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Getting the best out of each and every day

Blog posts • Sep 28, 2016 14:27 BST

Wellbeing is characterised by a state of good health, happiness and contentment and is not something we would ordinarily imagine going hand in hand with hospice care

As a family, we felt that we had an anchor

Blog posts • Sep 27, 2016 16:27 BST

Stanley Bond was first referred to ellenor in September 2012 aged 89

Without ellenor our life would be an utter nightmare

Blog posts • Sep 27, 2016 15:56 BST

ellenor patient Mollie Warren, who lives in Staplehurst, is 13 years old and has very complex needs

It feels like we’re one big team – us and ellenor

Blog posts • Sep 23, 2016 08:41 BST

Five-year-old Harry Woodgate lives in Northfleet with his Mum, Samantha, his Dad, Dean and his older sister Rhianne, aged ten.

Our care for John a 'real life changer'

Blog posts • Aug 05, 2016 11:25 BST

John Palmer was a keen gardener and nature lover. With care and support from ellenor John was able to regain his independence and spend his last days being looked after 'in the most special of ways'

Our ellenor nurse is like Mary Poppins

Blog posts • Jul 27, 2016 08:50 BST

Zac Bennett is 12 and lives in Maidstone with his parents, Caroline Baker and Lee Bennett, and his younger sisters Olivia (aged 9) and Ruby (aged 5).

Kay Elliott: My week in children's hospice care

Blog posts • May 26, 2016 15:18 BST

Hello, I’m Kay Elliott, one of the Children’s Palliative Care Nurse Specialists at ellenor. I am part of a team that provides care and support to over 100 children facing terminal illness in Bexley and Kent. We work with a team of ellenor respite carers, counsellors and therapists to offer a full package of care and support for our families.

A Hospice recommends: 10 books to help children and young adults understand death, dying, grief and loss

Blog posts • Mar 03, 2016 16:51 GMT

This is not a list full of self-help or inspirational guidance books, nor is it a collection of morbid tomes full of 'doom and gloom'. We've compiled a list of stories; well-loved novels and fictional worlds from beloved authors that explore themes of death and loss from different points of view, to help make sense of it all.

Relight my fire - Steve Simmonite is braving the hot coals again for ellenor

Blog posts • Feb 24, 2016 09:30 GMT

Swanley shop manager (and well-known name in the Fundraising office) Steve Simmonite is tackling a feat of flames by taking part in our 2016 Firewalk - he's here to tell you why...