Angela’s Blog

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End of Year Wrap Up

End of Year Wrap Up

How to look back on 2022 – and the benefits of taking time to reflect You may be eager to ring in the New Year and get to the fresh new start that...

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A Century Well Lived

A Century Well Lived

Saying Benjamin Kovacinski has seen a lot throughout his life would be a vast understatement – especially considering he’s 105-years-old. Ben grew...

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Grief is Like Glitter

Grief is Like Glitter

No matter what holidays you observe this time of year, you will be confronted with glitter. It’s in frosting, sprinkles, cards, Christmas ornaments,...

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Getting Through the Holidays

Getting Through the Holidays

The holidays can be hard enough without the added aspects from grief: from dodging grief triggers; to-do lists a mile long with a serious lack of...

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Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

After seeing the care and compassion his wife, Jenny, received from Angela Hospice in 2019, Bob Langan knew he wanted to give back. And he’s now...

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Endless Opportunities

Endless Opportunities

Dr. Terri L. Mack thinks the world is Angela Hospice’s oyster. “I think that whatever they decide to do, they can do,” said Dr. Mack, who joined the...

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Angels in the Night

Angels in the Night

Nurses find light on the night shift at the Angela Hospice Care Center It was 3:30 in the morning when John Stern’s wife, Lucy, passed away. He was...

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Caring for the Caregivers

Caring for the Caregivers

It’s easy to think about hospice and automatically go to the many ways it benefits patients, but there’s another group of people who benefit from...

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National Philanthropy Day

National Philanthropy Day

National Philanthropy Day (NPD) on November 15 celebrates the endless daily contributions individuals and organizations across the world make to...

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The Heart of Medicine

The Heart of Medicine

It’s a dinner party full of light conversation, good food, and better company. Then someone asks Dr. Nadia Tremonti what she does for a living,...

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Committed to Compassion

Committed to Compassion

Najah Bazzy has many different connections to the Felician Sisters and now she can add one more, Angela Hospice board member. “It’s truly an honor,”...

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Joining Together With Gold

Joining Together With Gold

The Japanese word "kintsugi" roughly translates to "joining with gold." Kintsugi is a Japanese tradition and technique that is more than 500 years...

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Heavenly Care

Heavenly Care

Thinking about the care her parents received, Anne Marie Hurley is pretty convinced their caregivers from Angela Hospice were heaven sent. “They...

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