at least once before you pass away, if not more, you will enter hospital for treatment. Brighton and Hove has the finest hospital there is, with a strong, dedicated team in all sections, backed by good nurses who care.

I have suffered, over the past four years, not only heart attacks but also lung disease.

The dedication of those responsible for my care has been tremendous. Now this hospital needs your help.

Although money comes from the Government, there is never enough to go round. The heart department is supported by Brighton Heart Support Team, which needs cash to buy very important equipment, as does the chest clinic.

Both these departments are of supreme importance and are run by dedicated people.

Do you know how many folk are taken into hospital without washing facilities, clothes or even combs? These are not supplied by the NHS.

I can assure you I have no axe to grind -my only connection with this hospital is as a very grateful patient whose life has been saved.

I implore you to help by making a donation. You never know what is around the corner -you may be next.

Do you know we have the finest cardiac care unit, with the top surgeons? Let us show we are proud of them.

Contact Brighton Heart Support Group at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Please do it today - tomorrow may be too late.

-L Izzard, Perry Hill, Saltdean