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Caring for patients at the end of life – and providing support for their families – can be a tough and demanding job.
But sometimes there can be a lighter side to the work, according to Marie Curie Nurses Catherine, Lorna and Franky.
They discuss a mix-up with a moisturiser that has colourful consequences, a cheeky feline visitor and the case of the creaky stairs.
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