Theme night ‘Good life? Good ending!'

Seniors' Association Beek and Donk will hold the theme evening ’Good life? Good end!' in the Meeting Centre in Beek and Donk, with a presentation by Claudia and Anneke, founders of Pallizorg and working in one of its care teams. Both are very passionate about their work and experience terminal home care as the purest form of providing care. They give substance and form to this from their hearts, knowledge and social skills. 

Coffee/tea will be served during the break. The evening is open free of charge to any over-50s. Signing up via the email address or during the walk-in in the Waterpoort every second and fourth Tuesday morning of the month from 10.00 to 11.30 is much appreciated. Palli care stands for valuable farewells with an eye for all the details and listening to the client and those around them. All kinds of questions will be answered that evening, for example; what does palliative and terminal care mean? Palliative care is applied when the patient can no longer recover. Terminal care is received by patients who have a life expectancy of three months or less. The big difference is: the palliative phase can last much longer (sometimes years), while the terminal phase is often short.

Also discussed are: what are your options, what are your wishes if you become ill or die? Have you talked about this and how might you do this? Research shows that patients who receive good palliative care are often less gloomy and anxious and perceive their quality of life as better. If you have entered the final stage of your life (due to illness or old age), you are entitled to palliative care. And because the people around you play a big role in this final stage of life, palliative care also focuses on your loved ones. It also turns out that loved ones are better able to accept and give a place to their loved one's dying. Palliative care is not the same as terminal care. Palliative care focuses on living, not dying. Terminal care is the last piece of palliative care, not long before death. The message of the evening is above all: talk about it with each other (loved ones) and lay things down if necessary because in the last period of your life, you deserve the best care: ‘Good life? Good end!' For more information, see the senior citizens' association's website.