Patrick Frankum (2 Jan 1951 - 9 Apr 2023)

Patrick Alexander Frankum

On 9th April 2023, peacefully passed away at The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, aged 72 years, of Week St Mary. Loving Husband to Helen, much loved Dad to Justin & Zoë, and a very dear Grandad.

Funeral Service at The Glynn Valley Crematorium, Bodmin, on Wednesday 10th May at 11:30am. Family flowers only, donations may be given in Pat’s memory to the ‘Critical Care Unit Healing Garden’ Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity, by retiring collection or c/o Denise Wellington Funeral Services, Thornelea, St Anne’s Hill, Bude, Cornwall. EX23 0LT. Tel: 01288 359277. Or direct to the Charity through the JustGiving link on the right hand side of this page.

What is the 'Critical Care Unit Healing Garden'?....

"A healing garden will be life changing for our Critical care patients. Early rehabilitation in critical illness has shown to be incredibly important. Inside a Critical Care Unit, patients can lose all sense of time and place as day blends into night, and they stare at the same four walls for weeks on end. Our garden will be a place for healing and rehabilitation, not only physical but for the mental and emotional self too. Smelling different scents, the sound of the breeze through the leaves and maybe some water features. It gives people a grounding and a reminder of what they have to aim for to keep them pushing through their recovery and rehabilitation. There is no truer saying than the Healing power of nature and no more so than in Cornwall where our patients are used to the outdoor life and being surrounded by this beauty daily. We want to make sure being in critical care doesn’t take that opportunity away from our patients for long. Please help us with a donation and make the garden a reality for our patients in Cornwall".