
Christine’s Story
Christine began volunteering on our Inpatient Unit in May 2018 after coming into contact with the hospice on separate occasions with different family members.
Christine began volunteering on our Inpatient Unit in May 2018 after coming into contact with the hospice on separate occasions with different family members.
Bethany began volunteering at the Hospice over a year ago, supporting the refreshments team in the Inpatient Unit. She does this alongside her full time job in the NHS.
Kath has been a Wigan & Leigh Hospice volunteer on the reception team for five years. She also helps to cover any shifts where needed as a bank receptionist.
Lucy and Nick had always planned to marry, but it was only when Nick became ill that they decided it…
Mum was called Muriel, but everyone knew her as Moo Moo. She’d been poorly and struggling for such a long…
After knowing from a young age that she wanted to work at the hospice, Naomi joined the team in 2017 as a Staff Nurse before she transitioned onto our Hospice Nurse Specialist team in 2020.
Our Hospice in Your Home service was introduced in 2014, so that care could be provided for patients in their own homes.
Barbara and Alan first met one another when they were placed in the same class at school.
Alison Govan joined Wigan & Leigh Hospice 17 years ago after first visiting her brother-in-law who was staying at the Hospice.
Emily began her journey with Wigan & Leigh Hospice as a student in 2016, before moving away and becoming a mum.