Narraghmore actor raising funds for hospice cuddle bed

If you have been to the Narraghmore Drama Society's presentation of Widows' Paradise in Kilcullen this week, you'll know that the funds raised are going towards the purchase of a cuddle bed for St Brigid's Hospice on the Curragh, writes Brian Byrne. 

The charity choice is because one of the actors, Helen Lambe, pictured above with her son, lost her husband Cianan 13 years ago after a short battle with cancer, at the young age of 48. He spent the last five weeks of his life in the hospice, and Helen stayed every night with him, but had to sleep on a mat on the floor as the hospital bed was too narrow for her to lie beside him.

"Cuddle beds didn't exist 13 years ago, but they do now," she says on her GoFundMe page raising money for the provision of one. "They provide families with that physical connection when it matters most."

If you weren't able to make it to the show—the three nights were sold out—you can contribute at the GoFundMe page. 

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