Gail’s marathon story
A compelling mix of personal and professional reasons driving physiotherapist Gail Preston to complete her third marathon Marathon runners usually…
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Connor’s marathon story
If he hits his fundraising target Connor will be running in a fairy outfit and with a plate in his…
Chloe and Tracie’s story
When Chloe Newman read through all the hundreds of personal stories on social media of people running the London Marathon…
Poppy’s marathon story
Poppy’s father Ricky spent seven and half weeks being cared for at St Christopher’s before he died on 1 March,…
Close family connections motivate marathon man David
With a grandfather and uncle who were cared for at home by St Christopher’s, a grandmother who was employed in…
My Grief is: A collective community poem
As part of National Grief Awareness Week in December 2023, we invited staff, patients, volunteers, and the wider community to…
Ron and Ann’s story
“Unfortunately, my wife died in the July, and then in the December I was given the fact that I had…
LGBTQ+ History Month
“The further we develop, the more we see the people we’re not recognising” Nearly twenty years after becoming St Christopher’s…
Sleep easy after writing your own Death Book
Harriet Inglis is a woman determined to help us all feel more relaxed about life and about death. So much…
St Christopher’s features on BBC One’s Songs of Praise
We were delighted to appear on Songs of Praise on Sunday 11 February.
Helen Hayes MP opens new St Christopher’s shop
St Christopher’s new shop was officially opened by Helen Hayes MP on Saturday 27 January. The MP for Dulwich and…
Remembering Dr Colin Murray Parkes OBE
Beloved husband of Patricia, and father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Colin taught us that grief is “the price we pay for…
Lottery win “felt like a gift from Charlotte”
A surprise win on the St Christopher’s lottery for Michael and Penny Robinson, felt like a present from their daughter…
What we mean by managing pain beyond medicine
Our long-standing Lead Chaplain of over 20 years at St Christopher’s Hospice shares why contemplative care is such an important…
The importance of caring for pain beyond medicine
In March, St Christopher’s is hosting a new conference: The Case for Contemplative Care. We asked Mandy Bruce, who leads…
William’s story
Having grown up on a Northern Irish farm, William Patterson was no stranger to mischief and physical activity as a…
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Founded in 1967, St Christopher’s is now internationally recognised as the first ‘modern hospice'. This is our story.
