Sheffield hospice inspires bereaved mum to become nurse

A bereaved mother has said the “heartwarming” support of a children’s hospice inspired her to become a nurse.

Oscar, the son of Katy Miller from Barnsley, died an hour after he was born in 2020.

Miller was allowed to take him home as part of the support provided by the Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice based in Rotherham.

She now works on the surgical assessment ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and said the care she received had “set the foundation for the kind of nurse I want to be”.

Miller said she would not forget the empathy shown by the people at Bluebell Wood.

“Its staff were waiting for us at home when we returned from hospital with all the equipment set up,” she said.

“It was such a painful time, but so heartwarming and reassuring to have them on hand as soon as we arrived.

“Without that support, there’s no way we could have brought him home.”