A mum from Dove Holes is urging local people to support their local hospice this Christmas, to help keep families like hers together over the festive period. A few weeks before Christmas last year, Rebecca Tollerton’s husband, Mark discovered that his lung cancer had spread to his brain and that there was no cure. The […]
It was Louise Eyre’s friend who called Blythe House to make an appointment on her behalf, after she was diagnosed with fibrotic cryptogenic organising pneumonia, an extremely rare form of lung disease. Louise led a very active lifestyle prior to her diagnosis in January 2012, including ‘walking for miles’ on Duke of Edinburgh trips with […]
Blythe House Hospicecare is on the lookout for compassionate local people who would like to volunteer some of their time to help run services. The hospice team is keen to hear from people who’d be interested in learning more about retail or transport volunteering roles: Drivers provide transport to and from Blythe House for our […]
‘Life would have been very different without Blythe House; it would have been very tough.’ Keith was on the trip of a lifetime with his wife of 44 years Margaret, when she started to feel unwell. The couple from Glossop were travelling over a five-week period in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia, before meeting up with […]
More than 20 children have helped to make individual stars for the Light up a Life service at Blythe House, after visiting the hospice earlier this month. Chinley Cubs came along to Blythe House on Tuesday 1st October to look at facilities and learn about the care and support that the hospice provides. Alistair Rogerson, […]
Scott Beswick is hoping to raise £2,000 for Blythe House Hospicecare as he puts his best foot forward and is preparing to take on next year’s London Marathon. The Buxton resident is a big Blythe House supporter after his mother-in-law, Julie started to access services last year when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Scott […]
A High Peak nurse, who became a Member of the British Empire in 2014 after decades of service to cancer care, has become a trustee at Blythe House Hospicecare. Anne Cawthorn worked in renowned cancer and palliative care organisations during her celebrated career including The Christie Hospital, St Ann’s Hospice and the Neil Cliffe Centre […]
A gala ball to celebrate 30 years of hospice care in the High Peak has raised over £23,000 to support local families affected by cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Hundreds of people including local businesses and volunteers attended the glitzy Blythe House event at the Octagon in Buxton on Friday 13th September. A highlight of […]
Former nurse Liz Burns started to volunteer her time at Blythe House in August last year; she became one of the hospice’s first ever community volunteers, after undertaking training for the brand new programme that had launched earlier in 2018. The Hope resident explains why she got involved: ‘I wanted to be of some service […]
Tom Craig has volunteered at Blythe House during his summer holidays from The University of Manchester, where he is studying a biomedical science degree. The 22-year-old, who hails from Hayfield but lives in a shared house in Fallowfield, Manchester during term time, says it’s worth volunteering at Blythe House because ‘you can really feel like […]
