A day in the life of...

I have been at Marie Curie for over eight years.

I was inspired to become a nurse by seeing what Marie Curie nurses do first-hand. During my first year of university, my neighbour at home was dying and she had very young children. The Marie Curie nurses were coming into their house. I was studying occupational therapy, but seeing the nurses changed my mind. When I saw the uniforms coming in and out, and attending the funeral, I saw the Marie Curie Nurses were lined up – I thought, ‘that’s what I want to do.’

8am

When I arrive at the hospice, I go over to the inpatient unit and help out the nurses with getting the medications done, helping the patients who feel pain or nausea, or anything else. It’s a really busy hour, when everyone is waking up.