Stories of care.
The Mingary Care community is made up of a wide array of people, from Board Members, shop volunteers, fundraisers and community supporters.
Each and every person has a story to tell of how they came to be involved with Mingary Care and why they support this community project. Read their stories below.
Gina shares how Mingary Care's kindness and support brought comfort and relief while caring for her husband at home.
Caitlin's Story
Mingary Care stepped in when other systems couldn’t, delivering trusted in-home respite that brought dignity to John’s care and relief to Caitlin’s family.
Julie's Story
Mingary Care helped Julie, living with Motor Neurone Disease, spend her final months at home with her family by providing trusted daily in-home support.
When blood cancer left Michael unable to keep up with things at home, Mingary Care stepped in with quiet, practical support that gave him pride, relief and peace of mind.
Elaine's Story
When Brian’s care needs grew and systems moved too slowly, Mingary Care stepped in with simple, compassionate support that gave Elaine comfort and relief.
Samuel's Story
Living alone in Gympie with his two beloved dogs, Samuel was fighting cancer and struggling to get support for his 170km hospital trips until Mingary Care stepped in.
Laura's Story
When Laura left her job to care for her terminally ill mother, she didn’t expect help to be available. Discovering Mingary Care changed everything.
Eddie's Story
Eddie was offered in-home support through Mingary Care to help with his wife's end-of-life care and was overwhelmed to discover people in the world genuinely wanted to help.
Matthew's Story
For people under 65 who need palliative care and end-of-life care, there is very little funding available and accessing government assistance can be very difficult.
Sarah's Story
Caring for a loved one at the end of life can be very taxing on many levels. It is emotionally and physically demanding and requires you to give of your time. Sarah discovered this when she took on the role of caring for a close friend who had been given a cancer diagnosis.