Volunteers raise R26 000 for hospice
Stepping Stone Hospice volunteers held an amzing fundraiser on Saturday 18 February 2017 – their first ever Volunteers Tea – and through their incredible effort managed to raise R30 000 for the organization.
Hospice patient returns to Cameroon
A 41-year old patient of Stepping Stone Hospice, Nchemty Ozongashu, has returned to his beloved homeland, Cameroon, after spending six weeks in the hospice’s In-patient Unit in New Market Park.
Nchemty, a worker for Green Peace, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in January 2018 and after various treatments in Cameroon, he came to South Africa earlier this year to seek treatment and appropriate palliative care.
‘During his stay with us, we got to know a very intelligent man, a humble man with a very strong faith belief,” says Stepping Hospice sister, Margi Bollman.
“Two weeks ago he expressed a wish to return to Cameroon, and we started the planning to get him home. We believed that he was stable enough and after the various doctors who had treated him in South Africa, gave him the clearance to fly, the time came to say goodbye,” Sister Margi explains.
Join us for the 947 Ride Joburg 2021!
The 947 Ride Joburg is more than just a cycle race – it’s a platform for people to accomplish something great.
Funding shortages see hospices closing across SA
Hlengiwe Dikeledi’s footsteps echo as she leaves the empty 16-bed unit, which closed its doors in July 2017. Bhekisisa reports that she is the palliative care manager at the Soweto hospice. “We had to retrench more than 20 people,” she says, making her way back to her office. “Nurses, cleaners, cooks. Everyone had to go.”
What people don’t realise is how expensive it is to die
There is scant thought for patients as palliative care facilities close amid a ‘scandalous’ lack of funding
At least 10 hospices have been forced to shut down their in-patient units over the past two years because of a lack of funding.
Save on your 2021 Tax
Good day
Stepping Stone Hospice and Care Services would like to thank you for your past, present and future support.
Tree of Lights
ssh-tree-of-lights_1 ssh-tree-of-lights_2 ssh-tree-of-lights_3 ssh-tree-of-lights_4 ssh-tree-of-lights_5 ssh-tree-of-lights_6 ssh-tree-of-lights_7 ssh-tree-of-lights_8 ssh-tree-of-lights_9 ssh-tree-of-lights_10 ssh-tree-of-lights_11 ssh-tree-of-lights_12 Share Article social social social social More News & Events
DAnnual Memorial Day
IMG_7012 (Medium) IMG_7013 (Medium) IMG_7014 (Medium) IMG_7015 (Medium) IMG_7019 (Medium) IMG_7023 (Medium) IMG_7025 (Medium) IMG_7026 (Medium) IMG_7029 (Medium) IMG_7030 (Medium) IMG_7032 (Medium) IMG_7033 (Medium) IMG_7035 (Medium) IMG_7042 (Medium) IMG_7046 (Medium) IMG_7047 (Medium) IMG_7049 (Medium) IMG_7050 (Medium) Share Article social social social social More News & Events
Stay calm and wig on
A cancer diagnosis doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a road, it can also be the beginning of a whole new journey.
CPL Graduation
ssh-cpl-graduation-1 ssh-cpl-graduation-2 ssh-cpl-graduation-3 ssh-cpl-graduation-4 ssh-cpl-graduation-5 ssh-cpl-graduation-6 ssh-cpl-graduation-7 ssh-cpl-graduation-8 ssh-cpl-graduation-9 ssh-cpl-graduation-10 ssh-cpl-graduation-11 ssh-cpl-graduation-12 ssh-cpl-graduation-13 ssh-cpl-graduation-14 ssh-cpl-graduation-15 ssh-cpl-graduation-16 ssh-cpl-graduation-17 ssh-cpl-graduation-18 ssh-cpl-graduation-19 ssh-cpl-graduation-20 ssh-cpl-graduation-21 ssh-cpl-graduation-22 ssh-cpl-graduation-23 ssh-cpl-graduation-24 ssh-cpl-graduation-25 ssh-cpl-graduation-26 ssh-cpl-graduation-27 ssh-cpl-graduation-28 ssh-cpl-graduation-29 ssh-cpl-graduation-30 Share Article social social social social More News & Events