Hanukkah is a time for mitzvah
Hanukkah (or Chanukkah) is the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights.” There are many traditions aside from lighting candles on the menorah, which is a mitzvah itself. Nightly families light the menorah and say special prayers. The menorah holds nine flames,...
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Published: December 10, 2020
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
Giving Hope Giving Tuesday
Today on Giving Tuesday, we thank our many donors who are giving hope to families in Kansas City this year. This video had its debut at our Sunday Night Live online event this year. It shows a few of the...
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Published: December 1, 2020
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Stories of Support
Behind the Scenes in Hospice
by Paul Weddle, COO for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Behind the Scenes in Hospice Day is Wednesday, November 30, 2020. Several years ago Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care started a new tradition, Behind the Scenes in Hospice Day! We started this...
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Published: November 30, 2020
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice
40 years of excellence
Enjoy this new video, 40 Years of Excellence that looks back on the history of Kansas City Hospice and forward to an amazing future! [ebs_oscvideo type="vimeo" link="https://vimeo.com/471007275/1fa6fa55e7" dimensions="16by9"] 40 years ago, on November 3, 1980, Kansas City Hospice...
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Published: November 17, 2020
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Grief Support, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice
We Honor Veterans Vietnam Era
It is an honor and a privilege to care for veterans facing serious illness and the end of life. Each conflict comes with its own memories and challenges as our veterans look back on their lives. Vietnam era veterans faced...
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Published: November 11, 2020
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
Day of the Dead is a celebration of life
Part One of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. Join us this year for a VIRTUAL Day of the Dead! [caption id="attachment_13486" align="alignleft" width="300"]...
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Published: November 2, 2020
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
Celebrating milestones with a committed partner
Celebrating milestones with a committed partner. Woodley Building Maintenance is one of the Midwest’s leading custodial service companies, founded in Kansas City in 1969 by Jimmy and Robery Woodley. More than 50 years later, the company has approximately 1,500 employees...
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Published: October 29, 2020
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Luminary, News and Views, Stories of Support
Day of the Dead 2020
Join us in a virtual Day of the Dead celebration with Solace House and Kansas City Hospice. Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a day of commemoration - an opportunity for individuals to come together to honor,...
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Published: October 23, 2020
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
No right way to grieve
by Susan Wurtenberger, MS, LMSW, Grief Support Specialist There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There are no acceptable or unacceptable emotions. There is no timeline for adjusting. There is no prescribed way to cope. Am I doing...
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Published: October 5, 2020
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, Passages, Volunteer Stories
Sprinkle Day
by Jacque Amweg, LSCSW, LCSW, CT, Clinical Social Worker, EMDR Therapist Sprinkle Day. Did you ever think it would feel so good to simply drive through town or sit ten feet from a loved one in the driveway? Could you...
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Published: October 2, 2020
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Passages, Stories of Support
