Season 7 Episode 4 - Jess Bosnjak’s story

In this episode of Room 64 - A Palliative Care Podcast, we are joined by Jess Bosnjak who is sharing her experience with palliative care when her mum Vicki was diagnosed with cancer. Jess is interviewed by Amanda Myring who is a spiritual care worker in the Barwon Health Palliative Care team.

This is an insightful conversation with Jess about her mum – her sense of humour, her compassion for others, their love and the importance of those brutal conversations. Jess also shares her experiences of turning 30 while her mum was in the Palliative Care ward at the McKellar Centre, the caring staff and how they went out of their way to make it a memorable month.

Jess talks openly about the fear of dying and the importance of education and conversations to help ease the stress and deal with the decision making.

This episode was recorded during Dying to Know Week, so please take the opportunity to listen to this episode and share through your networks to keep these important conversations happening.