{"id":257436,"date":"2020-05-08T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T04:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=257436"},"modified":"2020-05-07T15:54:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:54:12","slug":"hospice-east-rand-celebrates-hospice-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/08\/hospice-east-rand-celebrates-hospice-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospice East Rand celebrates Hospice Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hospice Week is celebrated from May 3 to 10.<\/p>\n<p>It is a week in which to raise awareness about hospices and the valuable assistance they provide to patients with life-limiting illnesses, as well as the support they give to family members.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The theme for this year\u2019s Hospice Week is Passion for Compassion and the aim for the week is to demonstrate compassion in communities and to reflect on the compassionate care that hospice workers provide to patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/255667\/hospice-east-rand-needs-your-help-urgently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hospice East Rand needs your help urgently<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/246013\/charity-shops-need-your-unwanted-items\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hospice East Rand charity shops need your unwanted items<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>Hospices will use this week to raise awareness about the essential service they provide regardless of the patients\u2019 age, race or ability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Hospice East Rand affirms their belief that it is not about death and dying, but rather about life and living and the quality of life for those with life-limiting illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be utilising our Facebook page (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HospiceEastRand\/) to create a \u2018wall of compassion\u2019 where community members are asked to write their story\/words of compassion,\u201d said Jonquil Siepman, marketing and media liaison for Hospice East Rand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim is to share stories of compassion and increase the passion for compassion within our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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