The pain of running 100km through off-road terrain in Taupō is worth it for Karol Stanski to help Whanganui patients experience a more comfortable death. After moving here from Scotland last year, Stanski’s fiancee Dr Libby Sampey has been helping patients at Hospice Whanganui confront death and to die with dignity in their own homes. She said a lot of people don’t know what death looks like or what to expect.
“One thing people often say about my work is, ‘oh how on earth do you manage to do that?’ “It’s an emotional thing for most people dying and bereavement, and a lot of people don’t know what to expect..