Annemarie Thomas raised nearly £17,000 for a health board in Wales in memory of her brother.
David Lewis, 54, died last year; he had been diagnosed with cancer for the first time when he was 16
Annmarie Thomas, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, raised nearly £17,000 for an NHS charity in memory of her brother David Lewis.The 54-year-old farmer, known locally as Dai Coed Cyw, died of lung cancer last year. He spent his final days at Ty Bryngwyn hospice in Llanelli. "In his words, he was blessed with an extra 36 years, and he asked me to promise him that we would continue to raise money after his death."
They do not fund statutory or mandatory services and activities, but help with what they describe as "the extras", such as equipment and the improvement of the environment.David's nephew Lewis Thomas, 14, joined the fundraising for Ty Bryngwyn by selling hand-knitted Easter chicks made by the local Women's Institute and chocolate at a supermarket in Pontyberem.
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