It's just all about what's best for you, and you kind of steer the train. That's important because everyone will get to know me and how I am before I get to my expiry. They'll know what I like and then I know that we'll be as comfortable as possible for as long as possible, which is really nice.

I am confident to know that I am very much supported, and it's all about the quality of life, not how long I need to spend in the Hospice. Whereas before I needed the Hospice, my view was you probably only came in for four days and you were dead at the end. I didn't realise that they did things like rehabilitation and support along the way as well for you and your family. It's really important that my family are getting supported because they're going through this just as much as me.

You feel like you are part of the St Helena Hospice family and it's really comforting because I feel like my mum and my stepdad and my brother will be left in a family unit and have all the support they need when it happens, which is really comforting to me because that was one of my stresses when I go. Not that I expect hearts to be breaking all over the world, but you do know that you leave hole in people's lives, so it's nice that there's lots of support for them as well, which I didn't know St Helena Hospice provided until I opened my mouth and started chatting to everyone.

St Helena is supporting me every day to enjoy the life that I can, for as long as I can.

I never thought I would need the hospice. It is amazing. 

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