Sunday 9 February 2020

Last wish

PIC BY Stichting Ambulance Wens Nederland / CATERS NEWS AGENCY (PICTURED- Two patients on a trip infront of snow fulfilling their dying wish) - An ambulance driver has revealed how hes fulfilled the dying wishes of more than 14,000 terminally ill patients - after buying a fleet of ambulances and using them to transport dying people on one last trip out. Former paramedic Kees Veldboer, 60, from the Netherlands, came up with the idea when one day he had to transfer a terminally-ill patient to another hospital, and when there was a delay, Kees asked the patient where he would like to go. The patient wanted to see the Rotterdam Harbour for one last time - and Kees took him and he even arranged for the man to go sailing one more time, even though he was on a stretcher. A year later Kees founded the Stichting Ambulance Wens, or Ambulance Wish Foundation and with the help of his wife Ineke, 61, has turned it into his full-time job. -SEE CATERS COPY
https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/04/paramedic-took-dying-couple-see-snow-one-last-time-12177806/?fbclid=IwAR26_isYIcdatgv0ntRIYuQYiUAImTALulDSbi7dCtIDUValqIKYLF3DCnE

Kees Veldboer is a nurse who lives in The Netherlands. Kees has bought ambulances to help people who are terminally ill enjoy a final wish; he describes how many people who are dying have one last thing they want to do, but are  unable to, because they are in a stretcher or a bed. He came up with the idea one day when he was transferring a man between hospitals. There was a delay and Kees asked the patient if there was anywhere he would like to go because they had some waiting time. The man asked if he could visit Rotterdam Harbour one last time. Kees took him to his favourite harbour and even managed to get the patient on to a sailing boat for one last trip on his stretcher.

The photo shows two patients who wanted to see snow one more time.

Kees says, "It's nice to see them happy. For us it's something easy to do but for them it's something so special. We have driven people for miles, even to other countries, and taken them to some really amazing places."

Some people ask to go to museums and look at art and two football fans asked to see their favourite teams play.

Kees relies on 270 volunteers to help him run the ambulances. He says, "We know we cannot make them better but we give them so much joy in their last days and it's special."

what do you see in the picture
where are they
why are they on stretchers?

explain the story

- what does terminally ill mean?
- why might someone who is terminally ill feel like an outsider?
- what is Kees trying to do?
- It's a lot of effort to go to when people are so ill, is it worth the trouble? why?
- why do you think the people in the picture wanted to see snow?
- how do you think the people in the photo felt when Kees took them to see snow?
- 270 volunteers help Kees; why do so many people want to help?
- what does this show about people today?
- what can we learn from Kees?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

www.no-outsiders.com

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