The Diocese of Norwich’s Lent Appeal 2017 to raise funds for a new car for Hospice Ethiopia has raised over £40,000! This will pay for a new Toyota Rav 4 car and several years’ of running costs. This will allow for continued expansion of their community care programme, resulting in more people receiving vital palliative care in their own homes.
Many thanks to all those who donated so generously to the appeal.
The ‘Wolterton Extravagant’ In aid of Hospice Ethiopia
Saturday September 16 2017, from 7.30pm. Carriages at Midnight
In the Marble Room, various adjacent chambers & the grounds, of Wolterton Hall, by kind permission of Mr Peter Sheppard & Mr Keith Day. In the presence of The Lady Dannatt MBE, Patron.
Tickets: £50 (limited numbers) – early bird discount £45 (book before July 1)
Tickets available from Clare Glenn; 01263 734853; info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk
Or
Note surcharges apply to online sales.
To include:
A Champagne Reception
Monsieur Huvier’s boutique champagne, 2013, direct from Villiers St Denis*
A Masked Dance
With a splendid prize for the best mask
A Buffet of Elegant Sufficiency
Embracing Nibbles of assorted varieties; Wolterton Lamb Shepherd Pie; & a Fruit Compote. Vegetarian option available. The food being prepared by Ms Hindry and her munificent epicurean brigade.
A Delightful Harmoniousness
A Classical Ensemble: accompanying the early evening entertainments
The Gentlemen Gits: rollicking minstrels playing rock, roll and suchlike, for your dancing jollification
A Privilege of Promises (by Auction)
The esteemed Mr David Robinson will wield his gavel on bids for, amongst other extravagances:
PLUS a multitude of diverse indulgences for your delectation including
| Guess the Trump
How much does Wolterton’s little Trump weigh? |
Raffle
Extravagant Prizes Galore |
Photobooth & games & perambulations
Instruction (a brief history of the hall past, present & future)
Wine Bar
Serving a selection of reasonably priced wines and sundry soft beverages
Note that the Wolterton Extravagant is a cash-only event. Credit Cards not accepted.
Tickets: £50 (limited numbers) – early bird discount £45 (book before July 1)
Tickets available from Clare Glenn; 01263 734853; info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk
Or online through Eventbrite, surcharge applies.
| *up to three glasses per ticket | Dress to Impress – smart /smart casual |
This report details the clinical visits made, meetings held, and teaching carried out during a three week visit to Addis Ababa in March & April 2017. These were conducted on behalf of Hospice Ethiopia UK (the newly registered UK charity formerly known as the Norwich group supporting Hospice Ethiopia) and the International Consortium.
The visit was planned and carried out by Sue Mumford (SM; Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse and Chair of Hospice Ethiopia UK) and Dr James Mumford (JM; General Practitioner, UK) who funded themselves. The overall aims of the trip were accomplished although some plans had to be deferred to a later visit, for example teaching nurses at Cancer Care Ethiopia, and visiting a Palliative Care hub. However in addition to activities planned JM and SM were delighted to attend Hospice Ethiopia’s General Assembly meeting
Congratulations to Tim and John Morgan who have raised a massive £2765 (as of the 16th April 2017) for Hospice Ethiopia!
This is extra impressive given that the pool turned on the wave machine half way through…
Many thanks to those of you who have been so generous – this money will make a huge difference in Ethiopia. Just to give a rough idea, the amount raised is sufficient to fund the salary of a senior nurse for a year.
Donations accepted until 7.7.2017 so please donate if you haven’t already!
An illustrated talk by Sue Mumford (palliative care nurse) and Dr Jamie Mumford (GP).
Monday 8th May, 5.30 for 6.00pm
Priscilla Bacon Lodge, Colman Hospital,
Unthank Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2PJ
It’s not just about direct action: even more important is the training of doctors, nurses and medics in palliative care (care for the dying), a specialty that is little understood and not yet taught in medical schools in Ethiopia.
