"When going to Lourdes was first just an idea, I was very unsure about Catherine going away for a whole week without us. She had never been away from us for more than a few nights at Naomi House before. Our concerns were over her medical care e.g. medication, gastrostomy pump feeds etc, but the group have a doctor and a nurse who visited us and discussed care plans, drug and fluid charts etc. We also had a visit from Catherine’s own helpers who gained info about Catherine’s likes and dislikes.
The team approach is very thorough and professional. Catherine went into hospital with a chest infection a couple of weeks before the holiday – the group were very reassuring that they would be keeping a close eye in her while they were away. We kept in contact by text at least once a day and we loved looking at the pictures each day. Catherine had an amazing time, and nothing did go wrong!" |
