"Forever grateful to the Kilbryde Hospice"

My mother spent her final three weeks of life as an inpatient at the Kilbryde Hospice.

From the moment she entered, it was all systems go with regards to providing her with round-the-clock care. On day one, various different staff members came and introduced themselves to us all. From start to finish, the atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Though we were only associated with the Hospice for a matter of weeks, it felt like we had known the staff for years. The facilities themselves were second-to-none, with large, bright and well-equipped rooms with en-suites, TVs and patio doors which could be used to wheel a patient's bed outside on a nice day. There are many relatives' rooms with tea, coffee and endless biscuits, as well as a café. The Hospice has its own chef who takes pride in serving up lovely meals to the patients.

In terms of caring for my mother, the staff worked hard to make sure she was comfortable, from the administration of the right medicine, to constantly checking-up on her and making her physically comfortable and dignified. They are experts in pain management and I can certainly attest to this on behalf of my mother. Their teamwork was excellent and they were seamless in providing their care.

The Hospice were incredible in supporting us as a family. Again, early-on and throughout this difficult time we were advised of all of the various support services on offer. They could not do enough to make our time with our mother as nice as it could be - be it through providing us with bedding to spend the night with our mother, or keeping us fed and watered with refreshments.

We as a family were so impressed with how great a service the Hospice is, especially given that it was only opened to inpatients a number of months ago. We simply could not have provided that level of care for our mother by ourselves, and the Hospice alleviated that pressure from us, thus enabling us to make the most of our time with our loved one.

We are forever grateful to the Kilbryde Hospice and all of its amazing staff for helping us make the best of a bad situation. We look forward to staying connected and contributing to their fundraising efforts.