Michael and Sr. Teresa had the pleasure of spending a dey with Sr. Carla Simmonds who is Consultant for Hospice Mobile Home Care in masaka district and surrounds. Sr. carla supervises 21 mobile care teams who go daily to various centres. Sr carla also receives referrals from these mobile centres and the hospitals, whom she visits (in her medical capacity) in their own homes.
tjhe Hospice Mobile Home Care Team takes care of patients sufferring from terminal cancers and terminal HIV / AIDS.
During our experience we visited 4 patients covering a radius of 80-1-- kms in their own homes and had the privilege of meeting their families. thgs took us from 8 a.m. -7 p.m. on a very hot day. This was a very "touching" experience to see the wonderful work being carried out in the very basic humble conditions of the patients own homes. What was striking to both of us was the unlimited time given to each patient despite the long distances travelled by the teams and atrocious road conditions. The team consisted of a staff nurse (Rose) who was local to the area and Richard the driver. It is very difficult to put into words the full extent of the huge impact of this work on the patients and their families. The day was a real privilege forSr. Teresa and Michael to experience.
Later that evening Sr. Carla and a colleague Sr. Maura joined us at our acommodation to meet the whole team. Liz and Ruth following discussiona (and a quick visit to the hopsital earlier in the day) decided to give Sr, Carla The Catakysts money in support of the "Grannies in Masaka" pilot project (an offshoot of "Grannies in Africa). The money will go towards the many medical extingencies not covered by the pilot project.
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