I have been volunteering at St Mary’s Hospice for several months now. Having some free time on my hands, I looked in to volunteering. I wanted to apply to St Mary’s Hospice as I was keen to support it as a charity which provides essential support and services to the local community. My role is …
Hannah is St Mary’s guest blogger. She is also a writer and poet, who has won a number of high profile awards for her work. She’s hoping to break down misconceptions surrounding hospice care, and encourage those who are seriously ill to try hospice services – because they aren’t just for those at the end …
In 2014, I sadly lost my Nana Ada to a short battle with cancer. When I was little my Nana’s freezer was full of ice lollies, homemade apple pie and blackberry picking over the back wall. There was piano playing, very bad drawing, draughts and dancing often. As I grew up she was my greatest …
I had the pleasure of attending the Living Well Course at St Mary Hospice in Autumn 2017. In 2014, I was diagnosed with a condition called Axonal Sensorimotor Peripheral Neuropathy. It is a genetic condition which causes the core (the Axone) of my peripheral nerves to die from my extremities back over. The most significant …
Without the support of our local community, we would not be able to provide specialist care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, free of charge. Thomas Crossley and his close friend Gwen Hayward make regular donations that help to pay for the care that we provide. Thomas lives in Ulverston and has just …
In October 2016, my brother Richard, known to everyone as Fud, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. After 6 months of gruelling chemotherapy and an operation to remove a section of his large intestine, he was given the all clear. Sadly, in December 2017, a second tumour had to be removed. The diagnosis remained positive as …
Denise is the Head of Housekeeping for St Mary’s Hospice. The Housekeeping Team work 365 days a year to cover the whole hospice and Living Well Centre with the main focus on our In-Patient Unit (IPU). Denise loves her job, and has worked here for since 2004. She is very proud of St Mary’s and …
In my previous job I was always heavily involved with the Companies Charity Committee and I learned early on that any time we raised funds for the Hospice we saw a surge in money from the local community. Everyone had a story of how the Hospice had helped them or a friend and people’s generosity …
I am a Hospice at Home nurse and work in the community, but based at the hospice. I have been working here since 1989 starting as a bank nurse before getting a permanent job on the in-patient unit in 1995. I chose to work at St Mary’s as I’ve been interested in palliative nursing since …
Arriving at St Mary’s Hospice in the middle of January 2013 I immediately ran into heavy snow over several weeks and have memories of frequent worried conversations about whether nurses would be able to get in and out of work or not. At one point we had Mountain Rescue delivering Hospice at Home nurses in …
