A WOMAN is to tackle a sponsored walk in aid of a hospice which transformed the quality of her mother’s life.

Karen Dobson noticed a marked improvement in her mother Anne Nixon’s health after she began visiting St Cuthbert’s Hospice, in Durham City, in December.

Mrs Nixon, 65, from Bearpark, near Durham City, had suffered two heart attacks and her condition worsened in March last year.

Mrs Dobson, from Ushaw Moor, said: “Apart from her frequent trips to hospital, mum wasn’t able to leave her house for nine months.

“But, within a few days at the hospice, she was literally glowing. It was an astonishing improvement.”

Mrs Nixon said: “I can’t put into words how much the hospice has helped me. I feel like a person again.

Knowing that I can go back there in a few months will keep me going.”

Mrs Dobson will take part in the ladiesonly Midnight Walk, for the hospice, on Saturday, June 19, at Aykley Heads, Durham.

Organisers hope 1,000 women will take up the challenge.

Registration costs £10. For more details, call Rachel Jobson on 0191-386-1170 or visit stcuthbertshospice.

com The closing date for entries is Sunday, May 23.