We are happy to report that the Temporary Vrindavan Hospice
continues serving devotees in Vrindavan, now with an official apartment
facility. With the help of Mother Daivisakti Prabhu, we secured an apartment
at the MVT building of the Krishna-Balarama Mandir and officially moved in
on July first. We have an assortment of medical and first aid supplies from
last year and have procured a blood pressure machine, painkillers,
anti-nausea medicine, and adult diapers, among other things. We will soon be
buying the ever needed hospital bed for which we have already gathered the
needed funds by the grace of our 'Angel' monthly donors. There are still
some supplies that need to be bought (we will soon post a list of needed
items), still our doors are open for both hospice care and basic infirmary
first aid needs. Our new full time caretaker/coordinator, Priya Sakhi d.d.,
has already been tending to such things as various small accidents, boils,
and digestive problems, as well as helping to care for a boy with hepatitis
and a devotee recovering from an operation.
The Temporary Vrindavan Hospice project was set up to take care
of an immediate need for hospice care in Vrindavan, until such time as the
planned permanent facility is opened (Giriraj Swami's project). We have
added to our offerings basic first aid care for any devotee in the area, but
we do remain committed to providing 24-hour psychological, physical, and
emotional care to devotees spending their final days in Vrindavan, as well
as support for their loved ones and help with the legal issues associated
with passing on in Vrindavan. If you or someone you know would be interested
in working with the Temporary Vrindavan Hospice, please contact
justdasi2@gmail.com. For further information or to make
a monetary contribution (tax-deductible), please go to
buddhiyoga.org and scroll
down to the Hospice information box. Further transparent
accountability and a monthly journal will be available on the web soon.
If you have not already begun a monthly subscription donation of $1, $5, or
$12 per month to this greatly needed humane effort for our devotees, please
find it in your heart to join us by making a monthly pledge contribution at
www.buddhiyoga.org/Hospice.
This project is NOT politically affiliated, and we look forward to working
with and serving many wonderful devotees, regardless of political,
philosophical, or other views. Let's help those who have given their lives
to Lord Caitanya's mission pass away as comfortably and as Krishna conscious
as possible - together, we can do it!
Your servants at Temporary Vrndavan Hospice,
Bhaktin Rebecca Das
Pria Sakhi dd |
