“Everything is Alright” Ron’s song by Alexia Reed
My late husband , Ron Reed, received palliative care at Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford from October 2017 to July 2019. He found The Swan Song Project really helped him and made him more positive and able to accept the reality of his own death. It enabled us as a...
Appreciate Life – My Mum’s Song by Lindsey King
My mum, Lydia Nicoll, received palliative care at St. Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds from October to December 2018. One thing that kept her going during her final weeks was The Swan Song Project. I’m not sure how she came upon the flier about the project but I remember...
The first 10 weeks of The Swan Song Project
The first 10 weeks of The Swan Song Project In May 2017 I began the first sessions for The Swan Song Project at Marie Curie Hospice Bradford. I had been developing this project for what seemed like a long time, about 18 months since initial idea so I was very excited...
Yorkshire charity offers a swansong opportunity for people facing death and bereavement
The Yorkshire charity was founded in 2017 by songwriter Ben Buddy Slack after he lost his grandma and was left regretting not recording her singing. Since then, the project has supported more than 60 people to express themselves in song. See the full story here...