June Scales was raised at a High Country Station in Tekapo. Very much a hands-on, spending long days mustering and sleeping outside in all types of weather childhood, she was brought up driving a grader, trucks, and other types of…
Bob Campbell & Jess Ward lived together in Golden Bay for 49 years. They started out in Onekaka and then lived the rest of the time up Cobb Valley Road on their land. 9 years of which were in a…
The Whitaker family are celebrating the anniversary of John’s death this month. John Whitaker died comfortably in his home in April 2022, with support from his family, Golden Bay Community Health and Nelson Tasman Hospice. John was a ‘very, very…
Nicky was an amazing woman, mother, and my wife for 29 years. We were just a normal, happy family until June 2014 when Nicky thought she had mastitis, went to get a scan and a lump was found. It was only…
Shiree Smith was a wife, a mother, a beloved friend, a caring member of the local community and is also the namesake for a van that is now used to comfortably transport non-ambulant Nelson Tasman Hospice patients! Shiree was diagnosed…
Georgia Ferris (Gee) is a 25-year-old woman, with the biggest heart and an inspiring story. Gee was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) at 21; following years of misdiagnosis and much heartache, it was a relief to finally have an answer.…
Patient Story Chris is sitting in his room at the Hospice specialised palliative care unit during his first visit as a patient to Hospice, giving his wife and primary caregiver, Gay, a much-needed break from the daily routine. “I once…
Sitting back in a recliner on a sunny afternoon, with magazines and a cup of tea on the table beside her, and a vase of sunny wildflowers on the other side of the room, Michele Street nee Logan is relaxing…
Jacob in the Hospice Specialist Palliative Care Unit (SPCU) with family cat Alkaline Jacob Helleur had a real rapport with his hospice community nurse. The trust between them meant he could receive the care he needed. Jacob died aged 21…
Raelene Norris is mourning the loss of her husband, but she feels good knowing he had the best death possible. I was supported to support Milton. Milton Norris was only 68 when he died in September. He had been dealing…