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Linda Lupton
“If we’re actually here in the linen room for any length of time, we’re laughing and joking and things like that, I mean, we try and keep the morale up as much as we can.”
![Portrait of Lydia Howells](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lydia-Howells-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Lydia Howells
“It’ll take you across a little river and down across like the trees and through the greenery and then back through a different part of the hospital. So it’s really nice – by the time you’ve done it, you just feel like you’ve completely reset.”
![Portrait of Mafi Simmons Sharkey](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mafi-Simmons-Sharkey-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Mafi Simmonds-Sharkey
“Or when it’s just me, I just come up and wither sit on the grass, or on the benches, usually sunglasses on if I want to be just me and noise-cancelling headphones in so I can listen to some music. Chill out on the grass for a while.”
![Portrait of Margaret McEwan](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Margaret-McEwan-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Margaret McEwan
“I come up to the terrace because it’s a breathing space and I get the sun in my face, I can smell the rosemary. I can look at the plants, look out over the rooftops.”
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Nicky Cairns
“It can be nice just sitting in here. And see, I’ve got the computer, so I watch YouTube, listen to music. Have a good laugh with the guy I work with. We’re happy down here.”
![Portrait of Ray Middlemiss](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ray-Middlemiss-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Ray Middlemiss
“It’s just a really nice space to have and – given it’s in the middle of a hospital, it’s pretty peaceful.”
![Portrait of Sam Ogilvie](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sam-Ogilvie-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Sam Ogilvie
“Coming in here you can kind of take a breather, take a step back, and be like: Right, this is what I need to do first.”
![Portrait of Sarah McGinnis and their haven](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sarah-McGinnis-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Sarah McGinnis
“At lunchtime, no matter the weather, I like to get outside, get some fresh air, get a little bit of exercise, and just have a few deep breaths outside.”
![Portrait of Umar Saleem](https://nhslothiancharity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Umar-Saleem-Portrait-Havens-Featured-740x470.jpg)
Umar Saleem
“It can get testing at times and you do need a place to hide. At the same time, where do you hide?You can’t go for a two-hour chat with your friends…so you just walk to the other end of the hospital and back.”