In September this year Thames Hospice launched ‘Raise the Roof’, the most ambitious public fundraising appeal in the charity’s 30-year history, to help raise the final £3million needed to complete the build of a new state-of-the-art hospice for the community.

Thanks to the generosity and dedication of its local community, the Hospice is thrilled to announce that the campaign has reached its halfway milestone of £1.5 million.

The Hospice has been supporting Lisa Parris Cambridge, 49, her husband and young daughters this year.

We were honoured that Lisa allowed us to share her family’s experience of the Hospice as part of our Raise the Roof campaign.

Lisa sadly passed away on December 1 the Hospice, surrounded by her loved ones.

Her husband is determined that the hospice fulfil Lisa’s wish to continue to share their story to help raise funds for the new hospice so that they’ll be able to support even more families for generations to come.

This Christmas the hospice are calling on the community to help raise £60,000 to fund a counselling room in the new hospice so the Patient & Family Support Team can give every local family the emotional care they need.

To donate £5 text RAISE to 70970 or to donate £10 text RAISE to 70191, or to donate online visit www.raisetheroof2020.org.uk.