'I promised my mum I would do whatever I could to raise funds'

T Ann’s Forget Me Not services return this Saturday, June 14 and offer an opportunity for reflection and celebration of the lives of loved ones.

- BY SAM LANIGAN

My name is Sam, and I have been supporting St Ann's Hospice since 2023, when my mum, Denise, died here following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.

My mum knew she didn’t want to die at home, she knew she wanted to go to a hospice, and in the end she chose St Ann's, a charity she had placed in her will.

Mum didn’t last long at St Ann’s, only around six days. Her symptoms got so bad that she had to have a nurse with her around the clock to help manage them.