In my first visit to St Christopher's Hospice i found it easy to open up a bit with the group. We all got a chance to introduce ourselves as a whole group. In all honesty I never really got to connect with anyone in the hospice, which I alright because listening to there small stories I still felt a connection by just listening. I was sitting next to Denise and he occasionally asked me questions about what the others in the group were saying because of his difficulty hearing, and when he mentioned his change about the death of his dog, in which i felt i had in common as i also lost my dog and told me it was a horrible thing, with that i felt that i broken the ice a bit.

Overall i found that this was a successful first visit and it will be easier for the next.

Alice Roudenko