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Eddie Atter, attending a clinic at Lindsey Lodge Hospice
Hospice care stories

How hospices make a difference: Eddie's story

When Scunthorpe United FC fan 65-year old Eddie Atter went to watch his team play away to Bristol Rovers in February 2018, his life changed forever.
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Alice Toseland, who was cared for by Nottinghamshire Hospice
Hospice care stories

How hospices make a difference: Alice

Alice Toseland, aged 80 from Nottinghamshire, was given just a few weeks to live when she learnt that her kidney cancer had spread.
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News

Delivering end of life care in prison

Specialist nurse atSt Luke’s Hospice Martin Thomas tells us about improving end of life care for inmates at Dartmoor Prison.
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Mohamed Omer, co-founder of Gardens of Peace
Dying Matters

We speak to Mohamed Omer, co-founder of Gardens of Peace

Gardens of Peace co-founder Mohamed Omer tells us how death and dying is approached in Muslim communities.
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Lucy Watts MBE with her dog
News

Lucy Watts MBE on the gaps in care for young adults

Lucy Watts MBE tells us about the difficulties she faced getting the care she needed as she transitioned from childhood to adulthood.
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Gay couple getting married with confetti celebration
Equality

A gay man’s perspective of opening up hospice care

A volunteer at St Catherine’s Hospice in Preston has spoken about his experience of the charity after his husband was diagnosed with renal cancer.
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