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This Christmas, Marie Curie hospices will be a hive of activity, with dedicated staff working hard to make sure those living with a terminal illness and their families are cared for throughout the festive period.
"These people are sadly not well enough to go home so it's very important that we facilitate them and their families visiting. It might be their last Christmas or it might not but either way we like to give them and their families the best Christmas that we can. "I remember one lady who was with us a couple of years ago. She had been with us for a while and was quite sick but was really close to her grandkids," Deirdre recalled.
"My mum worked as a nurse in a general hospital but also in a hospice. As a child I remember her coming home and talking about 'this wee man' or 'this wee woman' and what they did for them," she explained. Marie Curie healthcare assistants mostly work an overnight service with patients in their homes so would be heading out at 10pm or around that time to spend the whole night with the patient.
"I took on a caring position during the pandemic when I was living in England at the time with my partner then when I moved back to Northern Ireland, I worked in nursing homes in a palliative care role.
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