Jo Franklin, a nurse with over 20 years experience of supporting dying people and their families, is our End of Life Support Worker. Jo’s role is to help people plan and prepare by discussing and advising on a range of concerns including:
- discussions around preferred place of care and preferred place for last days of life
- what can be done to manage pain, discomfort or distress
- what to expect during the process of dying
- what to do in the aftermath of death and any legal/practical requirements
- funeral planning
Jo doesn’t offer medical advice or emergency support, but her nursing experience means that she is used to working alongside doctors, District Nurses, hospices, funeral directors and other professionals. She cares very deeply about taking good end of life care back to the people who matter, and helping families live with the uncertainty of a terminal diagnosis. Her calm manner and sensitive listening skills, combined with her professional experience, enable people to talk about what is worrying them and/or their wishes for the last few weeks, days or hours of life.
If you or a family member is preparing for end of life care and lives in, or has connections to, Histon and Impington, you can contact Jo via jo@hifriends.org.uk
Urgent End of life & palliative care support and advice is via 111 for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough on option 4
Those who have recently been bereaved may benefit from our bereavement support.
Bereavement Support in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough also has some useful links.
You may also be interested in the Sue Ryder ‘grief kind’ meet ups in the area.
