07: Mandy and the Live Your Life Team

In this episode, we have a lovely chat with Mandy Malcolmson, the lead nurse of our Live Your Life team.

Mandy shares the incredible journey of transforming palliative care through the Live Your Life Hospice service.

Mandy recounts her experiences from managing 'daycare' services to adapting to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses how the team shifted from in-person daycare to a more flexible, phone-based support system that reaches a larger number of people within the community.

The episode delves into the importance of emotional support, active listening, and helping individuals with life-limiting illnesses live well. Mandy also highlights the critical role of carers and how the team supports them as well.

The conversation offers insights into the evolving model of palliative care and the impact it has on patients and their families.

Listeners will also learn about the team's approach to addressing barriers, maintaining hope, and promoting independence for those they support. Mandy's passion for her work and her team's dedication shine through, providing a heartfelt and informative look at palliative care.

 

- Information: Strathcarron's Live Your Life Team: Live Your Life Team | Strathcarron Hospice

- Laura's Instagram page: Laura McGowan 🐝💜 (@abcdfucancer) • Instagram photos and videos

- MetUp UK: METUPUK (start.page)

 

Thank you Laura. 

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By sharing people stories, we help to raise awareness of Strathcarron's services and impact, as well as to reduce the fear of Hospices and encourage more conversations about death and dying.

Hosted by Ailsa (from Communications) and Ross (from IT) sees us out and about, speaking to our own staff, as well as people living with life limiting conditions and the families they support.

We're nurses, doctors, social workers. We're volunteers, cleaners, cooks & therapists. We're fundraisers, administrators, accountants & physiotherapists. We will share their stories.

We also aim to ask and answer your questions.

The conversations we’ll have with our teams will be around their roles, impact and how each person supports people with life limiting conditions. We will also speak to volunteers, local organisations, fundraisers, schools - a whole host of people connected to the Hospice too.

If you have any questions re hospice or palliative care, Strathcarron Hospice, or would like to be on the Podcast, or have a story to tell, please get in touch via our email Podcast@StrathcarronHospice.net.