a lonely and sometimes frightening experience. Many of the children who visit Naomi house have progressive conditions, often genetic in origin, which can deteriorate over several years, eventually leading to their death. At a children's hospice the whole family can stay if they wish, at repeated intervals. As a result the family gets to know and trust the care team. A children's hospice offers a safe, caring and loving environment for terminally ill children, who are unlikely to reach adulthood. The hospice helps the children enjoy themselves and be as comfortable as possible while their parents get a much needed break from the constant 24 hr care they must give their sick children. The hospice stands by the whole family offering care and support for good days, difficult days and last days. You can help Naomi House simply by changing your telephone service provider to Project Oscar Connect. At no cost to you, Naomi house will receive 10% of the cost of your calls. The benefits to you, the supporter or business include: Exactly the same rates as BT. Exactly the same quality as BT. The same Options 1, 2 and 3 as BT. 10% of the call spend will be donated directly to Naomi House without deduction of any kind. You can cancel the service at any time. There is no minimum contract. You can really make a difference. Please don't leave it to someone else. Just apply online at: http://www.projectoscar.org.uk/ This message is sponsored by Project Oscar at no cost to Naomi House. Email is the cheapest form of fundraising messaging and really helps charities. If you do not wish to receive further information please click here.