After five days at the hospice everything changed.
“The effect of the painkillers, medication and the disease was such that we had to stop all visitors,” said Bain.
He then became “almost unable to communicate, it was that rapid.”
Hamilton said many people still hold misconceptions about hospice care.
“There’s a perception about hospices that it is all about dying but actually our teams of nurses and clinicians really try and take the burden away,” she said.
“You can have the right quality of life and quality of death with the right teams around.”
As a thank you for the charity’s support, Bain is raising money for St Peter’s Hospice and has decided to take part in the Tour de Bristol bike ride.
Its 44‑day appeal is calling on supporters to help ensure every family in the city can access vital end‑of‑life care.