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Date of release: 2nd October 2024
Widow’s heart care donation
A generous widow has made a donation from the heart to Wolverhampton’s Cardiology Unit after the “exemplary” care her late husband received.
Kim Bradburn visited The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Charity with a donation of £1055.04 as a thank you after her husband Paul died in July.
Paul, a former roofer had been under the care of Dr Sanjiv Petkar (Consultant Cardiologist/Lead for Electrophysiology and Devices) and Lydia Bradley (Cardiac Rhythm Management Service Lead Physiologist), at New Cross Hospital for the past 18 years.
He had a lifesaving defibrillator fitted in 2013 and an additional wire added in 2014.
He had some challenging times with his health and started to receive palliative care at one stage – before managing to pull through.
Paul had received several procedures whilst being a patient including cauterisation on three occasions.
Kim said: “Paul changed over the years with his illness, and he was frustrated that he could no longer work as a roofer.
“However, no one ever gave up on him at the hospital. Even the day he died on the Respiratory Ward, he had a hole in two chambers of his heart and pneumonia. The team told him they would do everything to get him through and close the hole in his heart; the care was exemplary.”
Dr Petkar said: “It was a privilege looking after Paul.
“He was such a lovely gentleman who had a great personality and would brighten up your day even when he was so poorly. He always had a joke to share. I have a lot of admiration for Kim also for supporting him through the difficult times she’s faced.”
Lydia added: “It has been a privilege to look after Paul. I will miss him in clinic, he always made me laugh and I can remember being part of the team undertaking his first implant 18 years ago, a lovely man”.
More than 200 people attended Paul’s funeral which included family, friends and colleagues he had worked with over the years.
The collections raised from the funeral will be donated to the Cardiology Unit as a ‘thank you’ from the family.
A donation of post it notes for nurses to use was also made by Paul’s niece Kelly who owns Rainbow Office Supplies in Wolverhampton with her husband. Kelly also wrote a poem which was included at the funeral.
Amanda Winwood, Charity Development Manager said: “Thank you to Kim for this donation. It was so lovely to hear how loved Paul was and that he received great care at our Trust.”
