It Takes a Village

“I work mainly night times, in people’s homes. A lot of elderly people look after a husband or wife at home. They really get quite exhausted and night time can be scary. There was one old woman I remember living alone, in a very rural coastal cottage. She wanted to die in that cottage. She said ‘if it means I'm alone some of the time then so be it, that's my wish.’ And she got her wish, to die in that little cottage that'd been full of love all her life. It’s not a sad job. It does get life into perspective. I probably don't dwell on little things very much.” Yvonne, Marie Curie Nurse