by CIRCLEadmin | Jan 17, 2019 | Grief, Help, Hospice Care
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...
by CIRCLEadmin | Nov 7, 2018 | Help, Hospice Care, team, Understanding
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and hospice and palliative care programs across the country are reaching out to help people understand all that hospice and palliative care offer. In recent months, a number of notable Americans have died. They...
by CIRCLEadmin | Oct 8, 2018 | Grief, Hospice Care
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...
by CIRCLEadmin | Aug 22, 2018 | Hospice 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...
by CIRCLEadmin | May 2, 2018 | Hospice Care, team, Understanding
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...
by CIRCLEadmin | Jan 16, 2018 | Help, Hospice Care, Understanding
“We were scared to take hospice. We thought it meant giving up.” Sometimes the first reaction to the word hospice is “But we’re not ready to give up!” Hospice is not about giving up or losing hope. Hospice is about comfort care. Comfort...
