Tanya's dream was to marry the love of her life, but only if her family could be around her. Her very large family was in Arizona, but she was not well enough to travel. That's when her social worker, Crispian,...
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Published: February 10, 2015
Categories: Volunteer Stories
The connection with animals is unique in our experience. James is a lifelong horse lover residing at Village Shalom and one of our volunteers knew exactly what would make his day. She made a special request come true when Lady came...
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Published: February 10, 2015
Categories: Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Eddie and his owner Janice are frequent volunteers at the Kansas City Hospice House™ where Eddie feels right at home. Patients and families alike take comfort from this little dog with a big, big heart. Janice is often found playing...
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Published: February 10, 2015
Categories: Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Welcome to my first blog post! Since this is a new form of expression for me, I must admit to slight first-time jitters. I imagine that many of my clients experience similar apprehension when coming to meet me or Jennifer...
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Published: December 22, 2014
Categories: Passages
It all began when our 20 year-old son, Dustin, attended a retreat in the fall of 2012. The retreat staff notified us that Dustin was experiencing some unusual and severe headaches that needed attention. Upon further investigation, those headaches indicated...
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Published: November 14, 2014
Categories: Our Stories, Stories of Support
by Barbara Dooley I knew Mary less than 18 months. I met her in the winter of 2013 when I prepared her taxes. I was struck by her vibrancy, intelligence, and forthrightness. Her documents were perfectly organized and calculated to...
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Published: November 4, 2014
Categories: Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
There's a long list of hospices in Kansas City, but there's only one Kansas City Hospice. Our programs provide comprehensive expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness.
When the focus shifts to comfort instead of treatment, care comes to your home or nursing facility with a plan tailored to your needs, including emotional and spiritual support for the whole family.
When complex needs benefit from a team approach, supportive home care brings the care you need, with 24/7 nurse support for pain, stress and symptoms due to serious illness.
Beginning as early as diagnosis and at any stage of serious illness, our nurse practitioners make home visits as needed to help coordinate your care and provide expert pain and symptom management.
When symptoms cannot be easily managed at home, two hospice houses provide 24/7 expert care in comfortable home-line settings where family members can be relieved of caregiving duties to focus on loved ones.
Carousel provides palliative and hospice care for perinatal and for babies through young adults with a dedicated team of pediatric nurses, social workers, chaplains and other specialists.
Our center for grief and healing supports individuals and families who have been impacted by the death of a loved one, whether anticipated, or sudden and unexpected. We provide opportunities to share, listen, learn and heal with peer group support from age 3 through adult.
Expert Care • Peace of Mind • Comfort • Guidance • Hope
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