A WEYMOUTH man’s dying wishes have been carried out by his friends and family.

Bob Addison’s nearest and dearest have donated vital equipment to the endoscopy department at Dorset County Hospital as a way of marking the first anniversary of his death.

His widow Kay Addison, from Weymouth, commemorated a year without her beloved husband by helping to continue the legacy of care he received at the Dorchester hospital.

Two medic backpacks will help medical staff to transport equipment on their back while wheeling patients along.

Also benefiting the unit will be a CoaguChek XS Plus, which limits patients’ waits, and a GI tract and stomach models to aid patients’ understanding of the anatomy.

The undisclosed donation to buy the equipment came from cash donated in memory of Bob at his funeral last year.

Kay, 65, said: “So many members of the family have had treatment at the hospital.

“They’ve all benefited from the unit. The nurses there are rushed off their feet all the time.

“They all do such a good job – every time I went there they would be on top of everything in such a short space of time.”

A massive aneurysm caused former cabinet maker Bob’s death at the age of 69 in February 2009 – at the same time he had just been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Kay said: “He hadn’t been given very long to live and he survived seven weeks from his cancer diagnosis.

“When he was taken to the hospital he told me he felt safe there, which was what I needed to hear.

“I went home to get some sleep and got a phone call to say he had passed away.

“He was full of praise for the hospital and he was comfortable there.”

Dad-of-three Bob, who was also a grandfather, ran the Lanehouse Equitation Centre in Chickerell with his business partner Yvonne Kennard.

He won awards for his show jumping when he was in the Army.

Kay, who has since become a partner in the stables, said: “Bob is very much missed. Our regular customers here have been a great help and a support. I’m still taking each day as it comes.”