Ms Goacher described the trip as “one of the most personal, emotional, and spiritually significant experiences of my nursing journey so far”.
“Leaving Lourdes, I carry with me not just clinical skills and experiences, but a renewed sense of the nurse I want to be,” she added.
Fellow student Natalie Timmerman said she looked after a man who had been “dreaming of coming to Lourdes for years”.
“Despite his health issues, his spirit was unshakable,” she said.
“Moments like that stay with you – they remind you of the human side of healthcare that textbooks can’t teach.”