National Social Workers Month is in March
By: Melinda Young, KCH Social Worker Published: March 28, 2023 As a hospice social worker, my job is sometimes a mystery to those I encounter. People know of social workers as advocates, helping protect children from abuse. They might have...
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Published: March 28, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice
What being a Carousel Social Worker means to me
By Leslie Shuck, KCH Social Worker for Carousel, Palliative Home Care Published: February 21, 2023 What is the Carousel Pediatric Care program at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH)? The Carousel program is love, joy, sorrow, supportive, focused on...
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Published: February 21, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice
Vincent A. Stonestreet Fund and their family’s story
By: Caryn Hohnholt, KCH Chief Development & Communications Officer Published: Nov 22, 2022 He loved unconditionally. Was generous to a fault. Protective. Funny. Complicated. Reluctantly cool. Goal-oriented. The hardest-working man I ever knew. These are the words his family uses...
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Published: November 22, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Luminary, Stories of Support
What it means to be a Champion of Care
By: Angela Ross, KCH Content Specialist Published: Oct 20, 2022 Attending Sunday Night Live (SNL) virtually in 2021 was an awesome experience but nothing could have prepared me for the in-person SNL experience of 2022. This year Kansas City Hospice...
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Published: October 20, 2022
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, Stories of Support
Champions of Care bring passion to annual fundraising event
By: Mary Zahner Bauer, KCH Director of Donor Relations Published: Sept 20, 2022 Dr. Mark Davidner and his wife Diane have a long history with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH), from its very beginnings. As a local oncologist,...
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Published: September 20, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Mind, Body and Soul
By: Bethany Vonseggern, Communication Coordinator Published: Sept 6, 2022 Mind, body and soul. These three focal points seem to be a mantra that never stops being said. We are to make sure our minds stay sharp, our bodies to stay...
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Published: September 6, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
A Supportive Environment for Men
By Eric Sigler, KCH Grief Support Specialist Published: August 23, 2022 We don’t pay enough attention to men’s emotional health. Men have been stereotyped into predictable boxes; men never show emotions and men certainly don’t share their feelings with other...
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Published: August 23, 2022
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
Leaning In
By Kristin Dow, M. Div., KCH Chaplain Published: August 9, 2022 I still recall the first lesson I learned in my years training to be a healthcare Chaplain. It came from a quote by Anton Boison, who is widely considered...
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Published: August 9, 2022
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
First-hand insights on the KCH Fellowship Program
By Dr. Alexander Lane, DO, KCH Associate Medical Director Published: July 26, 2022 With the return of the July heat comes another Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH) tradition, starting a new cycle of fellows. Every year our company...
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Published: July 26, 2022
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Starting Hospice Care for a Loved One
By Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published: July 12, 2022 What happens when your loved one is ready for hospice care but you aren’t? I would like to share my personal experience with this situation, when I lived in Cincinnati. Ed,...
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Published: July 12, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
