We support people living through the challenges of life-changing illness. We support people in our residential and day centres, day clinics, in the community or at home. We help people affected by cancer, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, stroke, brain injury and life changing illnesses.

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Balaka, Malawi

Kwende, 4 years old

Kwende is a cheeky four-year-old with a huge smile. He loves running around and playing with his friends. But when Sue Ryder in Malawi met Kwende, two years ago, he could hardly move.

Kwende was born with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects his movement and left him in a lot of pain. He could not sit up, or even hold his head up, as his muscles were too weak. Kwende receives regular physiotherapy sessions with Sue Ryder, which are followed up by exercises with his mum who receives training from the Sue Ryder physiotherapists. These sessions have significantly improved Kwende's mobility. He runs up to meet the Sue Ryder staff when they visit and he is always excited to see them.

Albania

Besian

Besian was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 44. To receive treatment he needed to move with his family from his rural village to Albania's capital, Tirana. Sadly the treatment did not work and he started to receive end of life care from Sue Ryder Albania.

Besian, his wife and two young children, were living in a small 1 bed apartment in Tirana, and his wife found it hard to find employment as well as care for her husband. Sadly their 2 children were also not attending school, having moved away from their home village.

Sue Ryder Albania staff visited Besian weekly for treatment and support, but they also offered advise on where to find work and register the children in a a new school.

Sadly Besian has now passed, but his wife has found employment with the help of Sue Ryder Albania and the children have made new friends in their new school.

Prague, Czech Republic

Mr Rudolf

Mr. Rudolf was born after the First World War ended. In 1942 he was sent to a forced labour camp in Germany. After half a year working in an office he was than changed over to hard labour. He witnessed inhuman treatment and the killing of several people.

After World War Two he met his future wife in Zdeňka. They have been living happily for many years.  In the past few years Marie developed Alzheimer's. It became increasingly difficult for Rudolf to run the household by himself. Their closest relatives were busy with their jobs and were not able to provide the necessary care themselves. 

Mr. Rudolf found out about the Sue Ryder Home and moved there together with his wife. ‘I am so happy that I can continue living with my wife. I have spent all my life with her and cannot live without her. The people helping us here are ever so friendly and considerate’.

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