Angela’s Blog
Read the many stories on our people, our programs, and our passion for serving others.
C’est La Vie
Throughout the 11 days Carl Misch was in the Angela Hospice Care Center, he and his family shared many special memories together, one standing out...
Keeping the Connection Going
Jennifer Kennedy has a career and personal history filled with different Michigan non-profits, leaving her mark on each one, bringing depths of...
Imparting Peace
When Daniel Celmer brought his Aunt Clare to the Angela Hospice Care Center, she looked around her room, taking it all in – the furnishings, the...
Called to Care
Angela Hospice would be nothing without its exceptional team. But what inspires these compassionate, caring souls to pursue this noble profession?...
Protecting The Pope
On the wall of Donald “Don” Zimmerman’s room in the Angela Hospice Care Center hung what simply looked like a photo of two men shaking hands, a...
New Year’s Resolutions
Even as you face loss, the world keeps turning and time keeps ticking. In the winter is often when it seems most noticeable: people plan holiday...
Grief and the Holidays
The holidays can present a special challenge for people who are grieving. Last month our grief care team presented their holiday workshop with tips...
Tell Me Your Favorite Song…
Since ancient times, we’ve used music to entertain, communicate, and infuse rhythm and joy into the tasks of daily life. For nurse Victoria Burns,...
Radiating Light
There are so many myths about hospice: that it’s just a place, that it means giving up, that beautiful and joyous memories will be few and far...
Children’s Grief Awareness Day 2023
Children grieve so differently than adults, which is why each year Nov. 16 is Children’s Grief Awareness Day, a day to help us all learn and become...
Recognizing National Philanthropy Day
Today on National Philanthropy Day -- and every day -- we are blessed by the commitment of those who support the work and mission of Angela Hospice....
Another Great Love
For the first time in its history, the reality TV show The Bachelor, has expanded to an older demographic with The Golden Bachelor. Instead of...
One More Salute
There was a salute, a pause, a moment in time no one in the room would forget as Corporal Michael Kloian did his best to salute back to Angela...
The Importance of Ethics in Fundraising and Philanthropy
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...
Continuing The Bond
The way that we understand grief and mourning has evolved over the years – thank goodness! Fortunately, grief educators have moved away from the...
Precious Memories
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...
Loving One and All
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...
Completing the Map
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...
National Grief Awareness Day 2023
“Let us not forget those who grieve” – Angie Cartwright August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Established in 2014 by Angie Cartwright, National...
Angels in the Night
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...