Newsletter no. 35 from 2016 describes three visits by the home care and ambulance teams of Blessed Gérard’s Hospice.
Ngane could not afford repeated journeys to hospital for dressing changes after an injury. The home care team treated her regularly at home. While she was unable to work, she and her children also received food parcels.
Siphamandla was far from his home village without adequate support following a stroke. The team brought him to the care centre for care and rehabilitation. Later they helped him arrange a return to his family.
Thandinkosi lived far out in the bush and was gravely weakened. Despite difficult roads, the ambulance team reached his hut and brought him to the hospice. He was accompanied until he died, with a volunteer at his bedside holding his hand.
These visits show why dependable care must reach people even in places that are difficult to access.
Sources: Newsletter no. 35 (2016), p. 4 and p. 5.