Palliative Care Terminology For clarification of the word Palliative care and what it encompasses. Here it is as defined by the https://hpca.co.za What is palliative care? Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering […]
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A day @ BOND HOUSE Orphans and vulnerable children are high on our priority list
Knysna Sedgefield Hospice works from BOND HOUSE, 24 Wilson St, Rexford, Knysna. This is our home base. This is the house that the admin staff operate from, where the Dr and medical staff have their home base and where the cars are stored at night. This is the core, the place that we all draw together to plan and strategize. From […]
Read More »Knysna Sedgefield Hospice is … Grateful, Anxious and Hopeful
Knysna Sedgefield Hospice is … Grateful, Anxious and Hopeful As we speed towards the end of yet another busy year, there are three words that seem to typify our feelings – grateful, anxious and hopeful. The Knysna Sedgefield Hospice has been serving the area stretching from Harkerville to Wilderness, for over 30 years. This last […]
Read More »Self Defense refresher day
Jeanne-Mari gave our staff a refresher course on self defense. Fun was had by all but most importantly we were reminded yet again of how vulnerable our care workers are when they are in the field and entering people’s homes, often in dangerous areas. Thank you Jeanne for sharing your knowledge and experience with us […]
Read More »Avela Mpongo cycles to raise funds for Knysna Sedgefield Hospice
Avela Mpongo (27) is a young man with a heart for Knysna Sedgefield Hospice. He has entered the Momentum Knysna Cycle Tour 50km road race as an activist for Knysna Sedgefield Hospice to help raise funds for our organisation. Avela works as a community health care worker in the White Location area and cares […]
Read More »Knysna Sedgefield Hospice staff go above and beyond for our local community
From Wed 7th June 2017, Knysna was hit by unpredictable wild fires that affected us all, from the location areas to the suburbs, leaving no one untouched. 4 of our patients lost their homes and some of our volunteers too. Many of us here at Knysna Sedgefield Hospice personally know of someone who lost their […]
Read More »Wednesday 8 March is International Woman’s Day. In light of this, our health challenge for this coming month is to…
Take care of yourself first… How often do we hear the expression, ‘take care of yourself first because you can’t pour from an empty cup’? But as women, we are so busy juggling our kids, spouses, parents, friends and careers that we ask ourselves “how it is that I can possibly find the time or […]
Read More »My Village Card
R1985 was raised over Dec and Jan! We are thrilled with this amount but we are aware that now that Christmas spending is done, that figure will drop significantly. We unfortunately only average at R1600 per month. We desperately need help to reach our target of R2500 per month in 2017. This is a passive […]
Read More »This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hospice movement
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hospice movement. Its been an incredible success story – the brainchild of a nurse, Cicely Saunders, who went on to become a medical social worker and a doctor. Please click on this link to read the complete article: www.itv.com/news/central/2017-01-10/hospice-care-end-of-life-care-should-be-dignified-and-compassionate/
Read More »Knysna Nite Race Water Table
Knysna Sedgefield Hospice had the privilege of serving our community by providing a water table serving ice cold water, sweets and coke to the runners who joined in on The Knysna Nite Race last night, organised by the Knysna Marathon Club. Staff members were also given the opportunity to participate in the race and we’re […]
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