New space for terminally ill patients in Palazzo dei Canonici – Savonanews.it

On Saturday 29 June at 11 am in the nineteenth century Palazzo del Chapter of the Cathedral, in via Alessandro Manzoni in Savona, the ceremony of handing over the space intended for the “Protected Resignations” project to the Sono Semper Io volunteer association will take place. , made up of employees of the Hospice Centro Misericordia Santa Maria Giuseppa Rossello.

“This is a small dream that has come true in collaboration with the Diocese of Savona Noli, which has made an apartment available completely free of charge, and with some service associations in the Savona area (Lions, Rotary Club, Zonta Club) that are committed to purchasing the necessary furnishings,” say the organizers.

The hospice welcomes terminally ill cancer patients and those suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and is the only one in the province of Savona. The maximum hospitalization period is 30 days. “Sometimes it is necessary to extend the period of hospitalization, because some of them unfortunately do not have access to care at home and to accompany them in a dignified way at the end of their lives,” explains the association. For this reason the volunteers decided to set up two “protected” beds in a different location and thus still ensure adequate assistance.

“Even the mere fact that employees, in order to do their job better, have chosen this service is ultimately good news and another sign of how much volunteerism, coming together in important synergies, can achieve with constant attention to people’s vulnerabilities and needs,” declare the promoters. For the delivery ceremony.