Our morning started with a visit to the Kandy Branch of the Sri Lanka Cancer Society. This facility provides cancer awareness programs, counselling services, accommodations for patients and their next of kin, a dining room, and a cancer screening center. Most impressive was the accommodation facility called the Cancer Home that includes 65 beds - 55 for adults, 5 for children, and 5 for hospice care. The Home is available for patients who come from other parts of the Island for treatment at the nearby Kandy hospital or for those who are terminally ill and cannot be cared for in their own homes. Patient care including full meals, medications, and nursing care are provided free of charge.
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