Hywel Dda Health Charities on Thomas family fundraiser for Glangwili Hospital

This Saturday, eight members of the same family will be taking on the Welsh Three Peaks challenge to raise money for the Intensive Care Unit at Glangwili Hospital in memory of a much-loved husband and father.

The Thomas family of Llanwrda plans to scale Snowdon in the north, Cadair Idris in mid Wales and Pen y Fan in the south.

Sue Thomas and her family have pledged to raise £10,000 in a year to say thank you for the care received by her husband Meirion, who sadly passed away in March last year from sepsis at the age of 57.

Sue is being supported by their three sons, sales manager Chris, 10; sales representative Aled, 27 and 21-year-old student Sion, at their family home, a 252-acre, mixed beef and sheep farm.

The family has already raised a fantastic £8, 916 and Sue said she would like to thank everyone who has donated so far.

If you would like to donate, you can do so here: http://www.justgiving.com/Sue-Thomas26.

Sue, a bank cashier and florist, said: “The Three Peaks will be a challenge but farming keeps me fit.

“The whole family has been devastated by the passing of my husband Meirion. He was a loving husband and caring father to his three boys.

“Meirion was taken to Glangwili Hospital, to ICU, where he received the most wonderful care anyone could have wished for.

“We are raising money for the Intensive Care Unit to say thank you for everything they did. We will always be truly grateful for the care he received.”

Sue said it had been an emotional year for the family. “Chris has a baby boy Rhodri, born on 16th June; Aled got married to Gemma on 10th July and Sion is studying rural estates and land management at Harper Adams University,” she added.

Nicola Llewelyn, Head of Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, said they were very grateful to the Thomas family for their year of fundraising.

““The support of our local communities enables us to provide services over and above what the NHS can provide in the three counties of Hywel Dda and we are extremely grateful for every donation we receive,” said Nicola.