"I first met Helen Taylor Thompson when she invited me to join the Steering Committee she chaired that led the petition and campaign to re-open the Mildmay Mission Hospital after its closure by the NHS in 1982.
In 1985 she invited me to apply for the position of Medical Director of the newly re-opened Mildmay as an independent Christian Hospital , which I did. I was appointed and served with Helen as the Chair of the Board of Governors as we developed Europe’s first Hospice Programme for AIDS patients together with Ruth Sims and a team we recruited especially for this.
The first ward was opened for people with AIDS in 1988. Helen was an inspirational, supportive, and strong leader, with clear entrepreneurial skills, but it was her faith in God that was the most impressive. Thank you, Helen, for your courage, love and support for so many suffering people, not only at Mildmay but also in the many other ventures you led or contributed to."
Reproduced from Helen Taylor Thompson's Book of Condolence
2007 interview with Dr Veronica Moss in the Church Times
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