Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust staff and volunteers undergo LGBT+ training from Derbyshire LGBT+ to support working towards their Rainbow Partnership Accreditation. On Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May 2024 hospice staff and volunteers from Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust had training sessions to help them achieve their goal of receiving their Rainbow […]
Jo’s story ‘I just needed to speak about it for it to make sense, for me to be able to deal with it in my own head.’ Jo Johnson from New Mills was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022, and for Jo this came at a time when she already had a huge amount to […]
From the 13th to the 19th of May marks Mental Health Awareness Week, a significant time for reflection, support, and action. In 2024, the focal point is on movement and the positive impacts this can have on our mental well-being. Life’s challenges often leave us feeling overwhelmed, which may lead to people feeling as thought […]
From the 6th – 12th May we celebrate Dying Matters Awareness Week, where Hospice UK has decided upon the theme ‘the way we talk about Dying Matters.’ To support this theme, Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust are speaking up about the importance of opening up those difficult conversations about death, dying, and bereavement. To […]
Michelle Rogers, who lives in Chapel en le Frith, has volunteered at Buxton shop since January 2019, after she gave up her full-time work in 2016, due to when her Ataxia symptoms began. Michelle was diagnosed with Ataxia (a neurological condition that can affect someone’s coordination, speech, and balance) after her symptoms began in 2016, […]
Alice Bradbury, who was born in Litton, now lives in Chesterfield with her husband Michael and two boys, Freddie aged 6, and Charlie aged 2. Alice is taking on the Manchester Marathon on 16th April to raise money for Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust. Alice says: ‘I never thought I had a hobby but […]
‘When you’re at your most vulnerable, Blythe House is such a welcoming and friendly place.’ Louise received bereavement support at the hospice following the death of her beloved Dad, John, in October 2021. Louise, who’s from Buxton, said: ‘Dad was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2017; he had started getting out of breath and was […]
Marie Brown has been retail manager for one or more of our Blythe House Hospicecare and Helen’s Trust retail shops throughout the last decade, and now she is beginning a new chapter, after her recent promotion to senior retail manager. In this role, Marie will oversee all five of our local high street stores, as […]
Miriam Haddock is the occupational therapist (OT) here at Blythe House and Helen’s Trust. She has worked as an OT for over 15 years; moving around a lot from the Midlands to the Highlands, due to her husband’s job in the Royal Air Force. These changes have allowed Miriam to gain knowledge of good practice […]
