Mending hearts

Mending hearts

There are times that I am convinced that it must be easier to do other work somewhere else… on another planet, or perhaps in another universe. Last week, we had such difficult staff challenges that I almost lost the will to live. The staff issues are weighing heavily...
Cows and community

Cows and community

If you follow us on social media, you will be well aware of the fact that our annual 5km fun run is around the corner. The 11th of October is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, and we are planning a wonderful race around our beautiful suburb. We have already...
Wine, wisdom and wonder.

Wine, wisdom and wonder.

On Friday night, we went to a decadent wine and food pairing extravaganza. The wine was glorious, the food utterly beautiful and the company was divine, but what will stay with me about the evening, is the winemaker’s story. It was the most surprising pairing of the...
Between the chapters.

Between the chapters.

Last month, I went to a funeral of a patient, Greg, whom we all adored. As you can imagine, we are unable to attend all the funerals to which we are invited, but this family quickly crept into my heart. That is how Eddie and I found ourselves in the church pews on...
When hope hurts.

When hope hurts.

I am dumbfounded at how much more we know today than we ever did before. Think of how we have moved on, even just in the last few centuries, from burning witches at stakes, confusing mental health problems for being demon-possessed, drilling holes in skulls for...