Compassionate Care

How to celebrate National Soup Month

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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Join the Baking Brigade at 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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Today and Every Day – We Honor Veterans

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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The Rising Tide of Alzheimer’s

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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Think Before You Pink

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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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is October 13

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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Diaper Donations Help Babies in Hospice Care

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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Nature provides solace at hospice house

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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Dear Coffee Mug

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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Sunday Night Live a benefit for Kansas City Hospice

The Angels of Kansas City Hospice present…

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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