We are grateful to everyone who has kindly shared their stories and experience of the Hospice.
Please read these stories and learn how Caring Together truly helps local people and their families.
Caring Together is the belief that no one in our community should face the end of life alone.
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If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact our Marketing and Communications team on 01268 524973 or email [email protected].
Natalie was a loving daughter, an amazing mum, a supportive auntie, a fiercely loyal friend and an incredibly committed and proud headteacher of her large primary school. Read her story as told by her husband, Chris Sansom. Read more
Husband and wife James and Maureen Price were both cared for together by St. Luke’s Hospice in September 2022. Their daughter Danielle shares their story Read more
Helen Creed and her son Isaac, from Stanford-Le-Hope, have been growing a sunflower field for St. Luke's Hospice for the past four years, in memory of her husband and Isaac's dad, Alexander. Here they share their story. Read more
Jenny shares the story of her husband, James, 37 from Thurrock, who was supported by St. Luke’s Hospice when he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. Read more
Damian, whose wife Karen was supported by St. Luke’s Hospice before she died in April 2023, shares their story. Read more
Wendy French, whose husband Jeremy was supported by St. Luke’s Hospice before he died in December 2022, shares their story. Read more
Michelle Fairman, 54 from Shotgate (Wickford), tells us how St. Luke’s Hospice has supported her and her husband, Steve, after Michelle was diagnosed with secondary cancer in August 2020. Read more
Read Ivy’s story, told by her mother Tracy, to find out more about the incredible impact of our Luke’s Counselling and Support for Children and Young People (Luke’s) service. Read more