11/09/2026
Sometimes the hardest part of being in a hospital on the mainland isn't the medical side,
It's the long evenings after.
Jess, our family support worker, stays in contact with families throughout their time on the mainland.
Not just at the beginning when everything is being arranged,
During longer stays when the news is hard to process by yourself.
She checks in without needing to be asked.
She knows your situation, your family and what you're going through, so you don't have to explain yourself from scratch every time you pick up the phone.
Families tell us that knowing someone was thinking of them, and would pick up when they called, made a difference they hadn't expected.
Keeping our phone line open costs £68 a month, which means Jess can always pick up when a family calls.
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