During his long life, Arthur Waters has seen the battlefields of war, been to night school after dropping out, worked as a steel merchant, lectured at university and been a minister at the Geelong Christian Spiritual Church for 27 years.
But just over two years ago, life changed; Mr Waters was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
By the end of last year, his medication was no longer working.
“I was just getting worse and worse, feeling as if it was all over and just waiting to die, really,” Mr Waters, a sprightly 90, said.
The hospice opens every Tuesday and Thursday to help people with their palliative needs.
Mr Waters already sees its positive effect after spending most days on his own.
“No doubt about it, I have brightened up,” he says, his days now spent working in the hospice’s garden and talking to others.
He’s even gone to the cinema for the first time in years. The Mercy and Western Day Hospice will host a high tea at Watergardens Hotel on July 25 to raise money for its programs.
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Ashley Alasagas
