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Natick VNA Receives Donation from Natick Woman's Club
Natick VNA recently received 16 handmade lap blankets from the Natick Woman's Club's Community Service Committee.
Natick Visiting Nurse Association (Natick VNA), the area’s premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency, recently received 16 handmade lap blankets from the Natick Woman’s Club’s Community Service Committee. The blankets will be distributed by Natick VNA clinicians to patients in the agency’s ComfortCare palliative care program.
ComfortCare aims to improve the quality of life of patients undergoing treatment for serious, chronic or terminal illnesses like cancer or chronic pulmonary obstructive disorder (COPD), for example. Palliative care focuses on managing patient pain and on providing relief of symptoms like fatigue, loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing nausea and constipation that may be caused by medical treatment. Palliative care also improves patients’ ability to tolerate those medical treatments.
“The lap blankets that Natick Woman’s Club generously donated will undoubtedly add an element of comfort and warmth to those patients who need it most,” said Natick VNA CEO Judith Boyko, MBA, MS, RN.
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Natick Woman’s Clubs also donated lap blankets to the VA Boston Healthcare System in West Roxbury for veterans who are disabled.
The Natick VNA is located at 209 West Central Street, Suite 313, Natick, Mass., 01760. For additional information, call 508-653-3081 or visit www.natickvna.org.
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About Natick Visiting Nurse Association: Natick VNA, which serves more than 20 towns in MetroWest, is the area’s premier free-standing, not-for-profit home health care agency. The Natick VNA helps patients of all ages live with the fullest degree of independence in their own homes, while benefiting from the agency’s state-of-the-art home telemonitoring technology, ComfortCare palliative care program, cold laser therapy, and other advanced services.
PHOTO: Natick VNA recently received handmade lap blankets from the Natick Woman’s Club Community Service Committee. Pictured, left to right: Viola Cole, Linda McCarthy, Carmen Goodridge, Winnie Sinclair and Shirley Brown, Committee Chair. Standing is Judy Engstrom, RN, COS-C, Natick VNA Clinical Manager.
