Go Kevin!
We’ve raised £890 on Just Giving! No, wait, add gift aid of £100 and that makes it £990 and still counting!
That’s a recent conversation at our house. Our good friend Ruth Regan died last year and her husband Kevin is taking part in Hospiscare’s sponsored Men’s Walk to thank Hospiscare for its “outstanding” support given to them both.
The donations and comments on Kevin’s JustGiving page are a wonderful testament to Ruth, Kevin and Hospiscare.
After being married for 47 years Kevin was understandably bewildered and confused by his new life alone, but the Men’s Walk has given him a massive confidence boost and something positive to focus on.
"Some of my friends did not know what to say to me after Ruth died and they would wait for me to contact them,” said Kevin.
“I realised I would have to organise my own social life so started inviting friends around to watch the old TV series Band of Brothers. It’s been great, bringing guys together to have some fun.”
Now that group and his family are forming Kevin’s Band of Brothers to take part in the Men’s Walk and will be wearing camouflage and sunflowers – Ruth adored flowers. When I recently popped in to see Kevin, sitting neatly on his kitchen worktops were beautifully laundered real Royal Marine camouflage uniform, lent to him by a military policeman.
“See this jacket here, it’s seen real action!” said an excited Kevin.
“This is the real stuff!” The walk is Kevin’s spring challenge, in the summer he’s off on a family holiday and in the autumn he flies to Nepal with his friends – his Hospiscare bereavement support volunteer has encouraged him to keep busy with plenty of things to look forward to.
It’s heart warming for everyone here at Hospiscare to see a patient’s husband bravely stepping out in his bereavement to help others – go Kevin!
Kevin's Just Giving page can be found here: https://www.justgiving.com/Kevins-Band-of-Brothers-Remembering-Ruth
To see pictures of Kevin and his family having fun preparing for the walk click here: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/little-levi-remembers-na...
