Two Old Choughs - A Tale of Two Hospices

Send us a textThe Two Old Chough presenters Gina and Tamsin are joined in this episode by Teresa Blenard from Walters & Barbary Solicitors to talk about all things related to Wills.  It's something many of us think about but don't get around to.  It's a fascinating episode where Teresa explains the issues surrounding what happens you die without a Will, and some of the implications of modern family life.  She also shares with us why it's good to have a Will and the importance of reviewing it regularly.Support the show

Send us a textIn this episode, hosts Gina and Tamsin mark Hospice Care Week 2024 by listening to some of our hospice staff talking about their experiences and memories of when they made a day matter to a patient and their loved ones.There's visiting animals, days out, celebrations, bucket list events and candid conversations and reflecting on the little things that often make that moment really matter.Support the show

In this episode of the Cornwall Hospice Care podcast, our Two Choughs Gina and Tamsin meet in the great outdoors for a slightly different podcast.Our hosts meet with Chris Starnes , who is walking the whole 620 miles of the South West Coast Path, raising money for Cornwall Hospice Care and Stride.  Tamsin joins Chris walking from Par to Fowey to talk about the benefits of being out in nature, wellbeing and much more. Support the Show.

In this podcast episode for Dying Matters Week 2024, hosts Gina and Tamsin are joined by Cornwall Hospice Care Senior Nurse Claire Collings and Social Prescriber covering the North Coast of Cornwall, Sarah Webber.  We also hear from Zoe Watson, who talks about her experiences of her Mum's stay with us and how it allowed her the time to have those difficult conversations.They chat about the importance of talking about death and dying, before, during and after someone dies and how those conversations, often perceived as very difficult ones, actually can help everyone to make sure that the decisions that are made when someone is dying do reflect their wishes and what they want.Support the Show.

In this episode about inclusivity and in particular how we improve awareness and therefore care for the LGBTQIA+ community, our hosts Tamsin and Gina are joined by Michael Thomas - Education Facilitator at Cornwall Hospice Care and George Kestell who experienced the care at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice when his partner Mark was admitted.Support the Show.

In this episode, hosted by one of the Two Old Choughs Tamsin, she talks to our two bereavement counsellors, Ange Bunt and Marie Brooks along with Clare Bray from our Community Services team who also offer bereavement support initiatives.They discuss bereavement and offer their thoughts and ideas on dealing with grief and loss over Christmas and the New Year and features interviews with Becky and Darren who kindly agreed to share their experiences.Support the show

It's been a while we know, but our Cornwall Hospice Care podcast is back with a bang and a heartwarming story of one family's quest for adventure whilst keeping in mind those charities that helped them through tough times.Meet the amazing Daddow family from Portreath - Ben, Leanda, Liam (11) and Sophia (9) - who took on a Land's End to John O'Groats cycle earlier this year (2023) over 75 days, meeting lots of incredibly generous people along the way and making lots of memories - both big and small.Support the show

In Episode 20 host Tamsin reflects on her recent trek to the Arctic Circle for a Husky Sledding Trek, including a recording made at the end of the trek with some of her fellow participants including those fundraising for Strathcarron Hospice and The Highland Hospice, both in Scotland.The Two Old Choughs are also joined by Oli Hoare, Head of Fundraising at Cornwall Hospice Care who talks about what charity treks we offer, what drives people to do them and more.Support the show

This episode our hosts Gina and Tamsin are joined by staff member Ally Hardman who explains her role overseeing the day to day running of our two hospices and explaining the different approach and ethos you will find in our hospices, compared to how acute hospitals approach care.Support the show

This time our hosts Tamsin Thomas and Gina Starnes are joined by Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner, Helen Treleaven and Lymphoedema patient, Sarah.We mark Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2022 with a chat with one of Cornwall Hospice Care's experts Helen highlighting how this debilitating condition can affect someone when not treated and the incredible difference it can make to the quality of life of those on their post-cancer journey.Patient Sarah has been having routine outpatient appointments at our Lymphoedema Clinic for 12 months and gives her first hand experience of breast cancer, surviving it and living life now.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

This episode see's just Chough Tamsin go it alone, having an in depth chat with three members of our Community Services Team - Clare Bray, Lollie Brewer and Tracey Davey.They discuss the services that they currently offer including The Listening Ear Service, Support for Carers, the Facebook Virtual Friendship Cafe and lots more.  A considerable part of all of these ways of support is dealing with bereavement and grief, but there's also a lot of chat about mental health and general wellbeing too.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

It's been a while since our last podcast, but hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas are back with a new episode and are joined by a plethora of guests from around our charity - all of whom contributed to our recent online report "Our Resilience and Revival".  The report charts the story of what has been the toughest period in our 40-year history as the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything.In this episode we talk to Claire Collings, Senior Staff Nurse at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice, Clare Bray from our Community Services Team, Finance Director Graham Clark and Head of Fundraising, Oli Hoare - were they scared, how did they manage, how things have changed and lots more are chatted over.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Episode 15 of our podcast is all about celebrating the amazing contribution that our volunteers give and hearing about what they get back from giving their time.Regular Chough host Tamsin flies solo this time, but is joined by volunteers Pauline, Sue and Annette along with Frazer Hopkins, our Head of Retail.Listen to why they decided to volunteer in the first place, why Cornwall Hospice Care and the benefits they get from being part of #TeamCHC.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Released to coincide with Dying Matters Week 2021 this podcast episode features our hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas in conversation with Gwendoline Treseder,  one of our Occupational Therapists at Cornwall Hospice Care, talking about Advance Care Planning.We plan for a birth in a very detailed way, and we should consider doing the same for when we die - but these are often very tricky questions to ask and conversations to have.  Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

