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Kim's commitment to hospice care is rooted in a deep understanding of what patients and families go through. Having experienced the loss of her parents, she brings a unique empathy and a strong desire to offer crucial support during challenging times.
"I am basically the first voice that a person or a family member hears when they've been given a palliative diagnosis. My role is to introduce myself but also to gauge where that person is on their journey. I’m basically the first-person people speak to, so I’m here to provide a gentle introduction to the Hospice. I also show people around to build continuity of care and show people we are a happy place."
"The word hospice has become a very fearful word. People just assume that when you go to a hospice you're coming to die. And I would explain that’s not what we do. We actually come into somebody's life when they need us when they're palliative – for emotional wellbeing, supporting with pain and symptoms, and just being alongside them. We step in and step out as they need us, and there's no pressure. Everybody's an individual, and we treat people that way. The misconception is that the only reason they come to a hospice is because they're imminently dying. Palliative can be a long process, and we are just supporting and guiding them through an unknown journey."
"It is exhausting talking every day and realising that you have to be very empathetic. It greatly humbles me. It makes me realise how precious life is. I usually come away meeting people from so many different circumstances, and it's the smallest things that get to you. I always take a positive from it. It makes me look at life very differently. I'm privileged to be on these people's journeys, to walk alongside them so deeply in their end of life and with their families."
