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New Marie Curie role gives dignity to last days of terminally ill

Posted by Jane Harrison on Feb 2, 10 03:22 PM in Good Causes

A newly appointed specialist nurse is helping the terminally ill decide where to end their final days.

Rebecca Allkins, a Marie Curie Discharge Liaison Nurse, helps patients and families decide the best place to be, with vital practical and emotional back-up to support them in those last months or days.As part of the Gazette and Marie Curie Cancer Care appeal we focus on her role in the Gazette this week. For donations log on to: www.mariecurie.org.uk/ealing.

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