In this episode, which links in with the launch of the 2021 Open Gardens fundraising campaign, our hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas chat to "The Cornish Gardener" George Kestell.George is a well known gardener and garden expert in Cornwall and can often be heard giving advice and answering questions on the local BBC radio station.  He is also a keen supporter of Cornwall Hospice Care and specifically our Open Gardens scheme which has been a big success over recent years.Expect some expert advice, amusing stories and the reason that George feels so strongly about supporting the work the hospices do.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Hosts Tamsin and Gina, both from Cornish charity, Cornwall Hospice Care invite you to listen in and join them for another podcast episode. This time, they are joined by Medical Director for Cornwall Hospice Care, Dr Deborah Stevens, who looks back on 27 years working for our charity and the changes she has seen in palliative care in that time.We asked her the question; "What is palliative care?" - her reply?"Someone who travels beside you."  Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Hosts Tamsin and Gina are joined for this podcast by our Patient & Family Support team of Ange Bunt and Marie Brooks to talk about what their roles involve and how they have the time to spend with patients and their loved ones at our hospices, coming to terms with terminal illness and bereavement.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

In another episode celebrating Hospice Care Week (5th - 11th October 2020), our theme for the week is "We have the time to...".  Podcast hosts Gina and Tamsin are joined in this episode by Janet Barnie - Ward Clerk at our Mount Edgcumbe Hospice and, we think we can say, stalwart of the hospice movement in Cornwall.We take Janet back to the time when there were no hospices in Cornwall and her involvement in fundraising alongside our founding mother Enid Dalton-White to get the first purpose built hospice open, and also reminisce about all the special moments that the hospice team have been able to help with over the years, including weddings, christenings, pet visits and much more. Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Podcast hosts Gina and Tamsin are joined this episode by Senior Staff Nurse Elaine Potter.  Elaine is based at our St Julia's Hospice in Hayle and we're thrilled to have her join us for this podcast.  We're celebrating Hospice Care Week (5th to 11th October 2020) and our theme is "We have the time to.....".Listen in to hear more about Elaine and her passion for looking after patients and their loved ones, her career and how we not only look after our patients, but how the hospice teams look after each other.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

The Two Old Choughs - Tamsin and Gina - are joined in this episode by self-named "fledgling" chough and Interim Retail Manager for Cornwall Hospice Care - Frazer Hopkins.  Frazer takes some time out of his very busy schedule to chat about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the charity's shops and retail operations as a whole.They also discuss how his team are adapting fast to the "new normal" as lockdown restrictions are gradually lifted to allow donations to be dropped off, how the eBay shop has paid dividends plus how plans are shaping up to re-open the charity shops.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Join the Two Old Choughs, Tamsin and Gina as they mark Volunteers Week 2020.  They are joined by Adrian and Mike - both volunteers at our Mount Edgcumbe Hospice.  We hear from them on how the pandemic has affected their volunteer work, what motivated them to volunteer for us and what continues to inspire them.And all suitably socially distanced!  Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Hosts Tamsin and Gina pause their busy schedules to take stock and discuss the huge changes to all our lives since the Coronavirus pandemic began and the UK went into lock down.Find out from Gina how our hospices remain open 24/7 looking after patients and their loved ones throughout this challenging time and hear from Tamsin how her remote working is going.  They touch on fundraising, furloughed employees, bereavement and how we're all adapting to this new way of living and working.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Join Cornwall Hospice Care's hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas as they get to grips with, of all subjects, marathon running!In this episode, they're joined by Jane Appleton, who has run the London Marathon for our Cornish Charity and is now inspiring others to do the same - whilst raising substantial amounts of money to help us continue to care.  Jane shares her experiences of the iconic race and explains her role at Cornwall Hospice Care now, looking after those training for the London Marathon and pounding the streets in our charity's name.Support the show

Join hosts Gina Starnes and Tamsin Thomas of Cornwall Hospice Care who are joined in this episode by our two specialist Lymphoedema Practitioners, Helen and Chris.Find out what Lymphoedema is, how our team help our patients and hear about Lymphoedema Awareness Week which runs from 2nd to 8th March 2020 and most of all don't forget to Love your Lymph!Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Hosts Tamsin Thomas and Gina Starnes are joined this Valentines Day by colleague Judy Lawton to talk about Judy's role this year as the Cornwall Hospice Care 40th Anniversary Project Coordinator.  They'll be finding out more about some exciting events happening now and in the coming months to celebrate the 40 years of hospice care in Cornwall.You'll hear more about the Love to Remember campaign which begins on 14th February 2020) and where on earth you begin to try and break a Guinness World Record!Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

Hosts Tamsin Thomas and Gina Starnes from Cornwall Hospice Care go right back to the beginnings of hospice care in Cornwall in the 1970's with the vision that Lady Mount Edgcumbe had to build a hospice in the county.  Tamsin and Gina also hear from Barbara Rogers, who has volunteered for Cornwall Hospice Care for 45 years and still works in the Liskeard charity shop today.  She recalls her first meeting with Enid Dalton-White who wanted to make that vision a reality and how she got involved in fundraising to build Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in St Austell.Support the show (https://www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/make-a-donation/)

It's the first ever episode of our podcast from Cornwall Hospice Care featuring Tamsin Thomas and Gina Starnes.  Today they muse over why they are jumping in to the world of podcasting, a bit about them both and their motivations and plans for future episodes.Support the show