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REG CHARITY NO: 512186 / LOSTOCK LANE, LOSTOCK HALL, PRESTON, PR5 5XU AUTUMN 2020
Kindness from behind a mask
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Hospice lottery win lifted
spirits after Covid diagnosis
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Here for you for 35 years
Not just a run of The Mill cafe
illnesses and the Coronavirus, that as we look to the future and work Page 4
A good day. Deep down that’s we are all still able to experience creatively to care for people and ‘Counselling gave me the
all we really want - to sit back and happy times, and good days. generate much-needed funds over tools to make it through bad
think ‘today was a good day’. It And our mission doesn’t the coming months and years. days’
sounds simple enough, but in re- stop on our inpatient unit at the To mark our 35th anniver- Page 4
cent months we’ve all had to work hospice; our charity is here for sary, we have put together this
extra hard to help each other and everyone – even if you aren’t famil- newspaper so that you can find
look after ourselves, and to achieve iar with our cause or haven’t had to out more about the St Catherine’s
those all-important ‘feel good’ depend on our care and support way - ways in which we can help
moments. before now. you, your family, friends and neigh-
At St Catherine’s Hospice We are here for people in bours, and ways you can get in-
our aim is to provide quality of life a variety of ways and we want to volved with your local charity and
to the end of life. For us this means help you too. We’re not only about support us in your own way too.
helping people to fully enjoy the end-of-life and palliative care, Inside you will find stories
precious time they have left, to we’re all about living and getting from local people who talk about
achieve what is important to them, the most out of every day; helping how being part of the St Cathe-
and to help them make special those with or without illness to im- rine’s community – from volunteer-
memories with their loved ones prove their wellbeing and quality ing and fundraising, to playing our Remember your loved ones
with independence and choice. of life. lottery or visiting our café - helps with Light Up A Life
We want to enable our We have experienced such a them to have a good day. Page 5
patients and families, our staff and remarkable outpouring of support We hope you find it useful,
volunteers, supporters and local this year, and we simply wouldn’t inspiring and uplifting as we all 'Volunteering gave me a
people to feel that despite the be able to continue our work with- adjust to the new ways of caring, reason to get out of bed
physical and emotional challenges out you. Thank you for being here connecting and supporting one during the lockdown'
brought about by life-shortening for us for the past 35 years, and another. Page 7
