by margotchanning » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:00 pm
PiedPiper wrote:I work for Hospiscare, its a series of branches in the South West of England [mostly Devon] that cares for people who are facing the last days of their lives. It isn't about 'getting better' anymore if you get my drift. Its all about pain control, allowing family to be with them every minute of every day left if they want it, and keeping spirits high and enjoying the time left. We run a centre for therapies, arts and crafts, aromatherapy, pet therapy, massage, hair care, manicures, etc, and also have a garden for them to spend time in and look after, with music, tv, dvd collection [which is my project currently] and similar. We also collect people who are being cared for at home to spend the day with us having fun.
Its a pretty great place and the atmosphere is beautiful, not daunting like you'd expect it to be. Problem is, only a third of our funding is from the government, the rest is allll donations and fund raising. I'm thinking after a while of doing this myself and seeing how dedicated i can be with it, i might set up a charity project for it, maybe for later in the year or next year so i have a good amount to auction locally.
Welcome to Fanmail.biz and I wish you the best of luck with your project. I am involved with the Dale (descisions at life's end) project which is similar to what you do, but providing paliative care just for the over 60s. I really wish you luck with your fundraising. It sounds like a great place to work {thumb2}
[quote="PiedPiper"]I work for Hospiscare, its a series of branches in the South West of England [mostly Devon] that cares for people who are facing the last days of their lives. It isn't about 'getting better' anymore if you get my drift. Its all about pain control, allowing family to be with them every minute of every day left if they want it, and keeping spirits high and enjoying the time left. We run a centre for therapies, arts and crafts, aromatherapy, pet therapy, massage, hair care, manicures, etc, and also have a garden for them to spend time in and look after, with music, tv, dvd collection [which is my project currently] and similar. We also collect people who are being cared for at home to spend the day with us having fun.
Its a pretty great place and the atmosphere is beautiful, not daunting like you'd expect it to be. Problem is, only a third of our funding is from the government, the rest is allll donations and fund raising. I'm thinking after a while of doing this myself and seeing how dedicated i can be with it, i might set up a charity project for it, maybe for later in the year or next year so i have a good amount to auction locally.[/quote]
Welcome to Fanmail.biz and I wish you the best of luck with your project. I am involved with the Dale (descisions at life's end) project which is similar to what you do, but providing paliative care just for the over 60s. I really wish you luck with your fundraising. It sounds like a great place to work {thumb2}
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