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Caring, Compassionate, Committed
Remember your
loved ones with
Light Up A Life
Every Christmas the grounds of This year we are having to
St Catherine’s Park are filled with change our remembrance eve-
beautiful lights, shining brightly in nings to a virtual event, as we
memory of your loved ones. can’t welcome everyone into the
Our poignant Light Up A grounds all at once.
Life dedications offer people the We know how much our
opportunity to pay tribute to fa- special remembrance and lights
mily and friends in this meaningful switch-on ceremonies mean to our
way, whilst supporting their local communities, and so we would like
charity at this special time of year. to invite you to join us on
Tributes are welcome in Facebook for the virtual Light Up A
memory of anyone, not only those Life evening on Tuesday 1st
who have experienced our care, December to remember, reflect
and donations made help us to be and celebrate special lives to-
there for more local people now gether in this new way.
and in the future. The dedication event will
The lights in our gardens also be available to view afterwar-
symbolise those being remembe- ds on our website, or via email.
red, and names are also included in The lights will remain on
If you would like to be in-
our Light Up A Life Remembrance and dedications are welcome up To make a Light Up A Life cluded in our email mailing list to
dedication, please visit www.
Book, which this year will be avai- until the end of January; you are stcatherines.co.uk or call 01772 access a link to watch the virtual
lable to view on our website later welcome to visit St Catherine’s 629171. event afterwards, or if you wish to
in December, and in the hospice Park individually or in small groups For more details about the receive a Light Up A Life dedica-
from February. over the Christmas period to view virtual dedication evening and tion form in the post, please email
Anyone who makes a dedi- them, and we will update the on- to join us on Facebook for this communications@stcatherines.
cation will recieve a Light Up A Life line Light Up A Life Remembrance special occasion, please follow co.uk.
tea light and card in the post to Book with names at the end of the @StCatherinesPre. Thank you for your support.
display at home. season.
Why there’s no place like home
A Penwortham mum was sup- St Catherine’s cares for 200
ported by St Catherine’s to care people at any one time through
for her husband at home amid the our CNS team, who visit people at
Covid-19 outbreak. home across Chorley, Preston and
John Fletcher had been South Ribble, including nursing
living with prostate cancer for homes and care homes.
16 years, undergoing a range of They provide assessment,
treatment including chemothe- treatment and support, and work
rapy. When his health deteriorated with GPs, district nurses and other
earlier this year, his wife Jackie health and social care professio-
worried the couple would be nals to ensure care is co-ordinated.
separated because of Coronavirus They are available seven
restrictions. she understood him; he felt very being a full-time carer is a very big days a week, offering expert
So she was relieved to learn confident in her care,” Jackie says. responsibility so having Chelle’s knowledge of complex symptom
that St Catherine’s could help keep “She was amazing; I don’t think support really eased any worries or and pain management along-
John out of hospital by providing people realise just how well versed stresses, and meant that we could side psychological support for
specialist care and pain relief for the CNS nurses are in so many spend quality time together as a people affected by life-shortening
him to be comfortable at home. areas, from arranging medication family in John’s final months. illnesses like cancer, motor neu-
Our Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and equipment for your home, to “I was really surprised by rone disease, respiratory diseases
Michelle Cushing also shared giving us tips on his eating and how much support St Catherine’s and heart failure.
knowledge and skills to empower drinking, and even discussing could give without John actually Some of the appointments
Jackie to look after him with confi- things like benefit entitlements having to go to the hospice - it were carried out via phone and
dence in between visits. and bereavement counselling. She really is marvelous. Chelle was so video calls at the height of the
“John was so brave and had thought of everything.” professional but also had so much lockdown where possible, and
dignified, and he absolutely loved Jackie adds: “You think tenderness. I don’t know what we other safety measures were put in
Chelle because he really felt that that you can manage yourself, but would have done without her.” place for any face-to-face visits.