Sue and Jamie will also talk about their trip to Hospice Africa in Uganda, the flagship hospice for sub-Saharan palliative care, where they stayed with the Nobel Prize nominee Professor Anne Merriman.
Entry is free but, of course, we hope you will be able to give us a donation.
There will be teas, cakes and a raffle.
More information: Sue and Jamie Mumford (01263 768699) or Wendy Smith at Priscilla Bacon Lodge (01603 255720) or email susan.mumford@hotmail.co.uk
Photo of attendees at a week’s palliative care course that Sue and Jamie Mumford ran at the Alert Hospital, Addis Ababa in March 2017. 20 doctors and nurses working in anaesthetics and emergency care received training in the ethos of palliative care, pain, and symptom control including prescribing morphine and communication skills. It is important that these health care practitioners know about palliative care to prevent patients receiving inappropriate, expensive, and invasive procedures when they are nearing the end of life. The course seemed to go down well with some great discussions. The evaluations were very enthusiastic and many requested further training for their departments and colleagues across Ethiopia.
“Sue, Jamie & Nicola. You are so special. Your learning styles, materials that you used all are interesting, so please continue this work to all over the country.”
The course was jointly funded by Aylsham Rotary Club and Hospice Ethiopia UK.
Hewyot was referred to Hospice Ethiopia by an Elder Leader. 70 years old, she had extreme pain in her right lower leg. Her distress was palpable, she was shaking uncontrollably, breathing rapidly, confined to her bed, her pulse was sky high, she was dehydrated and her mouth was sore.
She was also a diabetic and had been referred to the government hospital for control of the disease, but hadn’t gone as her son was busy at work. Nothing had been prescribed for her pain, and its cause was difficult to ascertain; it might have been a prolapsed disc.
Our medics visited Hewyot and gave her two different types of pain killer (Tramadol and Amitriptyline) and an antifungal gel (miconazole) for her mouth. We encouraged her to drink lots of water and go to hospital for control of her diabetes.
We returned two days later and found a completely different woman, smiling, relaxed and able to walk around her home. She had no pain and had been to hospital for management of her diabetes. She is receiving ongoing follow-up from Hospice Ethiopia.
Fetle is 24. She was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 months ago. Sadly the disease had already spread and could not be cured. When she came to us she was suffering with pain in her breast, spine, underarm and left leg. She had no pain killers. The breast cancer had spread through the skin, causing an open wound that was infected. She had become incontinent which, with other symptoms, suggested she had cancer in her spine and was at high risk of becoming paralysed.
Fetle was born several hundreds of miles outside Addis Ababa and been abandoned at birth. She had been brought up by a non-governmental organisation. At 18 she was raped by one of their workers and she subsequently had twins.
Fetle used to work as a cleaner but can’t anymore, due to the pain and other symptoms. As there is no welfare system in Ethiopia she had become entirely reliant on neighbours for food and support.
We are giving Fetle pain killers, antibiotics for her infected wound and steroids to try and prevent paralysis. We will phone her and visit her each week, to review her symptoms and the effectiveness of the medicines.
We are also providing ongoing psychological, spiritual and financial support. £10 per month will be enough for her and her twins to eat properly. We will also help Fetle make plans for her twins, once she cannot care for them herself.
Thanks to everyone who came to the Aldborough lent lunch and presentation on the 19th February, in aid of the Norwich Diocese’s Lent Appeal for a car for Hospice Ethiopia. We really appreciate your support!
Through the appeal, your money will go towards providing the Hospice with an off-road rental car for three years. Roads are often rough and of poor quality, and public transport is busy and unreliable. We want to help enable care and equipment to reach those who cannot travel to the hospice.
Cars are expensive and difficult to maintain given the availability of parts. By renting the vehicle all maintenance costs are included; well advised given the quality of the roads.
In addition, the nurses are frequently carrying medicines to their patients, in particular opiate pain killers, which would make them vulnerable on public transport.
More information and resources are available at http://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/churches/seasonal/lent/
Hospice Ethiopia UK 