Palliative Care-Fruit of Our Effort
Palliative Care Team
The palliative care at LAMB started its journey in September 2O22. From May 2O23, we began working full-time in palliative care, doing home visits, and caring for and counselling patients who come to LAMB.
One of our patients was a woman with advanced rectal cancer along other medical issues who was late in seeking treatment due to the shame of her condition. She lives with one of her sons but for many years had lived separately from her husband and other son. She has been suffering from physical symptoms such as pain, and the social/psychological pain of separation from her family. Our team was able to give painkillers to her, met with the estranged husband, and encouraged him to visit his wife. The result of this was a restored relationship, and the husband added an additional room to his house that enabled his wife to live with the family. As her pain increased, we gave her morphine, which gave her better pain relief during her last days.
(This story is one of many examples of the multifaceted needs that our health team encounters, and we have the privilege of helping to address some of them in Christ’s name.)