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Nurses for Night Care Special Appeal

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Helping families stay together until the very end

Once again, we are reaching to kind and generous people like you to support our Nurses for Night Care Service.

For Bairbre, “home” meant everything. When she received her terminal diagnosis, Bairbre’s only wish was to be at home until the very end – with her husband, her children, and her little dog Snowball at her side.

Her sister Colette remembers the moment the nurse leaned in and whispered to her:

“This is your time… Gather round. Hold her hand. Tell her you love her.”

That night, Bairbre’s family all gathered around her and watched Dirty Dancing, her favourite film. They sang “Time of My Life” through their tears. Those precious hours are memories her family will hold in their hearts forever.

Bairbre died peacefully in the early hours of the morning… in her own home, in her own bed – exactly as she wanted.

A black and white photo of two children playing in the sand.
Bairbre and her sister Colette as kids

Give today to help families like Bairbre’s

Right now, more families than ever are hoping for the same chance to say goodbye to their loved one at home.

But we can’t make this happen alone — we need your help.

The demand for our Nurses for Night Care service is growing year on year. Without generosity like yours, we won’t reach every person whose final wish is to die at home.

€50 can fund a whole precious hour of overnight care for someone who is near the end.

Please, if you can, provide for an hour or two or more with a Nurse for Night Care and help a family stay together at home in those final precious moments.

Thank you for supporting Nurses for Night Care. Your kindness means the world to us!

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