Jane discusses ‘absolutely amazing’ treatment at Moya Cole Hospice
Jane was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the end of last year
Rose Grundy, Complementary Therapist at Moya Cole Hospice
Jane* is a former inpatient, cared for at our Little Hulton site; she came to Moya Cole Hospice to manage her pain following a cancer diagnosis last year.
In June of last year, Jane had a hip replacement and in August, she began feeling some unusual pain in that area.
“My GP tried various medications to help deal with the pain,” Jane said. “The pain was absolutely off the scale. My GP got as far as she could with prescriptions; she even prescribed morphine. It wasn’t even touching the pain.”
I was diagnosed with bowel cancer just before Christmas. It had unfortunately spread to my hip joint, which was causing the pain. It was a complete out of the blue shock as I thought the pain was because of the hip replacement Jane, Former Inpatient at Moya Cole Hospice, Little Hulton
Jane was admitted into Wythenshawe Hospital for two weeks to help manage the pain where she was given more medication but it still was not helping her pain.
“When I came home, me and my husband hadn’t had a decent night’s sleep in months. It was arranged for me to come to Moya Cole Hospice because they provided alternative therapies.
“It made me nervous, going to a hospice because people commonly think that a hospice is only for end-of-life care.”
I was dealing with Rose Grundy, a complementary therapist at the hospice, she was absolutely amazing. I’ve never met anybody like her. She helped me with foot massages and relaxation in terms of pain. When I’m in pain I find it hard to breathe and I get breathless. She showed my husband how to do a certain hand massage that would calm me down Jane, Former Inpatient at Moya Cole Hospice, Little Hulton
“She even made up special aromatherapy oils specific to my predicament. I can’t thank her enough, it really helped,” Jane added.
Jane’s son, Alan, saw how much the hospice helped his mum and wanted to raise awareness that a hospice isn’t just a place to go to die.
“Alan wanted to do something for the hospice. He ran the half marathon to raise awareness about all of the work that goes on at Moya Cole.
“Alan has asthma, so he wanted to try and train himself up to do a half marathon. He set himself a goal of £500 and he has now exceeded £700.
“I’m very proud of him. He saw how much the hospice helped me. He’s seen me at my very best and at my very worst and he saw what a difference the treatment at the hospice made,” Jane said.
*The names in this story have been changed to maintain anonymity