‘TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO SOMEONE’S LIFE IS AN HONOUR’
Beth Namara, 44, is a Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant, providing home support to people at the end of their lives, as well as their families. She lives in Kent with her three children, aged 24, 13 and seven.
I’ve worked most Christmases since I started my job at Marie Curie in 2015, but I don’t see it as a sacrifice. Caring doesn’t stop just because it’s the holidays, and this is often the time of year when families need us most. I enjoy spending that time with patients. Often, it will be somebody’s last Christmas, and it means so much to share it with them.
‘Caring doesn’t stop just because it’s the holidays’
Meaning ful moments
One Christmas Eve, I looked after a woman who wasn’t expected to live into the new year. She was in her
