This is Esther's story
This is the story of Esther Johnson written by her daughter-in-law Des, and whānau.
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As part of Hospice Awareness Week Israel shares his wife Teresa’s Hospice story.
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“A dying person’s spiritual beliefs are a guiding compass and Hospice nurses recognise, listen, and support the concepts of each individual’s journey”
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“You have to be going through it to really appreciate what they do”
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“For us it was about quality of life for as long as we could keep him with us, and Hospice helped us with that.”
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“The Hospice nurses have a very strong patient focus. The care and support we received was amazing”.
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“Caring for Mum in those final weeks with the support of Rotorua Hospice was an absolute privilege.”
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Without Hospice, we wouldn’t have been able to have it the way it was. Being at home was so important to Mum and to Tony and I. Hospice is the only thing that allowed that.
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Don’t ever be frightened to ring Hospice and get support. They are wonderful. It’s not necessarily the end – they can help. The thing is when you’re a patient or a friend of a patient you don’t know how to deal with it. They do. That’s why I would do anything for Hospice.
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“Hospice didn’t come into our lives as the end of the road but rather as another tool to provide Dad and all of the family with the support to help fight his cancer.”
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Having only moved to Rotorua two years ago from a lifestyle block, the Rotorua Hospice team has become Tom and Avis’ family.
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I really benefit from the coffee mornings. We don’t talk about our cancer or our illness – although we did at the start – we talk about everything. I really enjoy it.
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Michael remained incredibly positive throughout his journey. When the cancer returned Michael said, “Don’t worry mum, I’ve already had a good life”. Those words from a 19 year old were startling and inspirational.
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It’s not just relatives she is classing as family; it is the team at Rotorua Hospice.
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Diagnosed with lung cancer nine years ago and having been with Rotorua Hospice for 18 months, Frances epitomises the hospice way of living every moment in whatever way is important to you.
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In the words of their daughter, Sherry Tait… Words will never do our gratitude justice. Eight months ago my life changed, we prepared to lose both of our parents.
Learn MoreThis is Dexter the Dog's story
Dexter the dog lives a few hundred metres away from Ferguson Home – a retirement community in Rotorua.
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