My Father pictured with Rue (Reach Child) sadly passed away from Dementia in June 2023. It was only after, when making the funeral arrangements listening to his wishes I was made aware he had asked for any donations at the funeral service to be given to Reach Charity.
My Father had tackled many medical issues throughout his life stemming some 30 years of major operations and would often make him very depressed. When Rue arrived it was as if he had a new lease of life and something to stay around for and as I understand around his 1st Birthday in 2015, my parents decided to adjust their Wills to make this contribution to Reach upon their passing.
This picture will always hold a special memory with me on Rue’s 1st Birthday as it was the making of a great relationship that flourished and my father never had any worries about his arm as he could see how well supported we all were from Reach from day dot.