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Team: Biography, Palliative Paws & Ambassador
I was on the verge of retiring from teaching when my husband, Norm, had a cardiac arrest. We had been planning to retire together, do the grey nomad treks and so many other things.
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Team: Bereavement and Biography
I have always been a very energetic person and loved working. As my professional life began to wind down I started looking for some meaningful work to fill the gap.
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Team: Administration
My friend went through the difficult experience of her husband dying. She told me how supportive EPC had been for them through that time. I trained as a nurse in NZ in the 80s and worked a lot in the Children’s Hospital.
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Team: Palliative Paws
I have been a volunteer with EPC as part of the Palliative Paws program for just over a year.
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Team: Bereavement Information Sessions
In planning a new direction in life on retirement I answered an ad in the local paper for volunteers to provide transport for Eastern Palliative Care.
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Team: Biography
When I retired from a corporate career, I first volunteered at Holmesglen TAFE helping migrants with their English and whilst that was interesting work, it didn’t offer the satisfaction and rewards that come with being a volunteer biographer at EPC.
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Team: Home Support & Transport
In April 2009 I lost my wife Eleanor to Triple Negative Breast Cancer. She was cared for by EPC. What was I going to do with my life now? My three children were all married and had children of their own. The financial, legal, and personal affairs were in order, I had retired during my wife’s treatments.
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THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER AS A VOLUNTEER WITH EPC
75 years – a great age – fit, healthy, younger husband – everything was looking really great and still working. Retirement plans were looming, but what would I do? My usual exercise, gardening, walking etc. was not going to be enough to keep me busy.
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Team: Biography
A beautiful summer morning saw me, a mum with three children make my way into the local library to collect some books. Little did I know that I was going to stumble and make it a part of the dance of my life.
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Team: Biography
Retirement brings time to do interesting and worthwhile things. My role at EPC enables me to achieve this.
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Team: Transport and Palliative Paws
At the moment I’m volunteering at EPC in the areas of Transport and Palliative Paws (dog walking).
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Team: Community Support
What brought you to volunteer with EPC? Anne: I saw that EPC needed volunteers and thought oh, I’d like to do that! so I applied. I have a nursing background and knew the work wouldn’t faze me too much.
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