Now we must throw Wheatfields Hospice a lifeline as it faces battle for survival - YEP says

Over the last four decades Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice has made a profound impact and difference to so many families across Leeds.

By Yorkshire Evening Post

Published 7th Apr 2020, 06:00 BST

Rugby League legend Jamie Peacock MBE was appointed as the very first ambassador at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice.

It has offered a glimmer of hope to those who have reached out during their darkest moments in the depths of despair.

Above all, it has been a crucial lifeline to help support those dealing with grief and bereavement.

But now it is calling on our city as it faces its own battle for survival.

Hospices like Wheatfields rely on the generosity of others to help offer crucial funding.

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This unfolding financial crisis now poses a real risk of having an impact on the sector’s ability to treat the terminally ill, and help those relatives left behind.

The hospice has a very special place in this city’s heart and our front page sums it up. It would be simply unthinkable if it was forced to close.

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