Testimonials

The Hospice at Home team receives regular feedback and touching testimonials from families of patients who have been comforted by being able to access hospice at home services. Here are just a selection:

“I could not leave the Island without thanking you first for being there with me on the night my friend died…it really helped me cope with this most difficult of goodbyes.”

“Thank you so much for caring for my mum at home. It enabled my father to be near her bedside and be her husband instead of just her carer”.

“Thank you for your care & kindness these last 3 months. You and all others members of Hospice helped a great deal in enabling …. To have her wish to be at home met.”

“The final days were really tough however the hospice care at home team were unbelievable. From the first time they came in to our house until the last they made everything so bearable. Every time they visited they gave the impression that our mum was the only person they were looking after and that they were on call just for her even though we knew the reality was that they were dealing with several families.”

“….. Because in the end, his passing was so swift, your teams were only actively involved in his care for a single day, but the knowledge that you would have been there for him, and for all of us, for however long was a great comfort, as his main desire was to remain at home, in his own bed, and with his family – A wish that was fulfilled thanks to your help. My heartfelt thanks go to you all, for your great kindness, for our family and all the others that you help in the most distressing of situations.”