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As a valued volunteer at Myton’s Inpatient Unit, Surjit helps offer Advance Care Planning to patients and their families
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Surjit’s Story: volunteering in Advance Care Planning

Surjit is one of the amazing people who make hospice care what it is. We find out why she volunteers in her local hospice after a rewarding career as a GP.
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We hear from Graham about his volunteer role at Thames Hospice, and how it’s given meaning and fulfilment to the twilight of his gardening career.
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‘It’s like one big family – I love coming in to volunteer at Thames Hospice’

We hear from Graham about his volunteer role at Thames Hospice, and how it’s given meaning and fulfilment to the twilight of his gardening career.
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Little Isla lives with a diagnosis of Gorlin Syndrome and has undergone years of treatment. Her mum, Gemma, tells us how ellenor Hospice make an unbelievable difference to family life.
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'Just brilliant': how one hospice is bringing a smile to 4-year-old Isla

Little Isla lives with a diagnosis of Gorlin Syndrome and has undergone years of treatment. Her mum, Gemma, tells us how ellenor Hospice makes an unbelievable difference to family ...
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Christian, from Honduras, wanted to return home to spend his final days with his mother. Read how North London Hospice pulled out all the stops to help him achieve his dying wish.
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Flying home: how one hospice helped Christian get back to his family

Christian, from Honduras, wanted to return home to spend his final days with his mother. Read how North London Hospice pulled out all the stops to help him achieve his dying wish.
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because Amelia knew the path and progress of her grandad’s disease – which play therapy gave her – she was calm, accepting, and resilient. And able to make those memories with her grandad in the final days and weeks of his life.”
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How play therapy helped 10-year-old Amelia overcome grief

10-year-old Amelia tragically lost both her dad and grandad in quick succession. Play therapy has helped her deal with her experiences of deep grief and bereavement.
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As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse
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Hospice Care in Focus: Putting dying back into living

As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse.
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