To the average person, a blanket is something that keeps you warm at night. To a patient receiving Palliative Care services, a blanket means that there are people who care. The blanket project was the brainchild of Felize Fox, the Palliative Care Social Work Coordinator. Fox began knitting blankets with hopes of donating them to patients with advanced end stage diseases. Thus far, thanks to organizations such as Care to Knit and Hadassah as well as other caring individuals, over 50 blankets have been knitted and donated to terminally ill patients.
For the past year when patients and their families are faced with serious illness, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has provided Palliative Care services. Palliative Care is a medical specialty that works alongside the primary care physician in managing pain and symptoms, as well as assisting patients and their families in making complex and difficult decisions.
Palliative Care continually looks to recruit organizations and individuals to become involved with the program on a voluntary basis. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or making a donation, please call 718-206-6919.
