A cancer patient says the Government promised cancer drugs but instead has prioritised fixing potholes. The agitated cancer sufferer Celia, who spoke with CathNews, says it’s not good enough. “I don’t mind my life-threatening treatment being delayed so potholes can be repaired. Not. “Look, it’s not just about me. “An election promise, especially like this Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster offered prayers for King Charles III after Buckingham Palace announced Monday that the king would step away from some public duties amid cancer treatment. “I am saddened to learn that King Charles is now facing a time of treatment for cancer. On behalf of the entire Catholic Community in England Read more
On a good day, emergency department nurse Ken* will rise at about 1pm, start work at 3pm and get home at 11pm. On a bad day, he’ll arrive home after 3am and be up with the kids. His nursing career has dictated this pattern for decades – and he knows it’s toxic. “Your sleep patterns Read more
I don’t remember most of Autumn, because I lost my mind late in the summer and for a long time after that, I wasn’t in my body. I was a lightbulb buzzing somewhere far. After the doctor told me I was dying, and after the man I married said he didn’t love me anymore, I Read more
Dealing with a cancer diagnosis was the catalyst for a new book of poems from Wellington poet and publisher Michael Fitzsimons, with the title of Michael I thought you were dead. “Michael I thought you were dead is an honest and searching account of what it feels like to confront one’s mortality and find spiritual Read more
The Ozanam House Trust has provided accommodation in Palmerston North for cancer patients and their caregivers since 1967 It was the brainchild of members of the Palmerston North St. Vincent de Paul Society. People requiring treatment for cancer have, until now, had to go to Palmerston North from other mid-north Island places to receive treatment Read more
God has given everyone a guardian angel so that “he may help us in life,” Francis told a group of young oncology patients from Poland when he met with them at the Vatican on Friday. “Become accustomed to talking to your angel so that he may take care of you, give you encouragement and always Read more
For all the world’s teachings on death and dying, the patient who doesn’t lament it for one reason or another is rare. Some people are unprepared to die. Others are worried about those left behind. Some are angry. Many are frightened. Not everyone is hungry for more life, but almost everyone at some point feels Read more
A Home Away From Home Like No Other, published by the Ozanam House Trust to celebrate a half-century of the House’s operations, tells the history of this charitable endeavour. Conceived by the Society of St Vincent de Paul and developed in 1971 in collaboration with the Cancer Society Manawatu, the original Ozanam House began with Read more
Judges in Belgium have fined a Catholic nursing home for refusing to allow the euthanasia of a lung cancer sufferer on its premises. The St Augustine rest home in Diest was ordered to pay a total of €6,000. This was after it stopped doctors from giving a lethal injection to Mariette Buntjens. Days later, the Read more