Soup, glorious soup! Can you think of a culture around the world that does NOT have several soups on the menu? It's comfort food. So, no matter what your family tradition, there's soup. Soups are warm, mostly. They're delicious and...
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Published: January 18, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, Kansas City Hospice
by Lane Foster, Volunteer Coordinator-Community Engagement & Special Events Baking for others is a gift to those who receive the cookies, breads and pies, but it's also a blessing to the baker. A wonderful article in the Huffington Post, Psychologists Explain...
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Published: December 7, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
by Todd Steinbrecher, US Navy Veteran, Director of Patient Support Services for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Have you ever wondered how many Veterans have served in the United States Armed Forces? Over 40 million! As I have...
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Published: November 11, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
by Judy Waechter RN, CRRN, Clinical Liaison, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for more deaths each year. Even worse, the disease is contributing to many more cases of poor health and disability. The illness lasts...
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Published: November 8, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
By Judy Waechter RN, Community Nurse Liaison with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My family votes October the “Best Month of the Year.” We are Fall people. We love the weather, the colors,...
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Published: October 26, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
By David S. Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Each October, World Hospice & Palliative Care Day offers the opportunity to speak about end-of-life care in our community. Kansas City Hospice wants to raise awareness...
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Published: October 12, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Grief Support, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
By Lane Foster, former volunteer and current Volunteer Coordinator - Community Partnerships & Special Events at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care I’ll never forget the day I changed my first diaper. It wasn’t for my own child, or a...
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Published: September 25, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Nature provides solace in ways that we don't completely understand. Gardens and natural surroundings enrich the body and soul. We've come to recognize the many benefits of exposure...
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Published: August 15, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
By Jacque Amweg, Grief Support Specialist Dear coffee mug, I decided to pour coffee into you today. You have been empty for months now as I seemed to be waiting for him to take you off the shelf. An old...
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Published: August 7, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, Grief Support, Passages, Volunteer Stories
By Debbie McWatters and Anne O'Brien, volunteers with Angels of Kansas City Hospice Each year the Angels of Kansas City Hospice host Sunday Night Live, our signature fundraiser for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. This year is no exception....
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Published: August 2, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Expert Care • Peace of Mind • Comfort • Guidance • Hope
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