Across the many nursing disciplines, palliative nursing is often a forgotten yet irreplaceable part of the patient journey. We take this opportunity to honour and celebrate Sr Lynne Kinleyside. The palliative care provided by Sr. Lynne in our community over the last 21 years has left an indelible mark on the lives of our patients…
#HospiceWeek2023 – Stories From Palliative Care Specialists Hospice care is a vital aspect of healthcare that provides specialized care for individuals who are nearing the end of their lives. It is a holistic approach that focuses on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and their families. However, many people are unaware of…
As a caregiver to a family member suffering from a life-limiting illness, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of how to provide the best possible care. It can be a physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing experience, and it’s important to remember that it’s okay to seek help and support. Helderberg Hospice can provide a range of services to support you as a caregiver and make the caregiving experience a little easier.
Helderberg Hospice are Palliative Care Specialists (Palliative Care is a holistic method of improving the quality of life of a patient, and their loved ones, who are directly affected by a life-threatening illness.) Our services are available to patients at home as well as through a specialised, short-term admission 24-Hour Support Centre. The unit offers…
Cancer patients are heroes – those who battle with this disease every day, those whose families walk with them, support them, dreading every new test and celebrating every small victory with them. Each one, patient and loved ones alike, are heroes in our eyes – dragon-slayers all! Some of our heroes who have wielded the…
Written by: Fiona Nell One is somehow always aware of there being a hospice nearby. Whether the full extent of their services becomes known, is I suppose, is dependent on the relationship entered into between hospice and the ‘patient’ & their family members. Towards the end of 2019 my mother-in-law Lorna started losing weight at…
Thandi, as we will call her, was in her early 20’s and recently had undergone an amputation at the knee as a result of osteosarcoma. She was admitted to us from Tygerberg Hospital, one of the large State hospitals in Cape Town, so that she could recuperate from the operation. Unlike the other patients who…
It’s a deadly combination: South Africa’s scourge – TB – and the pandemic HIV/Aids. Where there is one, there is frequently the other; both interlinked in a complex dance of disease and deprivation. Like lethal shadows, the one stalks the other, masking symptoms, complicating treatment, spiraling the mortality statistics ever upwards. Jack was destined to…
