Sometimes, we’ll never know why someone has chosen to remember the Hospice with a gift in their will. All we want to do is say thank you!
Family Story
Alfie’s Story
Meet superstar fundraiser Alfie Linger, who has raised over £7,500 by running a 5K every day for a year in memory of his dad, footballer Paul Linger.
Tina’s Story
We’d like to share the story of Tina Rose Alexander, who died at the Hospice in July 2023 at the age of just 62, in the words of her family. A shorter version of Tina’s story features in our Winter 2024 edition of Life magazine.
Sue’s Story
How superstar fundraiser Sue’s experience with community care at the end of her mother Joyce’s life inspired her to raise money for St Joseph’s Hospice – as featured in Life Magazine Issue 42.
Eileen’s Story
As told by her daughter, Tanya. Eileen was a long-time friend of St Joseph’s Hospice, and later, was a Hospice outpatient. She died in August 2023.
Such tender, loving hands
Catherine Doe was inspired to write a poem for palliative care nursing staff in memory of her mother, Christine Douglas, who worked as a speech therapist for the NHS for over 30 years.