Poignant choir wish hits all the right notes for terminally ill Nettie

A TERMINALLY ill woman who "never thought" she'd be able to perform with her beloved choir has reunited with friends to perform at Cardiff Castle - thanks to an incredible group of volunteers.

- ELLIE GOSLEY

Annette “Nettie” Burtenshaw, from Penarth, was transported by off-duty ambulance workers from the University Hospital of Wales to perform with the Rock Choir at a City Hospice event last Sunday.

Nettie, who was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2021, and later bone cancer, was able to give a rousing performance on August 10, thanks to a Welsh Ambulance Service initiative that helps patients at the end of life have a memory-making last journey to their favourite destination.

Nettie said it was “amazeballs” to be the 100th patient of the Wish Ambulance.

After the performance at the Forever Flowers Celebration of Life event at the castle, the 64-year-old said: “I can’t put into words how much it meant to perform again with the choir, and the look on their faces when I turned up and surprised them in my uniform and with my flag was just like ‘wow’.