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 | 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...
by Shivani Ranchod | Jun 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Palliative Care
In the midst of the current health crisis, and a time of medical resource rationing, it’s time for honest communication about dying. The COVID-19 crisis cuts deeply, not just because of the spectre of widespread illness and death, but also because the global...
