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What does compassion mean to you? Your legacy of

For us, it’s the thoughtfulness that creates precious memories, and the kindness that helps people make the most of life, care for future
at the toughest time. Your compassion makes everything we do possible. generations

We asked people across our community what “compassion” means to them...
Gifts in wills are crucial to the care
we can give to patients and families –
now and long into the future
My heroes are my daddy,
St Catherine’s, Tracy (Director of
Nursing), and Molly (one of the Did you know that, many more people
therapy dogs). while our care is like Andy, his partner
St Catherine’s gave daddy completely free, just Louise, and their young
medicine so he could feel a bit £2.42m of our running daughter Ruby.
better. And I liked the ice-cream. costs are from core “St Catherine’s made
Ruby Bamber, aged 6 NHS funding? We rely such an effort to help
on the generosity of make our family
our wonderful comfortable before
community for the rest. my husband passed
away,” says Louise.
With rising costs and
growing demand for
our hospice services, To find out more
gifts in wills are more about gifts in wills,
important than ever. visit our website and
Thanks to these very download our
special gifts, we can ‘Leaving a Legacy’
continue to care for information guide.

Gifts in wills

stcatherines.co.uk/
wills
Drawing by Ruby Bamber, aged 6: Happy memories with Mummy
and Daddy at St Catherine’s Hospice or, as Ruby calls it, ‘The Butterfly
House’. Also featuring her playmate Molly, our therapy dog.
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