Stories
Read stories from patients, families, staff and volunteers about their experiences with Rennie Grove
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Gyongyi and Thomas’ Story
“Without the care and support from Rennie Grove Peace Hospice, Gyongyi wouldn’t have been able to die in her own bed in our lovely woodland home - a place she felt comfortable and happy.”
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Joan’s story
“I remember one woman saying to me at the day hospice ‘When I’m here, I’m the person I want to be’. She explained that we saw her as a person and not just as her cancer diagnosis.”
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Gill’s story
Gill helped steer the Peace Hospice through its first crucial years when the Peace Hospice Appeal began in 1991.
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Lottie’s story
“We ran ‘Tuesday Club’ every week. It was a lovely community and it felt like a family.”
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Mary’s story
“We were all volunteers who could see a need for extra care for patients who were very unwell.”
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Audrey’s story
“The Watford community and its people have always been the power behind the hospice, making it what it is today.”
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Noel’s story
“We were at the heart of the hospice at home movement. It was a completely untapped way of caring for patients and it felt like we were part of history in the making.”
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Moira’s story
“It all started with five nurses in our front room who passionately believed in a better way to care for people when they needed it most.”
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Mary’s story
“It began with small steps and meetings held by the volunteers in people’s homes.”
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Delia’s story
“I feel I watched a miracle in progress”
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Jeremy’s story
“I was one of three GPs who helped look after the patients out-of-hours in the new Inpatient Unit.”
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Rowena’s story
“Iain Rennie Hospice at Home is written through me like a stick of rock.”
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