Testimonials

What people say about our work: 

Rosetta Life’s work in hospices and hospitals across the UK has moved people in all spheres of life. Below we present a celebration of some of the ways we have contributed to improving the quality of life of terminally ill people.  

Ambassadors

"Rosetta Life brings the arts into the lives of people with life-threatening conditions, providing a remarkable opportunity for creative self-expression and, in the deepest sense, access to the health within."

Dr Oliver Sacks, neurologist and writer of The Awakenings

"The strength of Rosetta Requiem from Culture Online and Rosetta Life, lies in the genuine warmth of those people involved. Filmmakers, musicians and composers have given up their time and it’s humbling to think of the courageous and open-hearted contribution of those people who face long-term and terminal illness. No one can fail to be moved by this incredible project."

David Lammy, Arts Minister

"Working with hospices… has been inspirational for me. I’ve been constantly surprised to find how open people are to expressing themselves once they have been given a way in. The women brought the words and I’ve simply helped channel them into songs and music to make a way through serious illness and emotional turmoil."

Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter

"the Rosetta Requiem is an absolutely fantastic idea. Music has a profound effect on both the well and the unwell and we should never underestimate its healing power. We support it wholeheartedly."

Carrie & David Grant, vocal coaches and presenters of BBC1’s Fame Academy

Hospice Service Users

"Rosetta Life was one of the most amazing, positive things to come out of having cancer… Rosetta Life accepts all of yourself, not just the bits that others are comfortable with. This is the most freeing experience imaginable."

Marie Curie Hospice, London

"I dealt with many topics relating to my life in writing the song….. The song has allowed me to feel fulfilled and allowed me to take control of a situation that put me and my family in total distress."

Trimar Hospice, Dorset

"I was so moved with what you have done, I don’t know if I can express how I felt listening to ‘John’s Song.’ Rosetta life is wonderful and I’m proud to be associated with the work."

Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice

"Thank you for giving me back my life. Without your help it would have been really up hill. I’ve spent two years working with Rosetta Life on the computer. I have found a new life in this little box, rearranging my photo collection, making a little film about my local area and even putting my hand to a poem or two."    

Hospice user, Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice

Hospice and Hospital Staff

"Rosetta Life is a great alternative to counselling for those who feel less willing to talk about themselves behind closed doors. It allows patients to determine the space and time they need to explore their lives, which makes them open to it."

Nurse at Marie Curie Centre, Edenhall

" A brilliant project! Rosetta Life had an amazing impact on the emotional state of both patients and staff. Inclusion of family and friends was wonderful and patients were able to move on from where they were in relation to their illness."

Senior Occupational Therapist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London

"Trinity Hospice supports people to enhance their quality of life while living with cancer. The Rosetta Requiem has enabled this to happen creatively for some individuals in the most amazing way."

"The project… has enabled us as staff to see a different side to people’s lives and enabled medical staff to see the real people we care for."

Team Leader, Arthur Rank House Day Therapy