‘I don’t know how you do that’ is the common response when people ask me what work I do. I’m a social worker and I manage the bereavement and social work service, including the young people’s service, at St Gemma’s Hospice. I talk about death and dying most days. I witness great sadness, […]
May 2015 Monthly Archives
Talk, Plan, Live: Five Top End of Life Planning Tips
The following is an excerpt from, Talk, Plan, Live: Planning Life after Diagnosis, the Jo Stone Story, a special blog penned by St. Gemma’s Hospice, Leeds, attendee, Jo Stone, for the annual Dying Matters week. Top tips: 1. Take your time to decide anything. It’s your life and your death. Learn to say no. […]
Talk, Plan, Live: Planning Life after Diagnosis, the Jo Stone Story
My name is Jo and I am 46. I have incurable cancer which started in my uterus and had already spread when it was discovered. I have 2 teenage children and I was widowed just less than 3 years ago. My husband died of bowel cancer, when it was discovered it was incurable as […]