Patients & families

I’m leaving a gift in my Will to Mercy Hospice

In 2009, my late wife, Carol was a patient at Mercy Hospice. She was such a deeply humble person with a heart that cared so much for others. Yet Carol’s humility always amazed me because of how much personal loss she’d encountered in the space of just a few years. Tragically, when she was 38,

By |2022-10-14T13:27:59+12:00October 14th, 2022|Donation, Patients & families|Comments Off on I’m leaving a gift in my Will to Mercy Hospice

A Kiwi kind of love

Thank you for helping make ‘10 – A Celebration of Tastes’ such a success and a force for continuing the care at Mercy Hospice. After two cancellations, two lockdowns and enough stress to sink at least a few Titanics, imagine the joy and relief felt by supporters and organisers when ‘10’ finally went ahead

By |2022-07-11T13:58:11+12:00July 10th, 2022|Event Spotlight, Patients & families|Comments Off on A Kiwi kind of love

Wongs, the Flower Lady, and heaps of hot chocolate

During the first lockdown, the inpatient unit (IPU) at Mercy Hospice was home to a 40-year-old Cook Island Māori, Tahitian man called Wilfred, but to everyone he met, he was ‘Wongs’.  With his family based in Tahiti and Rarotonga, Wongs spent his early years in New Zealand, either in care or on the streets.

By |2022-07-04T14:03:26+12:00July 10th, 2022|Mercy Story, Patients & families, Volunteers|Comments Off on Wongs, the Flower Lady, and heaps of hot chocolate

I had the best dad.

It is such a privilege to be able to share this account of gratitude and love from Antonia Guttenbeil, whose father Jason passed away at Mercy Hospice in 2018. Thank you also to Dain Guttenbeil, Antonia’s uncle, who continues to provide invaluable cultural insights and learning to the whole team at Mercy Hospice.

By |2022-07-04T13:51:49+12:00March 16th, 2022|Mercy Story, Patients & families|Comments Off on I had the best dad.

Making the most of every moment

Hayley McCarthy’s mum, Col, stayed with Mercy for five weeks in Feb 2021. Around the same time, Hayley decided to get married and wanted to include Col in the celebrations, but she was unsure if this would be a possibility due to Col’s levels of consciousness. “…she’d barely eaten or woken in the days

By |2022-07-04T13:52:06+12:00March 16th, 2022|Mercy Story, Patients & families|Comments Off on Making the most of every moment
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