“Hospice offers a support system for both the patient and his/her family. Hospice intends neither to hasten, nor postpone death,” she explained.

The PROBUS group consists of retired business- and professional people, most of whom previously belonged to Rotary. They meet on the second Wednesday of every month at Reading Country Club. For more information on the group, feel free to contact their President, Ken Mitch on 083 276 2351.

If you would like a Hospice staff members to address a group that you belong to, kindly mail Tersia Burger on tersia@steppingtonehospice.co.za for further details.

Caption: Members of the PROBUS group here with Tersia Burger from Stepping Stone Hospice & Care Services (back row on the right) with next to her President of PROBUS, Ken Mitch.