Lottery Win Fuels Hospice Kindness

A recent lottery winner, Linda Styles, has made a substantial donation of £25,000 to the Heart of Kent Hospice. This generous act was inspired by the exceptional care her husband, Owen Styles, received at the facility during his six-week battle with terminal liver cancer. Ms Styles stated that the hospice's support was "indescribable" compared to hospital care, making the donation an "absolute no-brainer."

Mr. Styles spent eight days at the hospice before his passing in March at the age of 60. Ms Styles emphasized the invaluable nature of such facilities, urging for their preservation. She was joined in her act of gratitude by a friend, Jo Thwaites, whose husband, Ian Thwaites, was also treated at the same hospice, even in the same room.

The hospice's chief executive, Ann-Marie Kelly, expressed profound gratitude for the "transformational gift," noting it will directly aid future patients. She praised the staff's compassion and highlighted how their services inspire such heartfelt gestures of appreciation, enabling others to benefit from the same level of care.