During a casual conversation, one of Reepham & District Rotary Club’s members was advised of a large quantity of medical dressings and equipment that had been left in a house following the recent death of a man who had been paralysed from the neck down in a serious cycle accident and was receiving 24/7 care.
The carers’ task completed, these mainly specialised items for tracheotomy treatment were about to be abandoned. Medical advice was sought before disposal and the advice given was that it should not be returned to source and would be probably destroyed.
The items were contained in several sealed boxes as delivered, plus hundreds of other items in manufacturer’s sealed packaging, which were removed from the property by a Reepham Rotary Club member by agreement with the family. Everything was subsequently inspected by a qualified intensive-care practitioner, who found all the items perfectly usable.
As a result, the 24 boxes (pictured) have been transported to Ukraine where it is hoped they will assist medical needs. It is hoped to report on this in the future, but it is a precarious war zone.
Waste is immoral; help us to help others.
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