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Hospice care involves much more than medical expertise - increasing emphasis is being placed on helping the family and friends of someone diagnosed with a life-threatening condition.
Hospice Social Worker Caroline Cresswell (pictured, left) says the new facility at Braddan will provide a much better environment for both in-patient AND outpatient care.
She's presently working with Tracey (pictured, right), whose 12-year old son Connor Steventon is a regular visitor:
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