Children’s hospice in Empangeni welcomes first patients

Butterfly Palliative Home Empangeni, one of two facilities run by Butterfly Home, has admitted its first three patients.

Together with its flagship facility in Ingwavuma, these are the only dedicated children’s hospices in KZN, and two of just four in South Africa.

Butterfly Home offers end-of-life care for orphaned and abandoned babies, and young children facing terminal illness.

The Empangeni facility has space to care for 10 children, and an additional…

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