St Joseph's Hospice x Goodordering

I have cancer. I have had cancer for 9 years, with my stage 4 news coming in June 2021.  I spend a lot of time thinking about death. Or, more correctly, I have a fascination with the last weeks, days and moments of death.

I’m lucky to have my own business, that is why I offered to use my design skills and business to support St Joseph’s hospice, in the off chance I can help raise some money for this wonderful place where people go to die.

The hospice is in the heart of hackney, its on a main busy road filled with traffic and loud busses. But as soon as you enter the gates of the hospice, there is a feeling of peace. The hospice is like a hospital but one where guests are welcome. It is bright and airy and open and there are lots of community spaces and the most beautiful old world garden with a fountain and little nooks and quiet spaces for reflection. Being there didn’t freak me out, it made me happy that places like this exist.

T-shirts can start and prompt conversations, normalising death and bringing it out of the taboo and awkward.  I don’t want my kids to be scared when I die. I want them to get used to the idea so it doesn’t break them when it happens. Because as we know… it will happen… to all of us.

So please support my little project if you can, 100% of profits go to the hospice. Please share this story and I hope anyone else going through a similar thing to me, also finds a way to make peace with dying.

Love Jacqui