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Simple Steps to Start Your New Year Giving Goal
Happy New Year! Do you believe in making New Year Resolutions? Maybe you want to get in better shape? Read more? Eat out less? Or save more money?...
A New Way of Planning For A New Year
For many, early January brings fresh starts, motivation, and anticipation. We may hope that the year ahead is the best one yet (or at least an...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Celebrating Love’s Legacy at the Tree of Life
For some families, the Tree of Life has become a yearly tradition. For others, this is the first time following the loss of someone precious. But...
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...
Angela Hospice President & CEO Named One of Crain’s Detroit Business’s Notable Women in Non-Profits for 2022
Members of the Livonia community will see a familiar face in this week's Crain’s Detroit Business, Angela Hospice President & CEO, Marti Coplai,...
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...
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...
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...
National Philanthropy Day
National Philanthropy Day (NPD) on November 15 celebrates the endless daily contributions individuals and organizations across the world make to...
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,...
Caring for Our Community: Promoting Health Literacy
October is Health Literacy Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of being able to find, understand, and use information regarding...
Recognizing the Importance of National Estate Planning Awareness Week
It is estimated that more than half of Americans – 56% – do not have an up-to-date estate plan. Are you one of them? If so, take advantage of...
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,”...
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...
Celebrating Mission & Heritage Week 2022
Each year the feast day of St. Francis, October 4, marks the beginning of Mission and Heritage week, celebrated by Felician ministries across North...
Heavenly Care
Thinking about the care her parents received, Anne Marie Hurley is pretty convinced their caregivers from Angela Hospice were heaven sent. “They...






















