Legacy of an ‘incredible woman’ who touched the lives of many in Storrington

Liz Greenfield - whose family have been prominent business owners in the village for centuries - died on Friday February 1, just weeks after being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer.

Liz, 62, owned and ran the Storrington sewing shop Sew Something for the past five years. Now her customers, friends and family have pledged to fulfill her final wishes of creating and making special fabric bags to help other cancer patients.

The bags are used as covers for medical syringe drivers which provide patients with 24-hour medication and allow them to move around more freely while attached to the drivers.

Liz’s daughter Lorraine Coram said a lot of people were now making the bags. “It’s really exciting and a legacy that mum wanted to leave.”

She said Liz herself had benefitted massively from using a bag. “For the short time she had to wear it, the syringe driver bag was an absolute godsend. It gave her dignity and the ability to move about without the machine and her illness being on show.”

Now a huge wave of public support in Storrington has seen an ‘amazing’ number of people making their own bags to hand over to hospices and hospitals in memory of Liz. “Mum would be smiling from ear to ear,” said Lorraine.