I have been volunteering in the Orangery cafe on a Wednesday since September since I started sixth form college. I applied as I thought this would be a great opportunity to develop my skills of working as part of a team. I was particularly interested in working for the hospice as I am interested in …
How I became a volunteer with the family support team at St Mary’s Hospice … I became involved with St Mary’s Hospice because someone I know in the town (Grange-over-Sands) where I live, talked to me about her experience as a volunteer and about how happy she was to be able to help people who …
I have been a volunteer at St Mary’s Hospice for about a month now; however it is something I have wanted to do for many years. The reason I wanted to volunteer was to give something back to the Hospice for the wonderful, caring, medical and emotional support they gave my Mam in 2003. They …
Here’s Janet our Living Well Volunteer, sharing her story.
Here’s John and Otis the PAT dog sharing their volunteering story at St Mary’s
We understand that life-shortening illnesses affect not only the patient, but also their network of family, friends and carers. Our Family and Bereavement Support Service provides psychological, emotional and spiritual support for patients throughout their illness and for their families and carers, leading up to and following bereavement. People may need varying levels of help …
“Immediately after retiring I decided to volunteer for the Hospice without actually knowing the extent of wonderful services which provide to the community. The application process was extremely straight forward and the training and advice provided by the staff was excellent. I have now been driving over 2 years for Living Well sessions and love …
I would like to tell you about my Mum Shirley, who passed away at St Mary’s on 15th May 2018 after a short but hard battle with cancer. As soon as mum was given her terminal diagnosis, she wanted to be at the hospice. . I think it says a lot that Mum actually requested …
CHOOSING St Mary’s Hospice as one of the beneficiaries of Jo’s Appeal was a no-brainer. The Hospice at Home team did a fantastic job in caring for my wife in the final weeks before her death from ovarian cancer in August 2015, aged 38. It was humbling to see Solveig and her colleagues at work, …
My work with St Mary’s Hospice began in 2016 when I helped design the posters for St Mary’s Paws For Thought fundraising dog walk. Since then I have been involved in many marketing and retail projects to enhance the creativity and design. I have donated my skills and time to St Mary’s for free, which …
