She knew she didn’t have long left to live and I sat with her as she wrote cards for her siblings and family for 40 years to come – a different message for every year so that her family would feel close to her every year at Christmas time for the next four decades.
What working with young cancer patients taught me about Christmas It’s my job is to make sure that, whatever their situation, they still find some joy, connection, and magic during the festive season.
Our job is to make sure that, whatever their situation, these young people can still find some joy, connection, and magic during the festive season.
As Teenage Cancer Trust lead nurse for the North West, my team and I go above and beyond to make the season as special as possible for the young people we support.
She poured her heart into every word, and I knew that those cards would be the greatest gift her family would ever receive.
