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Sally’s Story

Sally volunteers in our Rothwell shop and has kindly shared her story and reason for volunteering with St Gemma’s:

Sally’s partner Mark sadly died nearly three years ago. After their experience at the end of his life, she now feels passionately that good end of life care and support for the family should be available to everyone who needs it.

Sally said, “Mark stayed in hospital for a long time, visiting was restrictive and it was very difficult managing who could be with him when he needed it most. I wished he could have had better community support or attended St Gemma’s, where I feel confident that his physical and emotional needs would have been better understood and supported.”

So Sally decided to volunteer at the St Gemma’s Rothwell charity shop: “By volunteering and raising funds for St Gemma’s I can help others have better end of life care.”

By volunteering and raising funds for St Gemma’s I can help others have better end of life care.

Sally
Retail Volunteer

Her experience of volunteering has been positive. Sally says “The team at Rothwell are like an extended family, everyone really cares, we look out for each other and I don’t want to miss a day.” She also said, “Being here has helped me through my grief, I feel like I’m making a difference and I can highly recommend volunteering for St Gemma’s.”

Julie, Sally’s Manager in Rothwell had this to say, “The impact volunteering has had on Sally is phenomenal. When she joined our team she talked about her reasons for volunteering and how she struggled with dealing with her loss. The impact this has had on her well-being is amazing. The fact that she is so dedicated and committed. Also just how much it means to Sally belonging and being part of our lovely team, being valued and supported as we all strive to share our vision and work towards achieving our goals! Sally is our ray of sunshine in Rothwell. I’m so proud of her!”

Volunteering has given Sally's well-being a huge boost
Sally attending a festive volunteers' event at the Hospice

Thanks to Sally for sharing her story and to the team at Rothwell for supporting Sally’s volunteer journey. Learn more about volunteering with St Gemma’s.