Being there for the terminally ill makes a world of difference

’You matter because you are you. You will matter until the last moment of your life and we will help you not only to die peacefully but to live as full as possible until the moment you die’.

This quote sits on the home page of Kerry Hospice Foundation’s website. It echoes the experience of Ned Keane, whose dad, John, recently passed away at the age of 72.

A retired truck driver from Listowel, John was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a progressive degeneration affecting the brain and spinal cord, on March 18, 2011.