From the moment you are given the news that your loved one has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, your world as you know it changes forever. Charon Dodd, wife to Pieter Dodd, a patient of Hospice East Rand shared her experience with us. “Many people think cancer is the only life-limiting illness. This is...
Saturday October 8, 2022 marked World Hospice & Palliative Care Day. The world was asked to stop for a moment and reflect on what hospice and palliative care really mean. “There are a lot of myths or misconceptions around hospice and palliative care,” says Jonquil Siepman, marketing and media liaison for Hospice East Rand. Our...
Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels initiative changes lives daily and this Mandela Day was Hospices’ turn. Jacqui Kaye, representing the 17 Hospice organisations within Gauteng, joined Martin Bester and his team in studio to discuss palliative care, Hospice and how listeners could help. Jacaranda FM listeners, corporates and supporters of Good Morning Angels came together...
Hospice East Rand’s Springs charity shop is appealing to the community for donations. Hospice East Rand is appealing to the community to donate unused or unwanted household items to its Springs charity shop. Jonquil Siepman, Hospice East Rand marketing and media liaison, said the charity shop is in desperate need of donations. “Many of our...
Being diagnosed with a life-limiting illness is a daunting ordeal to navigate. Not only are you hit with shear shock at first but have to contend with information overload on your “where to from here” journey. The standard path normally looks something like this. Once your condition has been diagnosed and a treatment plan put...
Hospice East Rand is excited to welcome Dr Lois Tarwa to our team. Dr Tarwa is passionate about palliative care as is evident through her journey so far. Dr Tarwa’s interest in cancer and palliative care started in high school when she was part of the debutante programme volunteering for the Cancer Association of South...
Hospice East Rand’s patient, Eileen Freed past away recently at the age of 104 years and 8 months. Eileen was Hospice’s oldest patient of record and an excellent reminder that signing up as a patient with Hospice East Rand doesn’t mean signing your death sentence. Hospice affirms life and regards death as a natural process....
Multidisciplinary construction group, Stefanutti Stocks recently sponsored twelve healthcare workers the opportunity to attend an introduction to palliative care course facilitated by Hospice East Rand. Stefanutti Stocks has a culture in investing in people to provide a framework for personal growth and development, ensuring people are given the tools to take responsibility and ownership for...
March marks Social Worker month. A month to acknowledge the effort and sacrifice social workers put in, day in and day out, for the communities in which they work. The role of a social worker varies according to the field in which they focus whether it be social development, family development, children and youth, gerontology,...
Hospice East Rand is excited to announce that they are now a beneficiary of MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet. This initiative is South Africa’s leading community loyalty programme that enables supporters to raise funds for causes selected from the programme’s beneficiary list. The programme allows shoppers to contribute towards their chosen cause at no extra cost to...
