Nancy’s wish was to meet her favourite NRL team the Brisbane Broncos
Like many Queenslanders’, Nancy is a proud and passionate Bronco’s supporter, having supported the club since their entry into the NRL in 1988. Her excitement was visible for all to see when she was able to meet the Broncos players and coaching staff, at the wonderful Clive Berghofer Centre in Red Hill, joined by her family, daughter Karen, brother Richard and brother-in-Josh. Sister in-law Kerry and niece Jamie-Lee were unable to attend.
Wearing her finest Broncos shirt and her nails painted in her team colours, she watched the players train, giving them some words of wisdom by telling them they’ve got this season in the bag, and she expects to see them in the finals. Nancy was then treated to a behind the scenes tour of the club before meeting the CEO and telling him what a great job he was doing.
Nancy was given a delightful bag of goodies which were greatly appreciated by the hardcore fan, including a jersey signed by the team. In her element, glowing and ecstatic with each player that came to give her a hug, when asked by Clinical Nurse Escort Carrie-Ann “Is it what you expected it to be?”, Nancy replied through happy tears “It is so much more”.
To top off her experience she was handed a beautiful bunch of yellow flowers by her number one favourite player, Adam Reynolds, which turned her happy tears into a smile and a memory that will last forever.
Thank you to our service partner Redcliffe Hospital Palliative Care Unit and the support of the Brisbane Broncos on this special occasion. Thank you to our wonderful wish team Bethany, Aimee and Carrie-Ann for fulfilling this last wish and Ange Costes photography for creating memories forever for their loved ones.
Ambulance Wish Queensland is proudly supported by the Queensland Government, and we thank the staff and volunteers at both Queensland Health and Queensland Ambulance Service who help our Palliative Care Queensland team to fulfil wishes and create memories.
We would also like to thank our SEQ Hub Local Supporting partners Mingary Care and GQS for their support of Ambulance Wish Queensland’s South-East Queensland Hub.
