Patient history “Sister Luki, I am calling to say I have missed you and all the nurses at the hospital…” This was a call that came in April 2010 that reconnected Zaidin to help. Zaidin is 14. He has been fighting cancer for over 2 years. In the middle of his battle, his mother died […]
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Baz’s Story
Patient history Baz was 7 years old when he was first brought to our attention in February 2008. He had been sent home by his oncologist with poor prognosis of no more than a few months to live. He had neuroblastoma. But as soon as Baz arrived home, he insisted on going back to school, […]
Siska’s Story
Patient history Siska was the eldest of a family of 2 children. Her story is a great human tragedy. It all began when Siska came home from a 3-day camping trip with bad stomach pain and high fever. After multiple visits to doctors and alternative medicines, Siska was finally referred to Dharmais Cancer Centre (“RSKD”) […]
Netty’s Story
Patient history Netty was admitted at midnight on Friday, 6th February. She had insisted on going home after leaving Dharmais National Cancer Hospital, refusing to be admitted to Rachel House. However, by the evening of her first day home, we received a panic call for help as Netty had trouble breathing. Netty suffered from end-stage […]
Bayu’s Story
Patient history was an adorable 7-year old girl who was admitted as the first patient in our inpatient facility in December 2008. Bayu’s family came from Magetan in Central Java. She was the 3rd child from a family of 4, with 3 other brothers. She was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma in her hometown, Magetan, a year […]
Tedi’s Story
Patient history was taken ill in August 2007 with loss of appetite, dry throat and tuberculosis. Laboratory tests of the blood revealed abnormalities with eventual diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia. In February 2008, Tedi began chemotherapy treatment at Dharmais National Cancer Centre (“RSKD”). Unfortunately, the treatment was not successful in keeping the cancer at bay. […]
Building the service
As we continue the journey deeper into the world of hospice care, and having cared for and accompanied 9 little souls in the last days of their journey, we find the continuous need to reinforce our medical team’s knowledge of palliative care – an area of medicine that is relatively new and not taught in […]
The year in review
As 2008 comes to a close, we look back to give thanks for the celebratory moments and blessings of the past 12 months, and review the challenges that came our way to remember the lessons learned. First batch of medical team recruited The first 6 months saw the team busy with preparations for the launch […]
First inpatient pediatric palliative care service launched!
First Inpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Rachel House’s first inpatient pediatric palliative care unit was launched on 1st December 2008 after a journey which has taken us nearly 2 years and countless hurdles, challenges & heartbreaks. Inpatient Pediatric The inpatient facility begins modestly with 3 third-class beds in a ward within the premises of RS […]
Adi’s Story
Patient history was taken ill in August 2007 with loss of appetite, dry throat and tuberculosis. Laboratory tests of the blood revealed abnormalities with eventual diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia. In February 2008, Adi began chemotherapy treatment at Dharmais National Cancer Centre (“RSKD”). Unfortunately, the treatment was not successful in keeping the cancer at bay. […]