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Shannon's
Bridge
Shannon's Bridge is a registered charity and largely volunteer run organisation to help connect patients and existing palliative care services and supports.
We are here to support you with issues about illness, dying and loss. The aim is to remove the taboo and change attitudes about death and dying. The focus is on not just a “good death” but “better living”.
Shannon’s Bridge is based on the “Compassionate Communities” international movement to help people to live well within our communities to the very end of our lives.
Our Aims are to:
Improve Death Literacy
Assist with Advance Care Planning
Link families with local services
Train Volunteers/Connectors to provide help
Bridge the physical and service gaps that exist in regional Victoria
Social and Practical Help may include:
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Shopping
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Collecting Medications
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Transport
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Light Gardening, housework
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Small household repairs
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Sitting with a patient
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Assisting with pets
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Writing letters, non-legal forms
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Just being there as a friend
Connecting patients & families
with services to help with end of life care
How do we make a difference in End of Life Care?
A Word from Our Caregivers
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