In loving memory

Very sadly Marian Forsyth, (aged 42), passed away at Dr Grays Hospital in Elgin on Sunday July 25th 2010. Marian had a very short, but brave battle with Sarcoma. She had suffered from Neurofibromatosis (NF) all her life but in early May 2010 it was discovered that one of her many NF lumps had changed state. She was diagnosed with a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour (MPNST) which resisted both intense chemotherapy & radiotherapy.

Marian was a very loving wife to Colin for 20 years and a devoted mother to Caitlin for 18 years, daughter to Dave & Elaine and sister to Niall, Callum & Andrew. Marian had 4 nephews and a niece, but sadly never got the opportunity to meet her youngest nephew.

Donations in Marian’s memory have been made to MacMillan Support, Cancer Research and a £410 donation to Friends of ANCHOR.

"During her two week long visits to Ward 17, Marian always put on a brave face and embraced her treatment with her normal positive and bubbly nature. Marian & I both appreciated greatly the support from Dr. Bissett and his team. Thank you to all of the staff on Ward 17 who made Marian’s journey as painless as possible. Special thanks to the nurse who on first admission, realising it was Marian’s 42nd birthday, organised a cake for her. Our family would also like to thank the local GPs, the staff in Dr Grays Wards 5 & 7, The Moray Resource Centre, The Oaks palliative care centre and most of all the MacMillan Nurses, who we could not have done without. Thank you all."

Colin Forsyth & family

Very sadly Allan Cherry passed away on the 12th June 2010 (aged 56) in Ward 16 of the ANCHOR unit. Allan was diagnosed with lymphoma in June last year (2009). He very bravely took everything in his stride, always staying positive, as was his nature. He was an inspiration to his wife, Maggie and to their three children; Steven, Fiona and Laura. He was married for 28 very happy years and his death has been a huge loss to all of his family and friends. Maggie and the children would like to thank the devoted staff in Ward 16 who Allan had nothing but the highest praise for.

Maggie said; "All of the staff were very supportive and kind to Allan and to us during this difficult time and we would like to thank them. £900 was collected for Friends of ANCHOR at Allan's funeral service and it was his wish that the charity would benefit from any monies collected.

"Allan is gone from our home, but never from our hearts".

Maggie, Steven, Fiona & Laura Cherry

Very sadly Mrs. Elsie Christie passed away in Ward 16 of the ANCHOR unit on June 2nd 2010 from Leukaemia. Her family wanted to donate the sum of £717.91, which was raised from generous donations made at her funeral service which was held in Finzean Church.

Elsie was a very loving wife to Jim and a devoted mother to her four sons, David, Neil, Stuart and Kevin and their families. She doted on her seven grand children and is sadly missed by them all as well as by her many friends.

 

"During her final weeks, which were mainly spent in Ward 16, we all really appreciated the excellent care and kindness both she and the family recieved from all of the staff at the ANCHOR unit. We know she always enjoyed the banter she had with the staff and we are so very grateful to them for all their help and support". 

Jim Christie & family

Margaret Redford, from Keith, sadly passed away in Ward 17, in the ANCHOR unit on Saturday 27 March 2010 after a long battle with cancer, which she fought bravely and without complaint. She spent a week in hospital before she died surrounded by love from her daughters, Yvonne, Alison, and Sarah together with her dear husband, Neil by her bedside.

Margaret was a very loving wife and a devoted mother to her three girls. She was also a doting nannie to her four grandchildren, Amy, Leah, Ryan and Ellie, and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her. A collection was held at Margaret's funeral service and £1,500  was collected which has now been donated to Friends of ANCHOR.

Neil and his family would like to thank all the staff at the ANCHOR unit for their support and great kindness shown to them and to his beloved wife during her illness. They would also like to thank everyone for their cards, letters and calls and for donating so much money in memory of Margaret.

Following a brief but brave battle against stomach and oesophageal cancer, very sadly Ethel Murchie (aged 69) passed away on Monday, 8 March 2010. Ethel was the darling wife of Allan and adored Mum to Graham, Raymond and Gail. Ethel loved life and lived for her family and particularly her young grandchildren  Zoe, Clark and Amy who adored their Grandma. Ethel will be missed hugely by all her family and her many friends. During her illness, Ethel spent many weeks in the care of the dedicated and professional medical and nursing staff of Ward 17 ANCHOR Unit. A collection was held at Ethel's funeral service and a total of £530 was raised for Friends of ANCHOR. Ethel's family wish to express their appreciation to all who contributed.

 

 

Very sadly Lorraine Gordon passed away on Saturday 20 February 2010. Lorraine was a very unique and special lady, colourful, challenging and at times opinionated but always loving and full of fun with a huge personality which will certainly be missed by all who knew her, liked her and of course loved her. She was a very proud mum of her beautiful daughter, Nicola and a loving sister to Sandra and devoted daughter. Sandra wanted to thank everyone in Ward 16 at the ANCHOR unit who took such great care of  her sister during her illness. She also wanted to thank everyone who attended Lorraine's service and to let them know a total of £499.58 was collected and has now been donated to Friends of ANCHOR in Lorraine's memory.

In loving memory of the late Neil McWilliam, of Durno near Inveuruie, who very sadly passed away in January 2010 after a long, long fight against NSC lung cancer. His wife, Sally-Anne wanted to thank all the ANCHOR unit staff, in particular Dr. Nicolson and her team, for all their special care and support of her husband over the years. She also wanted to thank all their family members and many friends who were so generous and donated £600 to Friends of ANCHOR at Neil's funeral service.

In memory of Dawn Philip, Peterculter, Aberdeen, a beautiful much loved daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many. Her parents Stan and Jean have made a very generous donation to Friends of ANCHOR which will enable the charity to fund the purchase of a special high-tech air-flow mattress for ANCHOR patients. We would like to thank them both for their thoughtfulness and kindness which is very much appreciated.

Pictured: The late Dawn Philip who always shone brightly and is greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.

 

In memory of the late Captain Alan Veale, a very loving husband, wonderful father and good friend to so many, £750 was collected at his memorial service and kindly donated by his wife Sheila and their son Toby,(pictured) to Friends of ANCHOR.

Thank you to all their family members, friends and Alan's work colleagues for all their support and generosity.

A total of £1,246.73 was collected in memory of the late John Ross from Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, a very fitting tribute to a very well respected, liked and loved man. His wife, Caroline and their family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to the collection. Friends of ANCHOR would also like to thank all John's family and his friends for their generosity and support which is very much appreciated.