With the eternal news-cycle being about the global flu, we really need different, uplifting information right now and
thankfully, the BBC provides it.
Using their renown skills, the Journalists at the publicly-funded broadcasting corporation have combined a tale of
female misery with an upbeat animal narrative in order to show that even in the face of a terrible disease, thinking
of our fellow Earth-dwellers shouldn't be too-far away from our thoughts.
Let's just hope there isn't a busy road outside of her house.
"I have lots of poorly hedgehogs walk up from the back gate and collapse at my back door," she said.
Classic... absolute classic comment.
thankfully, the BBC provides it.
Using their renown skills, the Journalists at the publicly-funded broadcasting corporation have combined a tale of
female misery with an upbeat animal narrative in order to show that even in the face of a terrible disease, thinking
of our fellow Earth-dwellers shouldn't be too-far away from our thoughts.
Let's just hope there isn't a busy road outside of her house.
Quote:Terminally ill woman dedicates life to hedgehogs.BBC:
'A woman with terminal cancer has said she is going to dedicate the rest of her life to looking after hedgehogs.
Sue Bonnington, 58, runs a "hedgehog hospital" from her home in Glen Parva, Leicestershire.
The former cancer nurse was herself diagnosed with the illness while training to run the London Marathon in 2017.
Sue and her prickly friends.
She said the animals are in "serious danger" of extinction and caring for them makes her happy.
A "state of Britain's hedgehogs" report, published in 2018, revealed a 30% drop in the number of hedgehogs in
urban areas since 2000. Experts say the animals are struggling with lost habitats, increased competition and traffic.
Ms Bonnington became "fascinated" with hedgehogs when she started volunteering at the Leicestershire Wildlife
Hospital in 2016. After being diagnosed with cancer, she started helping them at her home.
Her patients are brought to her by members of the public and some even go directly to her for help.
"I have lots of poorly hedgehogs walk up from the back gate and collapse at my back door," she said.
In 2017 a tumour was discovered in Ms Bonnington's pelvis. Since then it has spread to her liver and in May she
was told her condition was terminal. "I'm going to dedicate any time I have left to live to looking after these
hedgehogs," she said. "It makes me happy. When I get up in the morning I know I have to look after them."
Ms Bonnington rescued more than 40 hedgehogs in 2019.
She hopes an online fundraising campaign and donations from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will allow
her to buy a large incubator to look after more of the animals and pay vet bills...'
"I have lots of poorly hedgehogs walk up from the back gate and collapse at my back door," she said.
Classic... absolute classic comment.
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