Pippa, from Maidenhead, was born in 2013. She was born with Down’s syndrome and, as she got older, developed other conditions that cause seizures and further complications. Eventually, Pippa needed our care and support and she started coming to Helen & Douglas...
Did you know that we have a school at Helen & Douglas House? Some of you might as we did an update a few years ago on our blog. If you missed that you can check it out here. For our latest update on our hospice school, we spoke to teacher Maria. She told us that...
Meet Julie. Julie first started at Helen & Douglas House as a volunteer in 2015, working on our reception desk. A couple of years later, Julie moved over to volunteering with our care team. And, more recently, she has joined the care team as a member of staff....
We’ve been really looking forward to celebrating Christmas this year with our families at the hospice and at home, particularly as we weren’t able to celebrate in person last year. The last two years have been tough for most of us, but particularly for the...
Baby Loss Awareness Week 9-15th October is an opportunity to remember babies we have lost. To honour every little life lost, we will be joining hundreds of thousands of people around the world to light a candle or share an image of a candle on Friday 15th October. You...
