A heartfelt ceremony took place at Burnley General Hospital, celebrating the renaming of a room on the central birth suite in honour of Marysia Swiatczak. The newly named Daisy Suite, used for twin and pre-term births, commemorates Marysia's 20 years of dedicated service before she died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). The disease is described as a rare and fatal condition that affects the brain.
It causes brain damage that worsens rapidly over time. Opening of the Daisy Suite at Burnley General Hospital (Image: ELHT) Chosen for its special connection to Marysia, Daisy being her birth flower and a symbol of love, beauty, and fertility, the Daisy Suite was officially unveiled by Marysia’s husband, Joe, and her children, Dominic, Harry, and Alisha. Marysia Swiatczak (Image: Joseph Swiatczak) They revealed a plaque in her memory, joined by chief nurse Pete Murphy and head of midwifery Tracy Thompson from East Lancashire Hospitals Trust.
Lisa Wareing-Ellis, a midwife involved in the project, spoke after the ceremony: “Marysia would be overwhelmed that a room has been named in her memory. “We all really miss Marysia. She was deeply respected and loved, not only by everyone here at Lancashire Women’s and Newborn Centre but also by the hundreds of families she supported over the last two decades.
“The Daisy Suite is a truly fitting tribute to such a wonderful person.” The ceremony was a poignant reminder of Marysia's lasting impact on both her colleagues and the count.