It is my privilege to introduce again
an annual report of the work of Our Lady’s Hospice. Our Lady’s
Hospice, the first of its kind in these western islands, has centered the second
century of caring for those with terminal illness. It was first opened in
Milltown and its opening was the realization of a long cherished(心中怀着)dream. For
years the Sisters(修女)had longed for a place where poor, lonely, friendless dying
persons--no longer fit subjects for hospital wards(病房)--could find care, comfort
and peacefulness in their last days of life. In December 1879 these hopes were
fulfilled when Our Lady’s formally welcomed the first patients--35 in
number. So great were the applications for admission that six
years later the foundation stone of the present H A. a reporter who is interested in Hospice work B. a patient representative C. a leading figure of the Hospice D. one of the founders of the Hospice
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