Welcome! to the Spring/Summer 2021 edition of Life magazine
P.21–22 Our global reach
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ver the past few weeks significantly more areas of life have opened once more to us and this has allowed our whole Hospice community to move towards a greater sense of normality. Our charity shops on the high street are now open, our Summer flowers are being enjoyed by our patients and their visitors in our gardens and our Iona Café is once again a hub of social activity. It has been lovely to see
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familiar faces returning to their volunteer roles and to welcome new faces as we expand our services in our Hospice and in the community throughout Edinburgh and Lothian. We’ve been touched by the many examples of compassion in our neighbourhoods throughout the pandemic and these have provided insights and inspiration for our Compassionate Communities team
who launched a Compassionate Neighbours initiative this year. You can read more on page 7–8 about the support these wonderful Neighbours are providing to people living with life limiting illnesses in their area. You’ll also find information about our Summer Appeal on page 9–10. This too focuses on our amazing community and the ways in which we can work together, living our values of respect,
