Always in our Hearts Appeal

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“Heroes” is how one relative has described the staff at Woking & Sam Beare Hospice who care for people like her grandma every day. 

Amreet Jagpal, 14, said: “It is important to me and my family to let everyone know how lovely and brilliant Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are. They do an amazing job looking after people like my grandma every day. They are heroes.” 

Amreet, pictured with her grandma Satwant, was speaking 10 months into the hospice’s Always in our Hearts Appeal. 

She shared how the family was devastated when they were told by doctors their beloved Satwant had only four months to live. Her grandma’s strength helped to keep them all going as they made memories together on holidays and cooking. 

In October last year she spent four days in hospital before being transferred to WSBH. Amreet said: “I didn’t know what a hospice was until we went to see grandma. It was like a hotel! All the staff were amazing; they gave me and my two sisters ice cream the first evening we were there. The staff even remembered mine and my sisters’ names every time they saw us.  

“My grandma died on 30th October 2024. Everything changed for us that day. She was the heart and soul of my home as we all lived together. She was a very strong lady who I will look up to all my life. Every day I look up to make my grandma proud. She will always be in my heart.” 

Gabriel Chivu is one of the nurses who cared for Satwant on the Inpatient Unit. He said: “When I care for a patient, I care for their loved ones too. The minute they walk through the doors of the Hospice I am there to support them. They no longer have to feel like the weight of the world is on their shoulders… I am there to lift them up. 

“Like all of my patients, Amreet’s grandma was someone I felt privileged to meet. I was able to help her and her family make precious memories in the time they had left together. Seeing the warmth of her family surrounding her reminded me why we do the valuable work that we do. Wherever a patient feels most comfortable, be that at home or at the Hospice, we are there for them.” 

All care at WSBH is free and is only possible thanks to the generosity of the community. 

Gabriel added: “Together we can continue to be there for families like Amreet’s. Together we can make a difference.”