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New care nurses for region

The State Government has carried out its election pledge to recruit more specialist palliative care nurses in regional South Australia.

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Teacher diagnosed with inoperable cancer salutes ‘unsung heroes’

For people like Peter Rasmussen, it’s the “unsung heroes” in the palliative care sector that will esnure his family are taken care of when he’s […]

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Join the Lachlan Palliative Care team for all matters of life and death

The Lachlan Palliative Care team are hosting an information day at the Cooke Park Pavilion on Friday, May 24 from 10am to 1pm. A number […]

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Any Ordinary Day

Gail O’Brien AO
I read journalist Leigh Sales’ book, Any Ordinary Day, in 2022. Through the book Sales recounts stories of people whose lives are […]

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Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

At the Caritas Christi palliative care unit, “homeliness” is sprawling crayon lines and scribbled messages of “get well soon”, drawn by children in its arts […]

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‘Final wish come true’: A pie and a beer at the footy for one last time

After being diagnosed with spinal cancer in November last year, one man and has become the first palliative care patient to be granted one last […]

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‘So grateful to have this moment’: Dying nan’s final wish

There were tears all around as a beloved grandmother was able to play a special part in her first granddaughter’s wedding just four days before […]

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Rio Tinto reaches out to help Busselton Hospice Care

Busselton Hospice Care Inc’s (BHCI) Volunteer Coordination Service has received a boost of $24,000 thanks to a new three-year partnership with Rio Tinto. The partnership […]

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Demand for palliative care services expected to surge as number of Australians aged over 85 grows

Jan Kasteel and her late husband Frank were best friends. In 2017, after nearly 52 years of marriage, Mr Kasteel received a diagnosis of a […]

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