Watch 81-year-old's brilliant reaction to family sneaking her favourite brandy into Sussex hospital - just days before she passed away
An 81-year-old broke into fits of laughter after believing her family had smuggled her favourite brandy into hospital - just days before she passed away.
Jennifer Anita Green, known as 'Nanna Jenny,' was receiving end-of-life care at a hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, when the footage was filmed on January 9, 2026.
Jenny, originally from Somerset but a long-term resident of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, had been battling terminal Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for more than a decade and had recently developed pneumonia.
Doctors had told her devastated family she had only days or weeks left and had stopped all active treatment, focusing instead on keeping her comfortable.
One small comfort was brandy - Jenny’s all-time favourite drink.
With doctors’ blessing, her family brought in a bottle and poured her a small glass.
Jennifer’s granddaughter Phoebe Jenner, 26, from Seaford, East Sussex, said: "She found it hilarious and when the bottle popped she got so excited."
On that day, the doctor had taken Phoebe and her family into a room and explained that Jenny was in end-of-life care.
They told them all medical intervention would be stopped and only pain relief would be used to make her comfortable.
Phoebe said: "As we knew she didn’t have long to live, we asked if she could have a small amount of brandy.
"They confirmed she could.
"She had been in hospital for ten days at this point and we wanted her to have some enjoyment in her last few days of life."
To make the moment more fun, the family decided to pretend they had snuck the brandy into hospital.
Phoebe said: "Nanna had said to my brother Alfie, 'Be mischievous with me, please get me a brandy.' So we told her we had smuggled it in."
"She believed it was a mischievous act we had done. We closed the curtains and told her to be quiet as we were being cheeky."
Phoebe added: "We were feeling happy for her and that in her final moments we could fulfil her wish of having a brandy.
"Living in a moment of wanting to enjoy every last minute with her, however she wanted.
"I feel proud we could give her a moment of happiness and cheekiness she so desperately wanted."