“I hope that my gift will help people understand the threat that we’re facing now and what our grandchildren will face”Christine, who has made the generous decision to support ANTRUK with a gift in her will.
You can save modern medicine for your children and grandchildren by leaving a gift in your will to Antibiotic Research UK

We are the only charity dedicated to formed specifically to tackle the silent pandemic of antibiotic resistance through research, education and patient support.

By remembering Antibiotic Research UK in your will you will be supporting one of the most important medical issues that faces us – the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance. The future of modern medicine and the antibiotic era is in in the balance unless we all take action now.

Recognition in your will, will help to protect the generations that come after you.

Christine made the generous decision to leave a legacy gift to Antibiotic Research UK after wanting to ensure her gift would have the biggest impact on her grandchildren’s future.

Can you tell me a bit about why you started to support ANTRUK?

In my working life, I was a biochemist and was aware of the wonderful advances made in the treatment of disease. However, it struck me that all of the progress we’ve made will be of no use at all if we don’t have any infection control to go with it

What made you come to the decision to leave a gift in your will to ANTRUK?

Last Summer during the pandemic, my husband and I decided to sit down and write our Wills. I googled antibiotic resistance and found ANTRUK who looked just the job. It was a personal decision to support ANTRUK. I want my money to go to where I think is best.

What would you say to anyone else thinking about leaving a legacy to ANTRUK?

I would say, I was much the same. It’s one of those things that it’s easier to put off to another day and think ‘ We won’t think about that now’. Since my husband was doing it, it gave me the push to do it too. The time comes when you think I really should be doing this, let’s grab the bull by its horns.

Why is it important to you that the issue of antibiotic resistance receives support?

I think for a number of years as a scientist sitting around chatting with fellow scientists, it was apparent that things weren’t going too well in terms of antibiotic resistance. And while there was some twiddling of existing antibiotics, it was clear that this wasn’t enough. It takes an awful lot of time and money to fund the research needed to create new antibiotics, we should be doing this now.

Do you think antibiotic resistance gets the attention it deserves?

No I don’t. After I retired I took up a teaching GCSE students, and while the subject of antibiotics are on the curriculum, I would still hear young mums asking for antibiotics to treat their children’s cold etc. It’s clear that the general public still don’t really understand. I worry that by the time they do, it will be too late.

What do you hope will come from your gift?

I hope that it will contribute to providing new classes of antibiotics which will be strong enough to remain effective for a long time. I also hope that my gift will help to educate and help people understand the threat that we’re facing now and what our grandchildren will face.

If you have already included Antibiotic Research UK in your will, thank you so much.
If you would like to discuss leaving a legacy to ANTRUK, our legacy officer would be delighted to chat to you.
You can email her at kate.fordham@antibioticresearch.org.uk