When you lose someone you love, you never forget the people who helped make their final days as peaceful and dignified as possible. For Jo, that’s what Waipuna Hospice did for her Mum, Beth, and why she now gives to Waipuna Hospice every month.
“Mum was fighting end-stage lung cancer and had taken a fall,” Jo explains. “She was admitted to the hospital, but after a few hours, they discharged her. I got her home and quickly realised she was in a bad way and that I couldn’t give her the care she needed. I called Waipuna Hospice, and they jumped into action.”
Beth spent six weeks at Waipuna Hospice, surrounded by family and supported by a team Jo says she “cannot speak highly enough of.”
“We even got to celebrate Mum’s 80th birthday there. It was a wonderful family event, and we hold those memories very dearly. Without Waipuna Hospice, Mum wouldn’t have survived long enough for that celebration. They gave her the care she needed to keep fighting. Her pain was so skillfully managed.”