by Alignd | Dec 6, 2021 | Articles, Palliative Care, Patients’ stories
Heather Duiker* is 78. Her daughter, Geraldine (45) describes her mom as creative, loyal, and straight-forward. Two years ago, Heather was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, and Geraldine now adds “tough” to the list describing her mom. “When we heard the...
by Alignd | Oct 25, 2021 | Articles, Palliative Care, Patients’ stories
Through honest conversations with a palliative care doctor, discussing preferences for her ongoing care and early referral to palliative care, Nina was given the opportunity to consider what was important to her, and her young family. Nina* was a teacher. Married,...
by Alignd | Oct 21, 2021 | Articles, Media, Palliative Care, Patients’ stories
You can start palliative care at any stage of a serious illness, even as soon as you receive a diagnosis and begin treatment. In fact, says palliative care trained doctor and co-founder of Alignd, Linda Holding, the earlier you access this extra layer of specialised...
by Alignd | Feb 28, 2021 | Funders stories, Palliative Care, Patients’ stories
Because a forward-thinking, patient-centric medical scheme partnered with Alignd, a 74-year-old man with metastatic cancer received the care and support he wanted right from diagnosis until he died peacefully in his own bed. Morally sound design. High quality care....
by Shivani Ranchod | Nov 19, 2020 | Palliative Care, Patients' Resources, Patients’ stories
For many people, accessing effective palliative care will mean the ability to live longer and to experience each moment of their lives more fully as a result of effective pain and symptom management, and holistic assessment of physical, psychological, social,...
by Shivani Ranchod | Aug 14, 2020 | Doctors’ stories, Palliative Care, Patients’ stories
How our first patients let us know we were doing the right thing. When we started Alignd, and building the Alignd palliative care offering, we had years and years of training, research, networking and experience between us. It covered all the fields and skills needed...
