Don’t Wait

Don’t Wait

Our theme this month is “Don’t Wait.” So many people think that choosing hospice is giving up on life. Rather, we know it provides knowledge, understanding, comfort, peace and a place of refuge. We hear it far too often: “I wish we had called hospice sooner.” We...
Why Do People Choose Hospice?

Why Do People Choose Hospice?

When we ask families why they’re choosing hospice, we often hear it’s because a doctor told them there was nothing left to do. Too often, we hear this when their loved one has just days left to live. Even more often, we hear that families didn’t realize their loved...
Wave of Light Memorial Service

Wave of Light Memorial Service

Circle of Life will host its second annual Wave of Light Ceremony for those in the community who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss.  The candle lighting service brings together those who have grieved the loss of a child in a ceremony of unity. The day is...
Comfort Care

Comfort Care

Even though everyone will eventually face death, it is a topic that many people avoid talking about directly. Indeed, there are a wide range of euphemisms for death and the care that goes along with it. People “pass away.” Pets are “put to sleep.” And in a person’s...
Not All Hospices are Alike

Not All Hospices are Alike

It’s time. You’re facing a life-limiting illness and have decided to enter hospice, an approach to the end of life that provides terminally ill patients with compassionate medical care and symptom relief with dignity, peace, and respect. But, not all hospices are...