In this episode, we head to regional Queensland, dropping in on Fraser Coast Hospice a community run six bed purpose-built facility, south of Bundaberg at Hervey Bay; K'gari, formally known as Fraser Island, is not far away. As with any community led initiative, there is a lot of heart and soul that went into making Fraser Coast Hospice a reality, not to mention the heart and soul that makes up the support they offer people with life-limiting illness and their family and friends, during the last months, weeks, and days of life. “We create the normality that people have at home – we have the laughter and the tears,” says Director of Care, Alicia Trimingham-Turl. “We have a balance between life and living it till the very end, but also that respect for the loss of very loved people.” Click play to join the conversation.
