Karuna Hospice Services – Compassion, courage and dedication

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Karuna Hospice Services provides in-home palliative and spiritual care and counselling to people with terminal illness to live well and die peacefully.

Our commitment to clients is to honour their lives and give comfort to their families.

Annette’s journey with Karuna

Ian’s journey with Karuna

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“There can be a huge amount of suffering at the

“There can be a huge amount of suffering at the end of life – both for patients and their families. I know I can make a difference to a patient’s end of life care by helping to manage their symptoms, helping them to accept where they are in their journey, as well as helping their family to care for their loved one at home." ⁠
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Dr Sue Colen, Karuna Palliative Care Practitioner

People ask us all the time why is at home palliati

People ask us all the time why is at home palliative care such a good option for families to consider.⁠
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There are so many reasons.⁠
✔️ It allows people who are dying to be in a place where they feel comfortable⁠
✔️ Patients can have immediate access to slight changes in pain relief with our on call doctor⁠
✔️ Patients have the ability for friends and family to come and go more readily - no hospital visiting hours⁠
✔️ Patients can remain in the comfort and familiarity of their home (that includes having pets around!)⁠

Did you know we care for over 500 families every y

Did you know we care for over 500 families every year?⁠
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And the need for our services is only increasing. 📈⁠
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We want to be able to help more families who need our support. ⁠
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In order to do this we need more funds to continue operating our medical, psychological, spiritual and social support. ⁠
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Please make a generous gift today to help us support all the families that need us. ⁠
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simply click on the link in the bio today. ❤️⁠

Less than two months ago, Denise lost her partner

Less than two months ago, Denise lost her partner of 25 years to an aggressive cancer.⁠
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“David always knew he wanted to spend his final days at home surrounded by the people he loved, especially his grandsons. Thanks to the support of Karuna, we could honour his dying wish. I will be forever grateful for the amazing support the team at Karuna showed us during the hardest time of our family’s life." 🙏

David a Karuna patient, affectionally known as “

David a Karuna patient, affectionally known as “Poppy” was a very kind and loving person, he would do anything for anyone. His world revolved around his family, especially his two grandsons.⁠
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Having Poppy at home in his last few weeks meant so much to his family, his grandsons could be with him up until the day he died.⁠
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In his last few days David's partner Denise, knew he was trying to hold on for the boys.⁠
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“Poppy, you don’t have to hold on anymore, the boys are going to be ok,” said Denise.⁠
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The very next day, he passed peacefully. ❤️