Since we launched the recent fundraiser, your support has been absolutely AMAZING! Thank you SO much!
And we are nearly there! With one more push, we will have the legal costs that are needed to bring Myrtle's case for access to vital care & support!
With Myrtle and her daughter Mary having lost Mary's husband Dave during the pandemic, they simply cannot survive on the meagre pension they receive and due to Myrtle's immigration situation cannot claim vital state support - even though Mary and Dave have paid taxes in the UK.
To see Mary & Myrtle facing destitution is heartbreaking.
But with YOUR kind help, we can submit an application for Myrtle to receive the vital help she needs.
Once again, thank you SO much for donating and for sharing the fundraiser! You are life savers!
Background
In May last year, Mary’s husband of 33 years, Dave, passed away. Dave was an incredibly caring, brave and wonderful husband and son-in-law to Myrtle.
During the Pandemic, despite suffering from debilitating Parkinson’s, he worked part time as a frontline worker, a supermarket cashier, and supported the family financially and emotionally.
As a result of his death and the loss of his financial support to the household, Mary and Myrtle have fallen on hard times and are facing destitution.
Yet, even though Mary is a British citizen and Myrtle is in need of her care, Mary isn’t allowed to claim carer’s allowance because of Myrtle’s immigration situation. And Myrtle cannot get any additional home care as her health is getting worse.
With YOUR support, we can challenge this so that both Myrtle and Mary can get the necessary support.
Your kind donations have saved Myrtle in the past from being sent back to South Africa.
Now your donations are helping so that she can live out her days in dignity with the support she needs.