Family Feedback

"We knew very little about the service provided by Hospice until my wife needed help and care beyond that which I and my family could provide as her health quickly deteriorated with terminal cancer."

"Our Doctor recommended her transfer to the care of Hospice; a matter that from the outset I knew she would resist despite her worsening dementia. However, by the time she was admitted she was beyond caring and we faced the immediate prospect of her not seeing the week out."

"Much to our surprise, within days her health improved somewhat, although we know it will not last, it has been a relief and wonderful to have her with us for whatever extra time she may have in this life thanks to your facilities and more importantly, to know that she has been treated with loving care and dignity during her stay"

"The wondeful care and attention he received from Hospice staff and the wonderful doctor was truly apreciated"

"We would like to thank all the wonderful people at the Hospice who looked after and loved my Dad. You all helped make a sad time more bearable."

"We all have appreciated the kindness and care that you gave to Dad and to each one of us. Without Hospice it would have been a lot harder to cope with Dad's care and we are very grateful for this service that you provided to our family."

"Thank you to all the wonderful nurses who visited my husband and me for their compassion and kindness. The Doctors also gave so much support in the last days of his life. He died peacefully at home with me - I shall forever be grateful."

"Thank you to staff of the Hospice who cared for my wife (and me) during her illness. They went far beyond professional care and greatly eased our pain. It was a great comfort to us."

"Your help and support for our father and the family made such a difficult time so much easier."

"Doctors, nurses, housekeepers and smiley volunteers.Many thanks for your skill and kindness and the restful happy week you gave me. You must bless many people in their time of weakness and need."

"My warmest thanks for your kindness and compassion in the fi nal weeks of my mother's life. It was a difficult and emotional time and your support was much appreciated."

"I wanted to thank you for the opportunity, last Thursday, to visit the North Shore Hospice and enjoy the delicious afternoon tea. We found your presentation extremely informative and touring the complex gave us insights into the commitment of the hospice 'family'. We were so impressed at the high standards achieved when funds and help are often voluntary."

"Thank you so much for the support you gave during his last days - we could not imagine how we would have managed anywhere else."

"Thank you so much for your loving care and support of my husband during his stay. Also for your support and sensitivity to myself and the family at this time. We always felt welcome and included in his care and nothing was too much trouble."

"We would like to thank all the staff at the North Shore Hospice for caring for our beloved mother and grandmother. The care she received was just amazing - nothing was too much trouble. This extended to all our family - my father and my brothers and sisters-in-law who took turns staying overnight with her."

"My husband was so impressed with the caring nurses and volunteers. Many, many thanks and god bless you all."

"Your caring for the family was unique, the surroundings you offer a mixture of hope, peace, acceptance, love, beauty and understanding. Paid or unpaid, each one of you (and I guess many before you) have maintained this special place - so fortunate are those who are able to leave this world from such a paradise."

"Please convey our heartfelt love and gratitude to the wonderful Doctor and his splendid team, but especially to the incomparable nurse whom my wife so loved. My wife's grace, dignity and courage during those last eight days of her too short life were immeasurably assisted by that truly magical environment that is the Hospice and the lovely people who man it."

"Thank you very much for all your help and support over the final days my wife was with us. The care and professional way you helped her and the family was just fantastic."

"Thank you for the wonderful care and kindness towards my husband. Everyone of you helped me in some way to cope with his impending death."

"My three daughters and myself will always be grateful for the wonderful attention and understanding given to my wife."

"We will never forget the kindness and care shown not only to our parents but us children also."

"We will always be grateful to you, for your loving, sensitive care, and for us being able to stay with our husband and father on those two critical nights and days. You are like God's angels on earth."

"I'll say thank you again. My love to you all, and special thanks for spoiling me so beautifully. I really got such a lot of good feeling from the day I arrived."

"We found the Hospice a beautiful place and were especially grateful to be able to stay and have use of the family room. Thank you all."

"The Hospice provided such a wonderful environment and gave respite care that could not be faulted to our friend."

"Thank you for the considerate, professional care you gave my longstanding friend. It is comforting to know that all the Hospice patients are treated with such love and exemplary treatment."

"It is of great comfort to me to know that my wife's last days were spent in love and comfort."

"I visited my friend on the Saturday before he died and was very impressed with the atmosphere and people at the Hospice. It is nice to know loved ones have such a lovely place to go when they are terminally ill."

"I wish to convey my thanks to all staff and volunteers who cared for my brother so compassionately."

"I have recently spent two separate weeks being looked after by the Trust and am writing to say how much I enjoyed my stay. Not only did I enjoy the TLC but also the wonderful care and attention from the Doctors and nurses who attended my problems."

"Although my husband was with you for such a short time, we would like to thank you for the kindness and help you all gave to us during that difficult time."

"I wish to thank you on behalf of my family and myself for the wonderful care given from the Doctors and all the Hospice staff to my husband - we could not have wished for a more lovely place to pass on. Thank you also for allowing the family and I to stay over night - it was much appreciated as we were able to be with my husband all the time."

"I wish to express my deep gratitude and that of my family for the wonderful way in which your nurses cared for my late husband during the last days of his illness. The dedication and the gentle way they went about tending to him is something I shall always remember."

"We would like to give a special thanks to the Doctors, nurses and staff of the Hospice for providing such a beautiful, safe, nurturing place for our mother to spend the last few days of her life."

"Words cannot express our gratitude for the compassionate care that our beloved husband and father received while at the Hospice. You made his last days comfortable and peaceful."

"Your care and the tranquillity of the setting made my husband's last few hours with us so much happier."

"The wonderful care and attention our dear friend received from your staff and wonderful doctor was truly appreciated."

"We would like to thank all the wonderful people at the Hospice who looked after and loved my dad. You all helped make a sad time more bearable."

"My family and I will never forget the support from "Hospice Staff" before and after his passing."

"To all the warm hearted, kind and supportive people from Hospice who cared so gently and deeply for my mum, thank you. We couldn't have cared for her so long without you!!!"