Published 2 months ago

'Heaven and earth': Three-hour drive no longer necessary for Wairoa chemo patients

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Cyclone Gabrielle acted as a catalyst, with the Hawke's Bay Oncology nursing team administering chemotherapy as an essential service when the town was cut off from the rest of the country. Since the cyclone, 27 patients have used the service. Wairoa cancer patient Mel Pomana said a minutes-long drive to the hospital was significantly better than the three-hour round trip.

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'Heaven and earth': Three-hour drive no longer necessary for Wairoa chemo patients

When Wairoa cancer patient Mel Pomana couldn’t get on the daily bus service to Hastings for chemotherapy, she’d have no choice but to go without for the...

2 months ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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