By leaving a gift to Brian House Children’s Hospice in your Will, you’re doing something very special. Your legacy means that we can continue to provide and grow our services to meet the needs of the local families who use our specialist care today, tomorrow and in the years to come.
Gifts in Wills help pay for the very specialised services we offer – they are so important to us
If you would prefer to make or amend your Will through a local solicitor, all you need to do is arrange and appointment and once there, tell them you'd like to leave a gift to Brian House and provide our details:
Brian House Children's Hospice
Low Moor Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0BG
Registered charity number: 511009
At Brian House we understand the importance of having a Will, that’s why we’ve partnered with expert will writers, Octopus Legacy. They've taken the headache out of Will writing with a quick and easy online service where each will is checked over by a legal expert.
Octopus Legacy also offers telephone and face to face Will writing services for those that would rather speak to a solicitor: 020 4525 3605.
With a child as fragile as Emily, no one can say what the future holds
When Emily was born with a traumatic brain injury I thought I would be able to look after her myself, even though she needs care 24 hours a day.
Staff from Brain House came to visit us while we were still in hospital after Emily was born, and we did go to stay for a night. It was nice, but I didn’t think it was right for me.
Then a few months later, I needed a break. I am Emily’s sole carer, and looking after her is draining – it’s really hard work. There are many nights where she just doesn’t sleep. It’s not like I can ask a neighbour to watch her for an hour while I do the shopping or get some rest.
Now Emily is 6, and we come to Brian House once a month. It gives me a chance to be me again. To catch up on things that need doing. To connect with people I haven’t been able to see.
You think of hospices as being there for the end of life. For us, Brian House has given us a life. It’s such a huge part of our lives, and I know I would be completely lost without it. Brian House is about making enough memories for both of us, for now.
There will come a day when we need Brian House for its end-of-life care, and Emily will be in the Butterfly Suite. It’s not something I like to think about, but I know when that day comes we will use it and the staff will be there to support us as they are now.
Brian House is proud to be one of 143 hospices across the country that's joined forces with Hospice UK for it's "This is Hospice Care"
campaign.
This is a ground-breaking collaboration which aims to shine a light on the essential role of hospices and how gifts in Wills can help protect the future of our care.
