Palliative Care News

Hundreds of walkers strolled into the sunshine on Sunday to raise money for The Myton Hospices.

Former Launceston mayor Janie Finlay tells yesterday's rally of the palliative care her late mother received at Philip Oakden House.

Shaun Hayes, a registered nurse, makes a bed at the JourneyCare in Woodstock on Monday.

Two bank workers from Deeside and Donside have been getting in gear by cycling 850 miles around Scotland for charity.

Terminally ill patients in Deming and Luna County have the opportunity to die with dignity in their own home, with loved ones nearby thanks in part to Alma Feil Hospice Inc.

Life goes on for young people who are diagnosed with cancer and are in palliative care, says Dr Rachel Hughes, who works in youth oncology services.

Frequently, families wait until a loved one is at the very end of life to call for hospice care.

A furry team isn't just deployed in disaster zones; there's a group of dogs comforting people in need around Colorado Springs.

IN A SHOCK announcement yesterday palliative care beds will be moved from Orange hospital to Molong, forcing family and friends of terminally ill patients to travel from Orange to be with their loved ones in their final days.

However a Palmerston man who reached that milestone this past Saturday is still happiest when volunteering his time to help others.

Students in Southpointe Academy's Citizenship Club create posters for a community fundraiser June 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with proceeds going to Canucks Place.

This inspiring addition to the landscape at the hospice, near Arundel, will be realised through Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to creating gardens in children's hospices around the UK.

HRH The Duke of Gloucester with patient Catherine Roselli, Dominic Forte, patients son in law and Jamie Thomson, Charge Nurse of Margaret Kerr Unit.

The event at the Adam and Eve pub in Digbeth will raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice and help hundreds of life-limited children in the area.

The Falconer Lady Falcons hosted their ninth annual Hoops for Hospice against the Southwestern Lady Trojans, raising $2,100. The event benefits Hospice Chautauqua County, which provides end-of-life care for county residents.

"She knows she's going to die, I know she's going to die, we just don't know when," David Daniels says in the living room of a Lismore aged care facility where his wife Lynne is being looked after.

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.

The reason I want to know is because the new owners of our next-door neighbors house told another neighbor they are turning it into a hospice.

Nursing heroes were showered with flowers, tea and cake as a special thank you for the work they do caring for terminally ill patients in Barnet and Enfield.

The Federal Government has announced what it says is the biggest ever injection of money into Tasmania's palliative care sector.