Student Volunteer Learns to Affirm Life
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Hospice to me means validation and affirmation of life. Hospice care is an opportunity to have good experiences leading up…
Furry Friends Enhance Hospice Patient’s Care
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For anyone that has owned animals, we know they are usually more than just pets. To most people, their pet…
My Patient`s Words Inspired Me
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It was the middle of the night as I drove to hold hands with my patient. I was an 11th-Hour Volunteer…
A Hospice Nurse – Alice’s Story
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For the last fifteen years, Heart ‘n Home employees have been assisting patients and their families during the final years,…
Hospice During the Holidays – Employees Share Touching Memories
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With hospice, support is available to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This includes all holidays. Our…
Hospice Care: Making a Difference
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A Hospice Nurse was recently asked, “How can you work in hospice – it must be so sad!” She answered,…
What Brought RaChelle to Join Our Team
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My Hospice Experiences by RaChelle S. My first experience was with my grandmother, Melba. She was nearing the end of…
Forgiveness Brings Peace
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One of my first patients was a hard situation, a lady who had much hurt and sadly had hurt most…
A Sign From the Other Side
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Sometimes it is hard to explain why we do what we do. We sometimes say it is an amazing gift…
Service With a Smile
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At times I think we feel that holding a hand or just being quiet and present isn’t enough, but Lana…
Take Time To Stop and Connect
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I first met Ron (name changed for privacy) when he approached me to ask about my day while I was…
Life is Beautiful and I’m Beautiful
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One of my first patients had a saying for each time I came into her house and asked how she…
Building Relationships in the Community
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There’s one family in particular that we recently served that will always stand out to me. I met with a…
How Hospice Touched My Life
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“My story” happened long before I ever worked at Heart ‘n Home. While thinking back to how hospice and specifically…
My Hospice Story
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I’d been working for Heart ‘n Home just over three years when my family discovered that my father had a…
The Grocery Store Visit
turned_in_notgrief and loss
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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the…
Volunteer of the Quarter – Staci Cummings
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Congratulations Staci Cummings, La Pine Heart ‘n Home Volunteer! We are so grateful for her service and huge heart for…
Hospice Has Been So Good to Me, So Very Good
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Today while seeing a patient who is approaching end of life in the near future, she opened up to me.…
What My Hospice Patient Taught Me
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I was first assigned to “Norma” as her caregiver in 2011. She was a spunky 96-year-old still walking with a…
She Wasn’t Ready to Die
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I have to admit, sometimes I question what I am doing when spiritual care services are declined, or I go…
The Story of a Hospice Nurse: Age Out Loud
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Getting older doesn’t mean what it used to. For many aging Americans, it is a phase of life where interests,…
Finding Peace Through Writing Letters
turned_in_notWriting Letters Brings Peace
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In my ten years working in hospice, I have had the privilege of helping numerous patients work toward finding peace…
A Hospice Patient Teaches the Power of Holding a Hand
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A well-traveled author, Mary has lived a remarkable life, and she was blessed to spend the last months of her 92…
Nurses Week: Why I Became a Nurse
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This is a subject very close to my heart. From the time I was very small, I always was interested…
Older Americans Month 2017: Age Out Loud
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Getting older doesn’t mean what it used to. For many aging Americans, it is a phase of life where interests,…
“I’m Going to Die, and I’m Frightened!”
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I was checking in on a patient of mine who was very near end of life. By the end of my visit,…
It is a Gift to Serve a Hospice Patient
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Today I was reminded of Thelma, a patient I once had. She was a looker. What I mean by that is she…
Hospice Team Inspires Social Worker
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One of our Social Workers sent this note to her team, and we asked permission to share it with others.…
He Died and Lived to Tell About It
turned_in_notHospice and Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving
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As Thanksgiving approaches, I often think about my patients and those who have embraced hope and happiness, despite their circumstances.…
A Gift of Hospice
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Hospice taught me to be the daughter my mom needed when it was time for her to travel her end-of-life…