![]() ![]() a confirmation, a birthday or even Christmas.’ 'But there is always something that we can do in palliative care - it’s not very glamorous stuff but it is the really simple stuff we take for granted, like improving someone’s pain or helping them live to a day that is really important whether that’s a wedding, a first communion. ![]() #InsideTheHospice #SunflowerDays /jAFQmdbdrj- Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services May 12, 2023 ‘Anyone who enters healthcare does it to help people and the beauty of palliative care is when a patient comes to us, so many people have given up or have said there’s nothing more we can do.ĭon't miss the extraordinary 3-part Virgin Media TV Series' Inside the Hospice' on the 15th ,16th and 17th May. ‘It wasn’t just the physical aspects but the psycho-social aspects, what was important to them given their diagnosis.’ After that, Joan decided she would like to try working in palliative care for six months before returning to her original post.īut she never did. ‘I thought I knew this patient really well but after an hour of the palliative care team talking to them, I saw that they actually did a really holistic assessment,’ says Joan. ‘That’s the hope - if it helps one person get over the threshold of the hospice then that will be a job well done.’ Joan has been a doctor for over 26 years and when she started out, she worked in older person’s care which she loved.īut it was an inspiring visit to one of her patients by a palliative care team that ignited her interest. ‘My other hope for the series would be that for patients who aren’t doing well with their life-limiting illness and perhaps their team has discussed palliative care that maybe watching these programmes might be less daunting or less scary.' Dr Joan Cunningham Wicklow Hospice. ‘While palliative care does involve looking after the dying, it also involves looking after those who are still living,’ says Joan. Cameras have gone behind the scenes to hear the personal stories of those who are facing end of life care and film the staff as they help people on their journeys that are both difficult and emotional. ![]()
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