Jodie’s Inspiration, Dunoon and District Gazette
Every palliative patient in our region deserves dignified treatment and care whether in home or in hospital.
Chair of Jodie’s Inspiration, Jesse Smith, in partnership with St Vincent’s Hospital (SVPH), has delivered an $11,000.00 Christmas gift to support in home palliative care services across the Northern Rivers.
The beneficiaries of this equipment are local palliative care patients being treated by Lotus Palliative Care (LPC).
Lotus provides specialist nursing care to people in the Northern Rivers that require palliative care in their own home.
Co-Founder of Lotus, Lulu Shapiro, said: “The support and encouragement Lotus Palliative Care has received from Jodie’s Inspiration and St Vincent’s Private Hospital since commencing in July 2021 has been heart-warming.
“We are very grateful for the generosity shown by Jodie’s Inspiration in donating these syringe drivers to Lotus Palliative Care, as they are an essential item in providing symptom management to people receiving palliative care.
“This is a true testament to the way Jodie’s Inspiration, SVPH and LPC are working together to ensure our community can receive nursing care at home.”
Jodie’s Inspiration Chair Jesse Smith was elated to be delivering this “Christmas gift.”
“This really is a Christmas gift from our community to our community. As we approach Christmas our thoughts and good wishes are with all those patients receiving care – and their families.”
“We are proud to work alongside St Vincent’s to deliver this equipment. Handing this equipment to the wonderful team at Lotus is very special for us because Lulu, as an in-home palliative care nurse, cared for Jodie during her palliation in 2016.
“If symptoms are managed effectively, and patients can remain at home, their wishes can be respected and their treatment more dignified, ” Ms Smith said.
“For so many families ensuring their loved one is well cared for, and their symptoms managed, helps everyone in what is a very difficult time.”
This funding takes the overall contribution Jodie’s Inspiration has made to over $275,000.00 since 2015. While Covid-19 disrupted fundraising opportunities in 2020 and 2021, Jodie’s Inspiration is looking forward to working with the community in 2022 to continue its work of assisting locals in their time of need.
This article appeared in the Dunoon and District Gazette, February-March 2022.
