All the books listed under each topic are available for borrowing free of charge from Hospice Mid Canterbury.
Click on the pdf links below for the full list of books including brief descriptions on each.
Books on Dementia
Books on Grief and Grieving
Books for Children and Teenagers
Books for caregivers
Books on Death and Dying
Books on Practical Matters
Personal Stories
You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.
Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern Hospice movement 1918 – 2005
One of the services offered by Hospice Mid Canterbury volunteers is recording clients' life stories.
Our biographers help to capture important moments and key stories in people's lives.
We love this feedback from the daughter of one of our clients: ❤️
Wisdom for us all ...Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
Age has nothing to do with it.
We are all in this line without realizing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We cannot move to the back of the line.
We cannot step out of the line.
We cannot avoid the line.
So while we wait in line:
Make moments count.
Make a difference.
Make the call.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make yourself a priority.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make waves.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.
This world will often leave you wishing you had just 5 more minutes. Feel free to share this powerful reminder on perspective and wake up each day realizing it is a gift and to make the most of it!~
~Marianne Baum
art: Autumn Skye Morrison
Wishing you all a Happy New Year.
