Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s affects approximately 8000 people in the UK. It is passed on through families, and usually symptoms start to show…
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19th August 2021 HOSPICE PATIENT MEETS GUIDE DOG PUPPY NAMED AFTER HER
A HOSPICE patient has met the Guide Dog puppy her husband secretly sponsored to ensure her name lives on. Glen…
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22nd July 2021 DAD BEATS MENINGITIS TO RUN MARATHON
A WIGAN dad struck down by meningitis weeks before the 2019 London Marathon is in training to run the event…
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20th July 2021 Managing breathlessness and fatigue
There has been a lot to read in the news lately about fatigue as one of the symptoms caused by…
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15th July 2021 TIME FOR TEA FOR WIGAN AND LEIGH
RESIDENTS are being urged to support their local hospice when they meet up with friends and family this summer. …
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13th July 2021 MUM SHARES HER DAUGHTER’S STORY
A MUM whose daughter died aged 26 of breast cancer which returned in her brain is telling her story to…
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28th June 2021 NURSING HOME STAFF CELEBRATE
THE COMMITMENT of care staff across Wigan and Leigh, to high quality palliative and end of life care for their…
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15th June 2021 Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride
This year we have sadly decided not to take part in the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride. We had been…
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10th June 2021 AWARDS TO CELEBRATE NURSING HOME STAFF
DEDICATED staff from care settings across Wigan borough will be recognised at a ceremony organised by Wigan and Leigh Hospice…
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2nd June 2021 THOUSANDS RAISED IN MEMORY OF WIGAN MAN
THE MEMORY of a Wigan man has been honoured by family and friends who raised £7,000 for charities. Property Developer…