Pain Relief Care or Palliative Care – A means to end the suffering -

Living with, life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, paralysis, dementia, Alzheimer's, stroke, AIDS, heart and kidney failure is usually a devastating experience. The pain and trauma, both physical and psychological, of such illness are immense, shattering the lives of children, young adults and elderly people alike. Palliative care is an emerging specialty of medicine catering specifically to the needs of patients with such chronic illnesses.

Palliative care is aimed at improving quality of life, by employing what is called "Active Total Care", treating pain and other symptoms, at the same time offering social, emotional and spiritual support as mentioned below.

The NGO selected for this time is "Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society - Hyderabad".

website: http://www.palliativecarepartners.in/index.html

RangDe Talks : Conducted by RangDe Hyderabad Chapter, it provides a platform for NGOs to talk about them. The Objective is to get more people aware about the work done by the NGO, as well as about RangDe.

All are welcome. entry - free