Mick Pascoe, 68, from Studham, has been receiving support since his diagnosis two years ago with Stage 4 prostate cancer. He explains how things changed during the coronavirus pandemic, “I had one session at the Hospice before the lockdown started. But the support hasn’t stopped, it’s simply adapted. I’ve joined the virtual online Yoga sessions run by Priya, which have been magnificent.
“As I’m on slow release morphine to manage bone pain one of the nurses, Viv, regularly calls me to check how I’m managing my medication. The pain used to be relentless, like nagging toothache, but it is now under control and I always have somebody to contact when it gets worse. They are an incredible bunch of people.”
Prior to the pandemic, Mick was receiving an intravenous bone strengthening drug at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, but this was stopped due to the lockdown. “The Hospice stepped in. They agreed to administer the drug to manage my increasing pain. I come up to the Hospice for a few hours at a time. Nothing is a problem and the patients always come first. The support of the Hospice has been unbelievable and so motivating.”
