Never Give Up.......Motor Neurone Disease.: The Hospice.....

Humility and Understanding..

These two qualities go hand in hand with daily life at the Hospice. The degree with which staff handle their patients is beyond reproach. The integrity and the devotion shown by all who work there marks the Hospice as a place where you know that despite your colour or creed you are all treated with the utmost respect .

I had to fight with my little friend for use of the bed control and the TV remote...

Photo looking down the front of the Hospice..

As individuals with either Cancer or MND we are given, regardless of age or sex, the care and dignity that the Hospice are so very good at. Your bathing and all toilet needs are done efficiently and no task is too small for the staff.
Meals can be catered for individual needs and the food they provide is to my mind , ( having just come away form a weeks respite care ) of very good quality. All the staff, nurses and Doctor’s are fully capable of providing you with everything you need and of giving you that quality of life whilst at the Hospice to make your stay easy, not only for you, but for all family members.
I have nothing but the up most admiration for the way that I was looked after during my first stay there. A huge thank you to you all….

Looking towards the 'Day Care' centre on the right.

If there was an award available for an institution providing Palliative & Respite Care for people with a terminal illness and of making the transition from living to the next stage of ones life easier for families then I would nominate 'Te Omanga Hospice' for such an award. From your first stay to your last they are with you all the way providing not only the full nursing care for you but guidance and counseling for all family members.

Looking towards the front lawn . One of the views that patients get from their rooms.