One makes the mistake of thinking one is giving,when in fact, one is receiving. Type of Volunteer: Vigil and community-outreach Where is your hometown? Northampton, MA In what place have you lived the longest? Portsmouth, NH What is your favorite…

Whether you’re a friend or family member, coworker or acquaintance, it can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is terminally ill or in hospice. Here are suggestions from experts and patients on conversations, suggestions, and the…

For families who have had loved ones enter hospice, there is a packet of the initial information that the agencies have given them. Amongst various paperwork, there will usually be a small blue booklet, called Gone from My Sight.  This…

Once given a terminal diagnosis, it can be emotionally overwhelming not knowing where to turn to for help and information. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has put together a comprehensive list of end-of-life care resources. Below are…

Today, so many families are scattered across the world that when a family member becomes diagnosed with a terminal illness, it is difficult to keep everyone updated on the status of the patient. Patients often do not have the energy…

Honor your wrinkles. You earned them. Type of volunteer: Patient-family advocate Where is your hometown: McKeesport, PA In what place have you lived the longest? Salisbury, MA What is your favorite place that you’ve lived or visited? Bluffton, SC What…

When most people hear hospice, they usually associate it with patients suffering from chronic and terminal illness such as cancer, stroke, COPD, and liver failure. What doesn’t readily come to mind is that hospice care can be just as effective…

Patients in hospice care receive support and help from caregivers such as loved ones and friends, or from professional caregivers, in a care-support facility. But what happens to the pets of those who enter hospice? What happens when their owners…

According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in 2014, a larger proportion of hospice patients died or were discharged within seven days of admission when compared to 2013 and a larger proportion of patients died or were discharged…

My superpower would be to turnmean to nice; cruel to compassionate. Type of volunteer: Board of Directors, community outreach, and events volunteer Where is your hometown: We lived so many places while I was growing up. My parents are from…