Kilbryde Hospice encourage people with life limiting conditions to use community drop-in service

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Kilbryde Hospice recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its inpatient unit - a safe haven providing exceptional passionate care and emotional support for South Lanarkshire locals nearing the end of their lives.However, what many people in the area may not know, is that the East Kilbride-based palliative care centre also prides itself on its outpatient department which offers a whole host of Day Services for patients living with life limiting conditions.Kilbryde staff live by the motto that they ‘add life to days rather than days to life’, offering patients empowerment and enablement during their darkest days.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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