Southwest Children’s hospice
At Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) we are absolutely committed to making the most of short and precious lives. The care offered at each of our hospices is not simply about medical and nursing care for sick children, but about enriching the lives of children and their families.
Families talk about the ‘treasure chest’ of precious memories they build to carry into the future… a future which will, sadly, be without their much loved child or children.
Children’s Hospice South West was founded in 1991 by Eddie and Jill Farwell after they experienced for themselves the urgent need for hospice care for children in the South West. Their 2 eldest children, Katie and Tom, had life-limiting illnesses and they had to travel over 4 hours, from their home in North Devon to Helen House in Oxford, then the country’s only children’s hospice.