PHOTO: Julie Davis, centre, also volunteers with the Narromine Lions Club with her husband, Bob Davis, left. Mr Davis received the Melvin Jones Fellowship from Lions District Governor Geoff Freudenstein (right) at the Lions’ 70th anniversary celebrations on July 1.
When the Narromine Health Service needed a “stroke chair” to assist patients at its small central west NSW facility in 2022, the hospital auxiliary stepped up to the challenge and raised $4,500 from the local community to buy one.
No mean feat when you consider the average age of the 16-member Narromine Hospital Auxiliary is a robust 86.4 years (at last count!).
The Western Plains App sat down with auxiliary treasurer, Julie Davis, and secretary, Anne Shearman, during National Stroke Week 2023 (August 7-13) to talk about the group’s purchase – which also embodies this year’s national theme encouraging the community to “fight stroke together” for better treatment and recovery outcomes…