It Takes a Village

"It's a huge privilege as a stranger to be invited into somebody's home when it's such a sensitive time. The gentleman had a brain tumour and would sleep off and on during my visit, one afternoon a week. His wife would usually take herself off out somewhere; it gave her a chance to breathe, some time for herself. Later she would come back and chat about how she felt. At Christmas I received a card ‘to a very special friend’. I found that truly humbling. His wife said 'that's how I feel'." Thelma, Volunteer Befriender