Palliative Care: The patient’s condition defines the volunteer’s role
The Hindu
Volunteers with Chennai Pain and Palliative Care have inspirational stories to share, a majority of which is about caring for strangers as if they were family. There are also a few stories of voluntee
Volunteers with Chennai Pain and Palliative Care have inspirational stories to share, a majority of which is about caring for strangers as if they were family. There are also a few stories of volunteers caring for their own flesh and blood — relatives who are terminally ill.
Vijayan Kanayi was attending to a terminally-ill cancer patient at the latter’s home in Pattabiram when this reporter called him recently. Vijyan explained that the 43-year-old patient had to be brought to the hospice centre at Villivakkam in an ambulance.
Vijayan, an employee of Heavy Vehicles Factory, says: “I work on different shifts, which enables me to adjust my time, including my weekly off, which I set aside for a home visit.”