Unfortunately, our bungalow wasn’t adapted well enough for Joan’s needs. She previously had a stroke and with the COVID-19 she had difficulty moving around. She came back into North Tees and because I was critical by this point they put her in a side room next to me so that we would spend what we […]

As a District Nurse at the time I understood the community need for hospice care and agreed with the idea, I had even worked with two of Alice’s daughters previously, Paddy and Margaret. Over the years I nursed both my eldest sister and my mum at my home, continued to work as a District Nurse […]

The Palliative Care Nurse referred her to the Day Hospice by Mam was very reluctant to go. She was struggling physically and mentally. We went for a visit and her first words were ‘you only come here to die.’ With the support of medical and no-medical staff mam was placed on medication that allowed her […]

“I came to the hospice last year for help managing my symptoms.  I have a facial tumour brought on by skin cancer which causes me to suffer with headaches and effects my eyesight. I first noticed the mole on my nose but I never went to the doctors about it until it was too late.  […]

“It’s been a year since I was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, which for a chef has been pretty devastating. My cancer affects the long narrow tube which runs from your throat to your stomach so eating is a real problem for me. I live in Hartlepool with my wife but I used to […]

My association with Alice House began in 1998 when my late husband, Alan, was admitted to the Hospice in Hutton Avenue. Sadly, he died after about a week but the care given to him and our family was exceptional. We could not have coped without their help. My second husband, Reg, has been in Alice […]