CTEGORIES
Bill’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”https://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/img_2297.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510063599910{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] “To some, a hospice spells only one thing, but it’s so important that people forget that preconception and realise what a positive place this
Barrie’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”https://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/barrie-case-study.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1511449539151{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] “You don’t realise what a wonderful place it is until you need it” Barrie Tumber is one of our patients. Here, he explains how
Sam’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”https://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/jean-goddard-and-sam-mason-forweb.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “I get such a sense of pride to say I volunteer for St Catherine’s.” As one of our younger volunteers, 26 year-old Sam has volunteered many hours
Shirley’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”https://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/untitled-1.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “This place saved my life” After suffering with complex pain following her diagnosis with lung cancer, Shirley came to St Catherine’s for support in managing her pain
Stan’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”https://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/stan_resized_for_web-2.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Coming here is the highlight of my week” Stanley Ponting, 92, is one of our regular Day Hospice patients, having been referred here after spending some time
Peter’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”http://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/picmonkey-collage-3.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “St Catherine’s treat you like a person, you’re somebody here” “I was diagnosed with Plasmacytoma of the spine and Lymphoma in October 2015. My GP put me
Lauren’s story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”http://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/support-us-stories-patient-stories-lauren-kersley-.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “St Catherine’s literally gave me my life and body back” “I have Idiopathic Arterial Pulmonary Hypertension, which causes the blood pressure in my pulmonary artery, which brings
Pam’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”http://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/our-services-landing-patient-stories-pam-bing-.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “I’ve always had a big love of the hospice” “Last September, I noticed a growth in my leg and in January, I was diagnosed with a rare
Donald’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_image src=”http://www.stch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/patient-stories-stories-personal-stories-donald-mccloud-manson.jpg” image_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “St Catherine’s is a really special place” “I’m Donald McCloud Manson. It makes Marian, my wife, laugh when I give my full name like that. I’ve beaten