Ty Olwen

Ty Olwen Volunteer Martin Mahoney handing over £1300 in sponsorship money from his running the Cardiff Half Marathon, which with Gift Aid should reach over £1600, to Trustees Paul Murray and Delyth Gough. This is the second year that Martin has raised money for Ty Olwen by competing. Not bad for a 60 year old!!!!

Please support Ty Olwen when you send you Christmas Cards this year by purchasing our Cards that are available from Ty Olwen and our shop in High Street.   If you would like to e-mail us we can send you an order form for you to complete.  All the profits from the sale of our cards go direct to the support of our Patients.

The staff are delighted that you are following us on the website and facebook (Ty Olwen Hospice Trust) and wish to thank you all for your support and fundraising which is much appreciated by them and the patients they look after.

Ed Murray said 'Gosh that's heavy!'

Thank you to Jeff Richards who works in Singleton Park Botanical Gardens for donating this prize specimen to Ty Olwen. There is currently a ‘Guess the Weight’ competition going on in the Unit and if you are passing please call in and have go.

Kerry Crowley and Christian Davies

Our Jane

Jane was a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother  and friend and was diagnosed with cancer in March 2012. Determined not to let cancer win she embarked on a long gruelling battle, enduring two huge operations and numerous rounds of chemo. Whilst Jane knew the odds were against her she never let it get her down, she chose to hide the seriousness of her condition and tried to live every day to its fullest. Jane continued to see her clients, family, and friends, and true to her beautiful nature she was always more concerned about others than herself. As time went on and after her second big operation Jane relied more and more on the kind nurses from Ty Olwen, they allowed her to have quality of life at home whilst continuing with treatment. Jane never feared dying all she wanted was to be pain free and the burden of care not to fall solely to her family. Ty Olwen staff allowed this to happen. In our darkest of hours when Jane was in the last stages of her battle, Ty Olwen nurses were on constant standby, calling out to us in the early hours of the morning to administer pain medication, helping with advise, treatment and support. Without Ty Olwen I am unsure how we would have coped, it allowed Jane to have a dignified and pain free passing and allowed us as a family to take care of her in the comfort of her own home. Jane passed away aged 53 at home surrounded by her family and those that loved her on July 26^th 2013 16 months after her first hospital visit. She was loved by all that met her, she was a shoulder to cry on, the life of the party, a mother to all and a devoted wife.  Whilst her passing was too soon we would like to raise awareness of Ty Olwen and their amazing work. Ty Olwen is not only a hospice where you can be cared for 24 hours a day, which when you are at the end of your life it is sometimes necessary, it also has outreach nurses and support for those who do not want to go into a hospice. Ty Olwen needs funds to continue their amazing work. So in memory of Jane we plan to cycle from Home (Loughor, South Wales) to Rome (Italy), a gruelling trek over 15 days, cycling up to 90 miles a day in the summer heat.  The riders and support crew will fund their journey and therefore all funds raised will go to Ty Olwen, we hope this will help them continue their support for all those affected by cancer. You can find us at www.facebook.com/janiesridehome2rome and donate at www.justgiving.com/janiesride

I write with regard to a Fund Raising Event we are organising in partnership with Janie’s Ride Home 2 Rome, with all money raised donated to your charity.Recently, we lost a very special lady, Mrs Jane Crowley, to cancer. She was a remarkable lady, who even at her last, maintained such dignity and grace, don’t think she was ever seen without a smile, and even on her weakest days always was there for others.From speaking to the family, they informed me how wonderful you were in helping her, at the hardest part of her life, and gave her reason to battle on, until the cancer took over.As a tribute to her, and everything you helped her with, and other people in the same situation, I have organised a Spiritual Medium night at the New Lodge Independent Club, Gorseinon. Its a very apt night for Jane, as she was a very strong believer in the Spiritual world, and believe this gave her strength through her weakest times. I for one, can guarantee that she would approve, and I plan to raise as much money possible to send to your well deserved Charity.The event will take place on Sunday the 15th December at 7pm 

President Margaret with Abbie and her brother Max

Abbie’s grandfather Clive Thomas died in Ty Olwen on August 11th and she decided to have her hair shaved off in memory of him. With the help of her sister Chloe and her brother Max, Abbie has to date raised £535. Abbie is pictured presenting £400 in sponsorship money to Ty Olwen Trust President Margaret Bartlett. The remainder of the money has been raised through ‘Just Giving’ and you can continue to donate by going on to her page – www,justgiving/gailthomas123 . Well done Abbie what an incredible young lady you are.

Back Row from left: Trustee Y.B.Mathur, Dwijen Baruah, Helen Murray (Ty Olwen Trust Chairman), Rajesh Gupta, Narendra Patel, seated: V J Rajkumar, Daksha Patel (Society Chairman) Staff Nurse Caroline Sandles and Chantal Patel

The Chairperson of the Indian Society of South West Wales, Daksha Patel recently visited Ty Olwen along with officials of the society to present a cheque for £2,700, the proceeds of a Charity Dinner held at the Dragon Hotel in Swansea. The donation was received on behalf of Ty Olwen by Staff Nurse Caroline Sandles.

Thank you to Sketty Players Amateur Dramatic Society who are linked to the Parish of Sketty and since it’s formation some twenty years ago have supported local charities with profits from their productions. They have presented a cheque for £400 ‘to assist in the valuable work of the Ty Olwen Trust’, money raised by their recent production of the murder mystery play, Sudden Death at Thornbury Manor, performed, with supper in. Ty Olwen was nominated  this time by the youngest member of the group, Molly Tanner  in recognition of the way it supported her grandfather and family recently as, indeed, it has helped other members and their families.’

Mrs Margaret Hughes with Margaret

The Co-operative Pharmacy in Gowerton have been great supporters of Ty Olwen in the past and Mrs Margaret Hughes recently handed over a further £321 on top of last year’s donation of £213. We are grateful to all the staff and customers at Gowerton and to the Co-operative Group’s Scheme for donating a further £100 which Margaret (H) handed over to Margaret (President). Thank you.