Nurture Health knows how devastating a spinal cord injury can be, and takes a comprehensive and caring team approach to its medical treatment. Occupational therapist Kirstin McLaggan, rehabilitation programme manager at Nurture Aurora in Gqeberha, spells out what families should look out for, and how the national healthcare specialists can help.
A rugby tackle gone wrong left 18-year-old Devon Bosman with a severe spinal cord injury. It was a devastating blow. However, news of the young rugby player’s condition reached the Chris Burger Players Fund which quickly arranged Devon’s transfer to Aurora rehabilitation centre for medical treatment.
The caring does not stop with your discharge from a Nurture Health hospital. This is especially true if you are heading home after medical treatment at a rehabilitation centre and need to adapt your living space.
It’s not only relatives and loved ones who care for and cherish older members of the family, at Nurture Health there is a strong focus on taking care of this often vulnerable group.
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.
The day marked a special day in the Free State Department of Social Development.
Symptomatically I had; difficulty in breathing, headaches, sore throat as well as loss of taste and smell but over and above these symptoms, I remember experiencing such a great sense of guilt.
Mental health refers to our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
In this article, I would like to introduce you to a powerful tool that you have to your disposal anytime, anywhere, at no cost. It requires no prescription. In fact, all it requires is a little bit of your time each day, and a few minutes whenever you feel a sense of overwhelming.
Sometimes making the right choice or even knowing how to choose is very difficult, but it is vitally important to understand that you are in charge of your own life if you chose to think for yourself. If you chose not to take charge, you will experience the consequences of that choice, and simply be blown about by life like a leaf in the wind.
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