An artist has praised the care his daughter received at a Reading hospice after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Peter Driver, from Mortimer near Reading, is selling a limited-edition print to raise funds for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, who provided end of life care for Alice before she died aged 28.

Some of the money will also be donated to Reading Refugee Support Group where she was a volunteer.

The news comes as a Sue Ryder charity shop which funds the hospice was burgled last weekend.

“The nurses and care staff were just phenomenal - so wonderful and caring. It was the best possible place for Alice to be and we will always be very grateful for the care she received and for the people who looked after her.”

Alice was diagnosed when she was 19 and in her first year of university. A Sue Ryder nurse visited her at home and then in the hospice for the last six weeks of her life.

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“It was a long journey with lots of treatment over the next nine years. The tumour was slow-growing but relentless and Alice died in June 2019,” said Peter.

From his studio in Sulhamstead, Peter created a piece of art using the oldest form of printmaking, woodcut, in which a design is carved into the surface of a wooden block.

Ink is then applied to the surface of the woodblock and transferred to paper using a press. You can find the prints here.

Reading Chronicle: A print made by Peter Driver to raise money for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, Reading A print made by Peter Driver to raise money for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, Reading

Community Fundraiser at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice Georgia Thornton said: “We are so grateful to Peter for selling these wonderful prints to raise vital funds for causes that are so special to his family.

“Every pound raised will help us continue to be there when it matters for people in our local community, and fill last days with love.”

Each print costs £44.96, which includes a £15 donation to each charity and an additional free woodcut print featuring the phrase ‘I’m glad you’re alive!’