A MONEY-spinning event to help asthma patients cared for by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is taking place in memory of a grandmother.

Rehana Nazir was 68 when she died in November 2013 while on her way home from a holiday in Pakistan.

The severe asthmatic’s condition deteriorated over the last few years of her life and she was treated in the ICU department at University Hospital of North Tees after once becoming seriously ill.

Her daughter, Nasreen Younis, is holding a raffle to raise money for the local NHS Trust’s Respiratory Fund.

The 36-year-old said: “She was a smart, clever and ‘full of life’ character who was loved by all from little kids to elderly people and from all walks of life.

“We lost our father at a young age so mum spent 20 years without him bringing us up - she dedicated all her energy, time and effort to us."

Cuddly toy Easter ‘chicks’, chocolates, toiletries, and hampers can be won by purchasing tickets costing £1 a strip by email from nasreen.nazir8@gmail.com, calling 07814-635717 or alternatively donations can be made via www.justgiving.com/Nasreen-Younis.

Asthma specialist nurse Catherine Hodge from the University Hospital of North Tees, said: “Nasreen’s mum was a lovely lady who we got to know very well during her illness. It is really lovely of her to fund raise for our service in her mum’s memory.”