No-one wants to talk about dying, but it's time we talked about end-of-life care and why it's so difficult to access, a palliative care group says.
Palliative care services can be difficult to access in regional areas
Mr Parry said his wife did not want to die in their central Queensland home because they did not think it was something they could manage and assumed they could opt for a hospice instead.In August, Ms Crowley died at the couple's home on the Capricorn Coast.Looking back on the confusion and grief of that time, Mr Parry described feeling helpless at the lack of choice and alone in making tough decisions as his wife's health declined.
Ms Mills said while the state government had taken "a small step in the right direction" by committing further investment, it was still "a significant shortfall" of what she believed was needed.Most people who need palliative care in regional areas will stay under the care of their GP.
However, the organisation needs to raise a further $750,000 by the end of the financial year to start construction.Plans are underway to build the Fitzroy Community Hospice at a decommissioned convent site in Rockhampton. "I really see a lack of options here in central Queensland and my story, along with many others, is what's got us to this point.
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