By Dionne Meehan
THE daughter of a Newtowcunningham woman, who died days after she was told no in-home weekend palliative care was available for her after being discharged from hospital, is calling for change.
Having previously beat breast cancer, Bernadette Doran (74) was given the devastating news in March that her cancer had returned and was aggressively spreading throughout her body.
Mrs Doran spent one week in Letterkenny University Hospital prior to her passing, but it was her wish to spend her final days at home.
Sadly, she died at home on Sunday, March 24.
Her final visit from the community palliative care team in Donegal Hospice was two days earlier.
Speaking to the Donegal News, Mrs Doran’s heartbroken daughter Fiona Bowdren said despite her family’s reservations about her mum’s wishes, she said she and her family were reassured by staff at the hospital that in-home palliative care would be available, and that her mum would be under the radar of Donegal Hospice.
Full article in today’s edition of the Donegal News.