This past year or so has been tough for all of us.

Working on the Covid ward last year brought its challenges.
Being with very ill covid patients, when families were unable to visit due to
infection control reasons, meant I had to be there for them as much as
possible. Holding their hand, speaking comforting words and showing compassion
whilst they took their last breaths felt both a privilege and an emotional burden.

 Support for both families
and patients is so important. To allow families time together we had to become
more creative. This was when we nurses introduced the use of video calls on the
ward so patients could see family members and talk with them if they were still
able. These experiences increased my passion for palliative care further.

At the beginning of this year I was delighted to get the
post as Community Senior Staff Nurse with the Clinical Nurse Specialist team at
St Richard’s Hospice.

St Richard’s Hospice cares for adults with a serious
progressive illness; improving their quality of life from diagnosis, during
treatment and to their last days. They also support patients loved ones-
something I believe Is so important.

It is great to be able to work with St Richards Hospice and offer
patients and their families the support and care they need, enabling them to
live as full a life as possible together. As a Community Palliative Care Nurse
I visit patients and their families at home, offering complex symptom
management and emotional support. Despite covid all my normal care and services
have continued for my patients, albeit in a slightly different way to normal! I
love my job and find it very fulfilling.

 It is only through
funding that St Richard’s Hospice are able to offer the care they do, which is
why I’ve decided to do the Sky dive to help raise the funds.

The thought of jumping out of a
plane from 10,000ft, falling through the air at 120MPH and free falling 5,000
ft before opening a parachute is a scary one! So please help me raise money!!!

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