Posts tagged: pain management

Dying Well – Prof Maddocks tells how

A belated but hearty congratulations to palliative care Godfather, Emeritus Professor  Ian Maddocks, who was named Senior Australian of the Year 2013. My heart jumped with joy at the news as I played a small part supporting his nomination by another South Australian, whose wife had recently been diagnosed with a terminal disease. The media […]

Home-based Palliative Care a Team Effort

Once more beloved husband Olivier arrives home from hospital, but this time by ambulance.   This is a special home-coming, though, because the other option was to send him to a hospice. Even though his two doctors thought he was too ill for home care, I am delighted that he is back home here with me […]