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threemonkeysA while back, I was looking at various ranking lists to see New Zealand's place in the world. Another list came out today looking at "end-of-life" caring. I.e. how good a place to die is. "New Zealand was named third in the overall rankings, trailing the United Kingdom and Australia and sitting just ahead of Ireland and Belgium.".
This may seem a bit morbid, especially given that a close family friend died on Monday and a young family member has terminal cancer. But the thing is, my aunt was a palliative care nurse - she worked in a hospice most of her nursing career. She really helped establish hospice care in South Canterbury. When she in turn was dying in that same hospice, she and I spent a lot of time talking about care and the best way to help the dying and those impacted by it. This article and the ranking reminded me just how much devotion and work she put into end-of-life care. It is good to be reminded of these things.
This may seem a bit morbid, especially given that a close family friend died on Monday and a young family member has terminal cancer. But the thing is, my aunt was a palliative care nurse - she worked in a hospice most of her nursing career. She really helped establish hospice care in South Canterbury. When she in turn was dying in that same hospice, she and I spent a lot of time talking about care and the best way to help the dying and those impacted by it. This article and the ranking reminded me just how much devotion and work she put into end-of-life care. It is good to be reminded of these things.