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In this episode, hosted by one of the Two Old Choughs Tamsin, she talks to our two bereavement counsellors, Ange Bunt and Marie Brooks along with Clare Bray from our Community Services team who also offer bereavement support initiatives. They discuss bereavement and offer their thoughts and ideas on dealing with grief and loss over Christmas and the New Year and features interviews with Becky and Darren who kindly agreed to share their experiences. Support the show

It's been a while we know, but our Cornwall Hospice Care podcast is back with a bang and a heartwarming story of one family's quest for adventure whilst keeping in mind those charities that helped them through tough times. Meet the amazing Daddow family from Portreath - Ben, Leanda, Liam (11) and Sophia (9) - who took on a Land's End to John O'Groats cycle earlier this year (2023) over 75 days, meeting lots of incredibly generous people along the way and making lots of memories - both big and small. Support the show

In Episode 20 host Tamsin reflects on her recent trek to the Arctic Circle for a Husky Sledding Trek, including a recording made at the end of the trek with some of her fellow participants including those fundraising for Strathcarron Hospice and The Highland Hospice, both in Scotland. The Two Old Choughs are also joined by Oli Hoare, Head of Fundraising at Cornwall Hospice Care who talks about what charity treks we offer, what drives people to do them and more. Support the show

This episode our hosts Gina and Tamsin are joined by staff member Ally Hardman who explains her role overseeing the day to day running of our two hospices and explaining the different approach and ethos you will find in our hospices, compared to how acute hospitals approach care. Support the show

This time our hosts Tamsin Thomas and Gina Starnes are joined by Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner, Helen Treleaven and Lymphoedema patient, Sarah. We mark Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2022 with a chat with one of Cornwall Hospice Care's experts Helen highlighting how this debilitating condition can affect someone when not treated and the incredible difference it can make to the quality of life of those on their post-cancer journey. Patient Sarah has been having routine outpatient appointments at our Lymphoedema Clinic for 12 months and gives her first hand experience of breast cancer, surviving it and living life now. Support the show

This episode see's just Chough Tamsin go it alone, having an in depth chat with three members of our Community Services Team - Clare Bray, Lollie Brewer and Tracey Davey. They discuss the services that they currently offer including The Listening Ear Service, Support for Carers, the Facebook Virtual Friendship Cafe and lots more.  A considerable part of all of these ways of support is dealing with bereavement and grief, but there's also a lot of chat about mental health and general wellbeing too. Support the show

It's been a while since our last podcast, but hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas are back with a new episode and are joined by a plethora of guests from around our charity - all of whom contributed to our recent online report "Our Resilience and Revival".   The report charts the story of what has been the toughest period in our 40-year history as the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything. In this episode we talk to Claire Collings, Senior Staff Nurse at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice, Clare Bray from our Community Services Team, Finance Director Graham Clark and Head of Fundraising, Oli Hoare - were they scared, how did they manage, how things have changed and lots more are chatted over. Support the show

Episode 15 of our podcast is all about celebrating the amazing contribution that our volunteers give and hearing about what they get back from giving their time. Regular Chough host Tamsin flies solo this time, but is joined by volunteers Pauline, Sue and Annette along with Frazer Hopkins, our Head of Retail. Listen to why they decided to volunteer in the first place, why Cornwall Hospice Care and the benefits they get from being part of #TeamCHC. Support the show

Released to coincide with Dying Matters Week 2021 this podcast episode features our hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas in conversation with Gwendoline Treseder,  one of our Occupational Therapists at Cornwall Hospice Care, talking about Advance Care Planning. We plan for a birth in a very detailed way, and we should consider doing the same for when we die - but these are often very tricky questions to ask and conversations to have.   Support the show

In this episode, which links in with the launch of the 2021 Open Gardens fundraising campaign, our hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas chat to "The Cornish Gardener" George Kestell. George is a well known gardener and garden expert in Cornwall and can often be heard giving advice and answering questions on the local BBC radio station.  He is also a keen supporter of Cornwall Hospice Care and specifically our Open Gardens scheme which has been a big success over recent years. Expect some expert advice, amusing stories and the reason that George feels so strongly about supporting the work the hospices do. Support the show

Hosts Tamsin and Gina, both from Cornish charity, Cornwall Hospice Care invite you to listen in and join them for another podcast episode.  This time, they are joined by Medical Director for Cornwall Hospice Care, Dr Deborah Stevens, who looks back on 27 years working for our charity and the changes she has seen in palliative care in that time. We asked her the question; "What is palliative care?" - her reply? "Someone who travels beside you."   Support the show

Hosts Tamsin and Gina are joined for this podcast by our Patient & Family Support team of Ange Bunt and Marie Brooks to talk about what their roles involve and how they have the time to spend with patients and their loved ones at our hospices, coming to terms with terminal illness and bereavement. Support the show