A tale of two sisters who moved back in with their mum to care for her in her final weeks, with Hospice support.
Harbour Hospice is a lifeline; now they need you to be theirs
Often described by its patients and loved ones as ‘a lifeline’, during May Harbour Hospice is asking the community to donate to be theirs.
The life that Jack rebuilt (with hospice)
How volunteering for hospice is helping this young person rebuild his life.
Increasing our impact in the community
Many of you have witnessed the compassionate care our clinical and family support teams give to local families. But fewer people know about our Poi (Palliative Outcome Initiative) team, which supports health professionals in the community to care for the dying.
Every month on a Tuesday
Our community of regular givers provide a vital source of regular income for Harbour Hospice, enabling our team to plan for and meet the community’s growing needs. We call them our Hospice Hearts. Here, Hospice Heart Karin Kolbe explains why she began giving regularly two years ago.
Long-serving Hospice carer retires
Harbour Hospice farewelled its much-loved spiritual carer Vincent Maire, 74, last month. After 18 years with the charity, Maire has retired to spend more time with wife Liz and family, and pursue his interests in conservation work and spiritual direction.
Not forgotten
As Brent and his eight-year-old son Campbell face their first Christmas without their much-loved wife and mother, Cat, Brent shares how Harbour Hospice has helped them deal with the ‘difficult firsts’.
Hospice made things easier
Richard Wong shares he and his wife Drena’s experience of Harbour Hospice care.
Centenarian celebrates birthday at hospice
Everybody loves a birthday celebration at Harbour Hospice, so when patient Ngaire Duncan recently turned 100 its kitchen staff made her a beautiful big chocolate birthday cake.
Harbour Hospice welcomes Amanda Fowler as new Chief Executive
Amanda Fowler has been announced as the new Chief Executive for Harbour Hospice, taking over the reins from Jan Nichols who is retiring in late November after 13 years at the helm.
