One of the great benefits of being an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is that I have the ability to participate...

The way that we understand grief and mourning has evolved over the years – thank goodness! Fortunately, grief educators have moved away from the...

Did you know the month of September is World Alzheimer’s Awareness month? There are several types of dementia but Alzheimer’s disease is one we are...

When Courtney Loving’s mom, Karen, was admitted to the Angela Hospice Care Center last fall, she was expecting her mom to be in a hospital-like...

Around Valentine’s Day a very special gift arrived for John Moore while at the Angela Hospice Care Center, but it wasn’t chocolate or flowers or...

“Let us not forget those who grieve” – Angie Cartwright August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Established in 2014 by Angie Cartwright, National...

Making peace on the night shift For 10 days, the Crowley* family sat vigil. Their patriarch was living out his last weeks at the Angela Hospice Care...

When Dennis Murphy brought his dad, William “Bill” Murphy, to the Angela Hospice Care Center last fall, they were met with open arms and familiar...

It’s normal if you haven’t heard the terms “self-compassion” or “self-kindness” before. Most humans are hardwired to be self-critical or...

Brad Tata was in the Angela Hospice Care Center when he randomly picked a spiritual hymn to play for a patient and her family. Once he started...

Angela Hospice grief camp for children and teens continues again this summer. For Jasmine Kendrick, Angela Hospice Children’s Grief Care Counselor,...

One of the Grief Care groups at Angela Hospice is going on the road, well, on the sidewalk. Beginning June 2 – and running every Friday through...

Angela Hospice was there for Thomas Phimister, providing compassion, comfort, and medical expertise as he spent his final days in the Angela Hospice...

Sophia* didn’t really have any family, but her church was like family. She had always gone to Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, and when Lindsey...

It starts, as so many things do, with an introduction. Jan Afonso walks into a patient’s room in the Angela Hospice Care Center, and no matter the...

Margot Parr exuded pride while she greeted and then introduced members of the Angela Hospice sewists as they sat together in the Angela Hospice...

There’s a lot one might notice walking around the different wings of the Angela Hospice Care Center: signs for upcoming Angela Hospice events,...

New nurses and nursing assistants — and experienced healthcare professionals looking for a change — may ask themselves, could hospice be right for...

One of Lori Pimlott-Calvin’s last great moments with her mom, Mary, is now captured in a photo on her desk. In the photo, taken by Lori and shown...