Donations made to Dungannon respite unit

by Q Radio News

Five televisions and a DVD player have been donated to a respite home in Dungannon.

They've been given to Woodlawn House by the family of a woman who passed away this year after being cared for there.

Edith Shannon's relatives said they wanted to say thank you to staff for looking after her.

The family said: “After we lost Eddie we wanted to thank all the staff at Woodlawn House who had looked after Eddie over the years during the time she spent there on respite. We are extremely grateful for their care, support and friendship shown towards Eddie - and us as a family.

“We organised donations in lieu of flowers and a proportion of a family fundraiser we organised went towards the donated items.

"We would like to thank everyone including family, friends and neighbours who donated not only the flowers but to the fundraiser. We hope the donated items bring lots of entertainment to all the service users over the coming years.”

The staff at Woodlawn House thanked the Whylie family and said: “Edith will continue to be remembered within Woodlawn House. We will look for Edith in the Rainbows.”