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Phyllis Tuckwell have created a colourful online meadow, full of flowers and butterflies, each placed in memory of someone who is loved and missed. As the meadow is virtual, it is constantly in

14th – 20th June is Nutrition and Hydration Week. It’s important for us all to get a balanced diet, but what if ill health and treatment have left you with a decreased appetite, nausea, sore

Now that summer's here Shooting Star Children's Hospices Staff took some of the children staying with them for respite care on a trip to a local garden centre - where they found the array of

MND affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, gradually stopping the messages they send to the body’s muscles. People with MND can find that it affects their movement, speech, eating and

Sue had been nursing her mum Beatrice for five years when things finally got too much for her. “Mum had breast cancer, dementia and osteoporosis,” says Sue. “She couldn’t walk on her

Phyllis Tuckwell’s Hospice Care at Home team visits patients who have chosen to spend their last days, and to die, at home.   In recent years, an increasing number of terminally ill

During the pandemic, Phyllis Tuckwell’s nursing staff have kept in touch with patients and families through phone and video calls.   12th May is International Nurses Day, and Phyllis

Monday 26th April – Sunday 2nd May is National Gardening Week, and what better way to join in with this celebration of nature than by picking up some plants at the first of this year’s Phyllis

“Paul was always a very active, sporty person,” says Carol. “We were also volunteer Puppy Walkers for the Guide Dogs Association, but that all came to a halt when Paul became

Patrick spent the first seven months of his life in hospital, until he was referred to Shooting Star Children’s Hospices during the summer for three weeks of step-down care to help his parents