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Hospice and the holidays: what you need to know

Knowing a loved one has a life-limiting illness can make the holidays bittersweet. But as Tim B. of Des Moines learned last year, assistance from an in-home hospice...

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Hospice at home: The right option for your family?

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, seven of 10 Americans say when their time comes, they would prefer to die at home. And another new study, this one by Johns...

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Telling Our Stories of Life and Loss

As Bereavement Coordinator for WesleyLife Hospice, I have the privilege, along with my team, of lending support for up to a year to loved ones of clients who have died....

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Bereavement Services Set Hospice Care Apart

Wesley Hospice services are focused on caring for our clients and their families, but many people are not aware that our services don’t end when a client dies. In fact,...

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Medical Student: Hospice Volunteering Will Make Me a Better Doctor - But Also a Better Person

Ted Stewart-Hester wants to be the best physician he can be. On a larger scale, he wants to help advance the medical profession in its understanding of and attitudes...

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Six Myths - and Truths - About Hospice Care

As a health and wellness organization, we spend a lot of time talking about the importance of living well. When it comes to dying well, that’s a conversation that’s much...

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New Volunteer Coordinator Uses Experiences to Shape Role

When Sarah Underwood was just 24, she lost her father to cancer. In her grief, she likely couldn't have imagined that her experience would allow her to more fully enrich...

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20 Stats to Know about Hospice Care in the US

Hospice care is not just a place to go to die. Across the United States, over 5,500 hospices provide medical services for pain management, lend emotional support and...

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