Loving widow raises funds for YPU
(Pictured: Hannah Legge presenting her cheque to YPU)
A young woman has donated hundreds of pounds to the Young Person’s Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in memory of her husband, Steven, who tragically passed away on 20th December 2015 from Head and Neck Cancer.
Hannah Legge began fundraising with Steven at their wedding, as they decided that they wanted to help continue the brilliant work on the Young Person’s Unit at the QE, where Steven received treatment following the initial diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer in November 2012. Hannah said: “Your donations go towards helping beat cancer sooner, whether that money funds research, helps purchase new equipment, pays for more Chemotherapy nurses, the possibilities are endless and your donations will go so far and will help so many more people who battle this illness every single day.”
Following Steven passing away, Hannah decided that she wanted to continue fundraising, holding a collection at Steven’s funeral and a raffle at her place of work.
Hannah and Steven raised an amazing £804.33 for YPU; Hannah visited YPU on Friday 19th February this year in order to present the cheque. Hannah said: “I would really like to give something back to the amazing team at the Queen Elizabeth who looked after my Steve so amazingly through the hardest time in his life. Steve was taken away from us far too soon and I wanted to do everything I can to raise as much money as possible in honour and memory of my courageous, amazing, brave, beautiful and inspirational husband.”
Sian Averill, Fundraising Officer at QEHB Charity, said: “We are incredibly grateful to the hard work Hannah put in to this fundraising. The fantastic amount raised will make a real difference. On behalf of QEHB Charity, I want to thank Hannah and Steven.”
To find out more about the various funds QEHB Charity supports, click here.
