Stories
Read stories from patients, families, staff and volunteers about their experiences with Rennie Grove
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Tom’s story
“I am so wedded to the organisation; it is part of my persona.”
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Maureen’s story
"It was really, really hard work to get the hospice off the ground in the first place, but it was so needed because there was such a lack of provision. We had brilliant camaraderie between the nurses, and you just met the most amazing families and patients.”
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Doreen’s story
“It's an incredible privilege to be the person that someone shares their story with.”
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Nigel’s story
“I was worried about how we were going to fund it, because it was difficult to secure funds to pay for the running costs - nurses wages, oxygen and operating costs etc. But we did it!”
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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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