The Story of SuccessNecessity forced the Centurion Hospice management team to sit down and consider what to do when we faced the loss of income from the coffee shop. We could either lose money or be creative! The former was not an option. Marius Bester, our Operations Manager said: “No…
Well-known music publicist Lydia Winchester Well-known music publicists and larger-than-life personality Lydia Winchester recently joined a list of celebrities who decided to back Centurion Hospice by giving their time, knowledge, and expertise.“I attended a hospice Memorial Day last year and I met amazing, strong people who tended to their loved…
Well-known singer, actor and Pretoria FM radio presenter, Riaan Grobler, came very close to meeting his Maker when he contracted the feared Covid-19 virus. Still, he lived to tell the tale and to bake another cake. Kneading into the sticky paste (that will eventually be the topping on a cake),…
Her voice is as well-known as pap and sheeba. As rugby and a boerworsroll on a sunny day… Riva Schoeman is a household name in the greater Pretoria area and when she “officially” retired from radio last year February, we lost one of our most loved voices on local radio. …
When the music stops………………. When the music stops………………. Deon van der Merwe is best known as one of South Africa’s best guitarists, but there is so much more to the man. “When I finished my studies, there were only 40 recognized psychiatric diagnoses. Today, there is around 400. Some diagnoses…
The new year was not even two days old when 412 more medical personnel succumbed to the novel Covid-19 virus. Theresa Coetzee, a home-base nurse at Centurion Hospice, was heart-broken as a few of her friends were among those who died. They became statistics, numbers that sprouted forth from President…
Trees are not just plants in nature but have many functions and are symbols of the family of the human race. It is a shelter against the scorching sun, a haven for birds, a favourite playground for kids and monkeys, a lookout point for wild cat species and rapture birds,…
PHANUEL EVERLASTING A well-known muralist is the artist responsible for the mural of the lovely peonies in the reception area of the newly opened In-Patient Unit at Centurion Hospice. Phanuel Souza (47), who is currently residing in Pretoria, started with this mural, which depicts beautiful peonies, in the second week…
Meet Desteny Adams – the new hospital manager on the block at Centurion Hospice Sitting in front of the newly painted and renovated In-Patient Unit at Centurion Hospice, the newly appointed manager, or in medical terms, the new matron, clucks like a proud mother hen. She is Desteny Adams. A…
“I loved her very much,” said Desteny Adams, a palliative nurse at the Centurion Hospice. She cried. For Nina. the loss of a brave woman beaten by cancer. It was a cold day in June – during lockdown level 4 – and only a few people stood in front of…