Practical support

Sean’s garden

In our July newsletter we told you about an appeal we had launched through the local papers to help makeover the garden of young cancer patient, Sean Gold.

Despite having his left leg amputated in a bid to stop the spread of Osteosarcoma (bone cancer), Sean wanted to be able to get outside and play football in his garden. The garden of his family home was, at that time, rough uneven ground on different levels.

But, thanks to the generosity and support of individuals and a huge number of local businesses, Sean’s garden was transformed. The ground was cleared, a new lawn, decking and path were laid, a summer house was put up where he could play pool and garden furniture was purchased. We also installed a giant trampoline for him to play on.

In August, Sean officially opened his new garden and many of those who had contributed towards it came to see the end result.

Sadly, Sean died in October. While he was not able to enjoy his garden for long, we hope he was excited about being involved in the project and spent many hours outside watching the progress and chatting with the team of gardeners.

Sean’s bravery and strength of character will always be remembered by those involved in the project and all who knew him.