"Hello, please let me introduce myself, my name is Sandi Adams.

We are trying to raise £50,000 to open a room in a hospice that is presently being built in the grounds of Pilgrim Hospital. Each room costs £50,000 to equip and I have pledged to fund one room. Now the reason why I'm involved, my son Nick Adams was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer back in 2006 aged 24. During his illness he was in a great deal of pain and the local hospice couldn't manage his pain adequately. We were advised a hospice would be the best place for him to get it under control and help him mentally come to terms with his fate. The nearest Hospice to us in Skegness was St Barnabas in Lincoln which we had to wait two weeks before there was a bed as they cover a huge area. Once in the hospice, the level of care was totally different to a hospital and his pain was soon bearable. The down side was that his family and friends had a 90 mile round trip to visit him, draining both time and money. The other downside was that all the care we came across was based on older age groups and being only 24 he found it really frustrating. He asked me to promise that, after he died, I would do my best to improve the care of younger terminally ill patients and he had a vision of a room designed and equipped for people around his age. Obviously we wouldn't keep a room empty awaiting younger patients and would be used for all ages but it would be there when needed. This is where you come in and all the wonderful people who have supported us in the three years since his death to fundraise. This year the hospice build will be completed and I now need to ensure that the funds are available and ready. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart on behalf of myself and my son for your help in raising this money. Thank you, Sandi Adams."