27th July 2007, Page 10 - Edition 197

The Midlands Herald

Page 10 — 27th July 2007

Community Support Focus — Howick Hospice Sponsored by The Midlands Herald, Sotheby’s International Realty (Midlands) and Browne Brodie & Fourie, Community Support Focus each month highlights a different facet of our local community in need of support. This month’s focus looks at the work of Sunfield Home and raises R1 000 for the organisation. Howick Hospice celebrates its 20th birthday this year! From humble beginnings in 1987 when there was one nursing sister and volunteers, the organisation has seen enormous growth and now has a staff of 42. Sr. Louise Stobart, the present general manager and the first hospice sister, wrote in the April newsletter, “I can remember the first patient I visited. How nervous and inadequate I felt! And now, so many years later, I still feel privileged that we are able to meet new patients and their families and share in this very sad but precious time of their lives. “I have learnt so much from these special patients.” Dr. Dave Peiser stood down after ten years as chairperson of Hospice and has been replaced by Dave Goodenough. Howick Hospice offers a service of domiciliary palliative nursing care to terminallyill people referred by a doctor, clinic or hospital. Two nursing sisters are on the “traditional hospice” team and are on call 24 hours a day for patient care and telephonic advice. Their dedication enables patients to die in their own homes, surrounded by their loved ones and in familiar, comfortable surroundings, thus fulfilling the patients’ wishes to stay at home. Hospice also offers a bereavement service to the bereaved family for more or less one year after the death of their loved one. In 1997 an outreach programme was started to meet the needs of patients living with HIV/Aids. This programme offers

home-based care with each patient seeing a registered nurse at least once every two weeks, and more regular visits from its 20 community workers and volunteers. Hospice receives limited financial help from the Government and so recently took the decision to spend money re-vamping the

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We wish you well with your contribution Telephone 033-342 8386

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We are pleased to be able to support you!

Andy's Mart & Carpet Care 9 Main Street, Howick • Tel. 033-330 2625

Well done in all that you are doing

G & S

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Restaurant & Pizzeria

Above: Howick Hospice’s charity shop volunteers, Rosemary, Margaret, Gloria and its shop co-ordinator Cathy.

Right: Howick Hospice nursing sisters Margaret Ndlovu, Ursula Frost, Mesh Adamson, Michelle Moodley and Liz Brockett. Inset from left: Sr Charlotte Woudberg and Dr Dave Peiser.

All the best from all at Comrie

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DUNLOP INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD Induna Mills Road, P.O. Box 29, Howick 3290 Telephone 033-239 3311 • Fax 033-239 3388

GRAEMOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES Tel. 033-330 2922 • Fax 033-330 2925 1 Gush Avenue, Howick [email protected] • www.graemor.co.za

At our Howick factory we: • Mix natural and synthetic rubber into compounds.

We are pleased to support this valuable cause!

Howick Falls Garage

We are proud to support your work at Howick Hospice

Sales & service of gas appliances Gas, coal and wood fireplaces

23 Main Street, Howick • 330 2121

Proud to be associated with our community assistance and support

Congratulations on your sterling work!

We like to keep you moving

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From which we produce: • Belting — for use in mines and heavy industry for the conveying of ore and coal. • Industrial Hose — in various sizes for applications in mines and industry. • Automotive products — such as radiator and fuel hose and seals for automotive windscreens and doors.

charity shop. “We re-carpeted, painted, extended shopping hours and employed a full-time manageress, Cathy Steyn,” Sr Stobart explains. “The move has been more successful than any of us could have imagined, and monthly income has tripled ! “Our sincere thanks to all those who regularly donate clothing and goods for the shop, and our wonderful volunteers who help each day to keep it running smoothly.” Howick Hospice is a non-government organisation and has to raise all its own funds, so we ask you, the Howick community, please to consider — or continue — supporting its efforts to offer a service of holistic, palliative care to the terminally-ill people of the Lions River district. Telephone 033-330 5257.

Telephone Peter — 082-454 0824 • 033-330 2717

Merrivale Open 7 days a week — 7 am - 7pm Tel 033-330 4092 • Fax 033-330 5816 • 13 Zeederberg Road, Merrivale

We are proud to be associated with your vital contribution.