Stories - Trinity Hospice

I do as much as I can for the hospice. I throw myself into anything (work permitting) because of the incredible way they looked after my mum, and our family, back in 1997. Mum was diagnosed the year before. She’d had kidney cancer which was treated and we thought that was the end of it. […]

Stories - Trinity Hospice

Emma was a fit and healthy 42-year-old who lived for her five children and her family. She was beautiful. A wonderful mother, a great friend and partner and the perfect daughter. It was hard to watch her in the end, despite over 12 years working for the hospice. But she went with such dignity. She […]

Stories - Trinity Hospice

Volunteering, so good for you and others too …. As we mark National Volunteers Week (1-7 June) I’ve been reflecting on my own volunteering journey, why I do it, what I get out of it and ultimately what I’ve learned from it to encourage others to volunteer too, so here goes …. I think from […]

Stories - Trinity Hospice

Lee was always so outgoing, and always wanted to help people. He was so selfless and very giving. After he died, I knew we would do something in his memory to give something back to the hospice for everything it gave to us. The amazing nurses at Trinity looked after us both when Lee’s health […]

Stories - Trinity Hospice

Chris was in Trinity Hospice for five days. That’s not a long time, but for us, it was a lifetime. After caring for him – doing everything for him – for five months, in those five days I was his wife again. I could finally cherish our moments together, knowing they were limited. We’d had […]

Stories - Trinity Hospice

Ellie loved her grandma – she was like a second mum to her right from when Ellie was a baby. They were so close. For as long as Ellie has known, her grandma was poorly. She had chronic emphysema, chronic kidney disease and type two diabetes. But Ellie was always there, helping her and caring […]