Sir, – My 98-year-old mother was recently treated for respiratory failure in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
Over the space of five weeks, she received outstanding treatment and care from each member of staff in the Newgrange ward.
From the consultants to the catering staff, she was treated with kindness and compassion, while our family was kept fully informed of each step of her treatment. When the time came for the palliative care team to be involved, they gently guided us through the process of her impending death, allowing her to do so with grace and dignity.
With the HSE constantly in the spotlight for failures in the system, I wanted to highlight that there are still so many things that work well when they have the necessary resources. – Yours, etc,
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MARY HAND,
Castleknock,
Dublin 15.
