
Image: Yvette Andrews and her friend Di Ross (Used with permission)
This opinion piece by Leigh Meinert is published with the understanding that it is ehospice policy to publish articles on all sides of the debate on controversial topics and these are not indicative of the views or opinions of ehospice nor its management. This opinion piece was published in the Daily Maverick on 16 June.
At 3am, when even the best care teams are not present, the hardest conversations happen. It’s time we faced them honestly.
Last month at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Foundation, Yvette Andrews told a story that no one wanted to hear, but everyone needed to. Her friend Di – a phenomenal dancer, a woman…
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Skebenga / Skelm – a crook / gangster [skuh-beng-guh] A Zulu word for gangster.
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