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Ganga Prem HospiceGanga Prem Hospice is a spiritually orientated, is a spiritually orientated,

non-profit hospice for non-profit hospice for terminally ill terminally ill

cancer patients.cancer patients.

Ganga Prem HospiceGanga Prem Hospice is a spiritually orientated, is a spiritually orientated,

non-profit hospice for non-profit hospice for terminally ill terminally ill

cancer patients.cancer patients.

Ganga Prem Hospice…Ganga Prem Hospice…Ganga Prem Hospice…Ganga Prem Hospice…

eases the paineases the pain

and uplifts the spirit.and uplifts the spirit.

soothes the mindsoothes the mind

The developing world is carrying two thirds of the world’s cancer burden while

it has only 5% of the world’s cancer facilities. The most neglected field of

cancer concern in Northern India is the hospice concept where palliative care

takes over when attempts at cure have failed. A hospice aims at helping to

control the pain and other symptoms in advanced cancer patients in order that

they can achieve the best possible quality of life and a dignified death with the

minimum of distress. A hospice gives support to patients and relatives with

information and basic care.

The Shraddha Cancer Care Trust is dedicated to developing more comprehensive facilities for cancer patients in Northern India. Our current project, the Ganga Prem Hospice, is unique in that it is being

created to add other dimensions to the concept of hospice, i.e. the dimensions of spiritual care and

holistic treatment. The Hospice will be constructed in the foothills of the Himalaya, at Timili, 19 kilometres above the town of Rishikesh. The region of Rishikesh is famous not only for its spiritual culture but also for

its many well-developed holistic centres. In this beautiful and serene setting, the Hospice staff will endeavour to create a gentle, safe and supportive environment in which patients and relatives can be helped to come to terms with unresolved issues of

their life and the difficulties involved in the impending death. If they wish, they can talk with competent spiritual advisors and attend spiritual programmes

such as discourses, communal worship and meditation etc.

The Hospice care will encompass the physical, mental, emotional and social fields of

the patient’s life. The Hospice will aim at giving the patient general respect, consistent and effective care, relief from pain and other

distressing symptoms, an appropriate and satisfying diet, comfort, consolation and spiritual support. The Hospice will offer terminally ill cancer patients first-class

medical facilities and oncological expertise with the option of choosing allopathic or

non‑allopathic medicine such as Homeopathy and Ayurveda etc. An extensive support

programme will also reach out to relatives and friends at the time of their impending loss and

in their bereavement.

To achieve these ends, the Hospice Care Team led by Dr. A. K. Dewan,

Senior Consultant at the Rajeev Gandhi Cancer Institute in Delhi, will consist of

patients, family, friends, medical professionals, spiritual advisors,

counsellors, nurses, social workers and volunteer staff. We want to include the

patient in the decision making process so that decisions are appropriate and

congenial to his feelings and needs. The staff will include cancer specialists,

professionals from holistic care systems, physiotherapists, dieticians and

specialists in complementary medicine techniques such as yoga and aromatherapy massage etc.

We propose to make a Hospice equipped with 50 beds. The Hospice will also have a library cum reading room, a meditation and prayer room

as well as a T.V. and recreation room. The Hospice will have mortuary

facilities.

Patients will be eligible for admission to the Hospice only when they have a

certificate from the attending oncologist that they have progressive

or incurable cancer and a life expectancy of six months or less.

Our goal of providing Our goal of providing holistic care and improving holistic care and improving the quality of life in the last the quality of life in the last days of a cancer patient’s days of a cancer patient’s journey is possible and journey is possible and achievable with your achievable with your generous contribution.generous contribution.

Our goal of providing Our goal of providing holistic care and improving holistic care and improving the quality of life in the last the quality of life in the last days of a cancer patient’s days of a cancer patient’s journey is possible and journey is possible and achievable with your achievable with your generous contribution.generous contribution.

Our vision is to help alleviate Our vision is to help alleviate the physical and the physical and

psychological discomfort psychological discomfort associated with the associated with the

progressive, incurable progressive, incurable disease of cancer.disease of cancer.

Our vision is to help alleviate Our vision is to help alleviate the physical and the physical and

psychological discomfort psychological discomfort associated with the associated with the

progressive, incurable progressive, incurable disease of cancer.disease of cancer.

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pledges to provide pledges to provide

services to terminally ill services to terminally ill

cancer patients cancer patients

regardless of age, race, regardless of age, race, religion orreligion or

financial status financial status

Ganga Prem Hospice Ganga Prem Hospice

pledges to provide pledges to provide

services to terminally ill services to terminally ill

cancer patients cancer patients

regardless of age, race, regardless of age, race, religion orreligion or

financial status financial status

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