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Friends Voices

Stories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949

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Arlene Dhalla, Friends of Larchwood

Arlene started working at 15 as an accounting assistant, and never really stopped her career until she retired in 1995. She never thought about volunteering before her mother was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's and had to go into a care home....

Story: Arlene Dhalla - Braintree, Essex

This story is about:

  1. Care homes
  2. Church
  3. Family carer
  4. Volunteering
  5. Volunteering In Retirement

Catherine Wood, Friends of Oaklands

A move to a portfolio career in nursing, gives Catherine the time to consider ways to volunteer in her community. A care home provides the perfect opportunity for a new project, supporting not only the residents and families, but by creating a regula...

Story: Catherine Wood - Essex, Laindon

This story is about:

  1. Activity Sessions
  2. Care homes
  3. Community Challenge Days
  4. Dementia
  5. Fundraising
  6. Gardening
  7. Hospice
  8. Nursing