In a few days’ time on 2nd September, it will be 40 years since LOROS first opened its doors to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
My beautiful, colourful and talented wife Rosy and I were together for 6 wonderful years. We got engaged one sunny, perfect day in early July. That evening Rosy’s back was really painful. When we got home she went to have it checked out, after several tests, scans and minor operations later we were told it was advanced, incurable appendix cancer.
Stuart has motor neurone disease. He first noticed symptoms in March 2021 with his hands losing strength. This didn’t stop him climbing Snowdon to watch the sunrise on the summer solstice.
Like other frontline healthcare services, the coronavirus pandemic put LOROS Hospice under significant pressure. Once the lockdown was announced many patient services moved online and we prioritised our inpatient ward and supporting patients at home.
Dr Namubo Syatwinda is a junior doctor training to be a GP. She is six weeks into a four-month placement on the LOROS Inpatient Ward.
Since the beginning of coronavirus, we've been committed to continuing to provide care to those in need. In some cases, social distancing has made this difficult, and we've had to rethink the way we work.
The LOROS CNS Team provides specialist palliative care and advice to patients and families in their own homes.
Lymphoedema is chronic longstanding swelling which can affect any part of the body and is often a result of cancer treatment.
