death & dying
General Resources
Crossing the Creek, Michael Holmes
Preparing for end of life conversation
Care of the Dying and Overcoming the Denial of Death (Marius Brand)
Difficult Questions (Peter Fox)
Care Agencies Working with Terminally ill Patients
Assist U Services is a husband and wife team that provides a companion driver service in order to assist the elderly or persons requiring accompanied assistance in getting to and from all Medical/ Hospital/Doctor/ Dentist /Oncology appointments, as well as shopping requirements.
Peter and Bronwen Wetton
072 2885 339
“Chariot Health is a unique collaborative healthcare platform allowing independent medical practitioners the opportunity to provide personalised healthcare treatment to vulnerable patients in the comfort of environments of the patients’ choosing. Our coordinated team approach, utilising the best practitioners available provide comfort, ease anxiety, keep the patient and their families well informed through our case coordinator, if necessary provide the framework for advanced care planning, and most of all, afford patients the dignity they deserve.”
Dr Cameron Bruce, Founder
Paedspal is a public/private partnership, an NGO working with children with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses. We currently offer support mainly to children from Red Cross but we also support at other hospitals and institutions, offering medical care, and psychosocial care. The latter will be increased from 2020 with the No One Journeys Alone programme which will be offering supportive companionship to children who are either entirely alone or almost alone in hospital; and to parents who are battling more than normal, to be available to their child. These patients will be drawn from our existing patients. I am contactable at Fiona.mclennan@paedspal.org.za or 072 732 3250
Books
Peter Fox and Sue Wood--Dying the practical guide for the Journey published by Double Stoery /Juta in 2005 is now out of print but copies can be tracked on line
Grief Counsellors And Therapists
Hilary McLea
B.Soc.Sc Social Work (UCT), MSW (UWC)
Loss, Grief & Trauma
No 31, Greenwood Road, Claremont, 7708
0837760249
Jade Maxwell Newton and Cath Rackstraw work in private practice in Claremont and are registered counsellors with the Council for Counsellors in South Africa. Jade and Cath bring a wealth of experience to their clients and work with individuals or families who have experienced or may be experiencing: Trauma, Bereavement, Loss, Health Complications, Adjustment Challenges, Relationship Challenges.
302 Heritage House,
20 Dreyer Street,Claremont, Cape Town
Jade: +27 83 344 0245
Cath: +27 78 091 1502
Email: info@mnrcounsellors.com
Website: www.mnrcounsellors.com
Mary Ryan
Roman Catholic Womanpriest / Soul Midwife / Educator
072 4805021
021 4470080
https://drmaryryan.wixsite.com/capetown
If you need any support from the Soul Carers, please contact
Leigh Meinert 082 4084525 or Brenda Bell 072 0911529
From the Open Table, please contact
Sarah Rule 083 4482663 or Ann Ralston 082 5072766
Lesley Palmer
is an HPCSA registered Creative Arts Therapist, Play Therapist and Family Constellations facilitator. Her area of specialism is in child and adolescent grief, and children living with terminal illness. Lesley also works with adults, where her creative approach to therapy holds a valuable space ‘beyond words’, which are not always accessible in grief. Lesley’s practice is in Kenilworth, Cape Town.
LESLEY PALMER, DRAMA & PLAY THERAPIST, FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS THERAPIST, HPCSA reg
082 828 5917 lesley@presenceinaction.co.za www.presenceinaction.co.za
Diane Burger
My role at Paedspal is Family Counselling, so I work mainly with the adults involved with our young patients, but also older sibs/ relatives( i.e. Older teenagers)
I have a small pvt practice & also accept referrals from Chariot Health in that pvt capacity
I am happy to receive enquiries via my cell phone number : 083 460 4354