St Luke’s Hospice is proud to be working with Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar as the sponsored charity for the Anand Mela on the 6th and 7th June 2015. St Luke’s will receive all of the money collected through entry tickets to the Mela, so we are asking all of our supporters to visit the St Luke’s stall at the Mela and to wear something purple at the event to show their support for St Luke’s Hospice.St Luke's rely on the generosity of our communities for over 70% of our funding.
St Luke’s Hospice provides care to enable people an incurable illness to access the care they need to live well, to know that their family and carers are supported, and to die with dignity in the place of their choice. Bhavesh Varsani talks about how St Luke’s cared for his mum.
“Mum was diagnosed with cancer and the family was supported by St Luke’s for approximately a year, at home and in the In-Patient Unit. Mum loved the doctors and nurses. From the first day she came in they knew what mum liked and how to make her comfortable. She felt like she was being cared for by her own family and not just doctors and nurses. She interacted with them well and although she didn’t speak much English, she was still able to explain what she wanted and the staff understood. They always left her with a smile on her face.”
Bhavesh Varsani went on to speak about his mother and the amicable atmosphere at the hospice. “I think mum loved the fact that the staff were so polite and the hospice was so homely. She didn’t feel like she was stuck in a hospital. For us, this was really reassuring that we had made the correct decision for mum to be treated at the Hospice rather than at home. When she needed someone, whether it was for another dose of pain killers or just some ice-cream, she would get attended to more or less straight away.”
Mrs. Varsani was given full support by the hospice, even during her trying hours. Bhavesh Varsani said, “Mum was supported by Hospice at Home over the year before she was admitted to the Hospice... Without such support we would not have been able to be as strong in making mum so happy in her final days and fulfilling all of her wishes, including her final wish to die at home.”
To find out more visit www.stlukes-hospice.org/mela
