I loved those nurses and midwives, and to this day, I've never forgotten Phoebe, the beautiful midwife who delivered him.

My name is Pat Joyce.

For 30 years, I was a nurse, registered nurse, working in different fields, and from then I went to aged care advocacy.

I love older people and hearing their stories.

When that job came to a conclusion, I really wanted to do something useful and not full time.

Two of my friends actually know Victoria and Sarah, who work here, and recommended that I followed them up, so that's what I did.

And I'm a funeral assistant, but I'm not a doula or a celebrant, so I can pick up other tasks.

In your nursing role, there would've been a lot of being with people when they're facing mortality or through their loved ones' journeys with illness or death and dying.