Dying dad says '˜thank you' to '¨hospice angels

Kevin Shelton, 62, was given just three to six months to live after being diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer.

After failed palliative chemotherapy, the married father-of- four was referred to St Barnabas for specialist end of life care. He said: “I thought hospice care meant that I would have to leave my family to be looked after in a hospice somewhere. I had no idea there were Hospice at Home nurses who would care for me in my own home.

“My family means everything to me. My youngest son is only four-years-old and I didn’t want to miss a single second of his life now, when I am going to miss out on so much of his future.

“The St Barnabas nurses have been a blessing. To me, they are more than just nurses. They are all angels.”

Louise Garwood, Clinical Team Lead for St Barnabas Hospice, said: “Our priority is to ensure that the patient has a good quality of life and that they are able to enjoy the time they have left with their loved ones.”