April 19th-25th is National Volunteer Appreciation Week! Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is fortunate to have a passionate, dedicated team of volunteers. COVID-19 is a challenge that they have met head on.
Read MoreThe Circle of Lights takes place each year on the Country Club Plaza on the Tuesday before Memorial Day. This much-beloved Kansas City Hospice tradition includes lighting more than a thousand luminaries surrounding the J.C. Nichols Fountain. Usually each April we send information on requesting a luminary to be placed in honor of loved ones.
The time for our annual Circle of Lights is approaching. However, the necessary social distancing required to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus requires that we adapt our tradition.
Read MorePatient, A Surgeon’s Journey, is a documentary about a Kansas City heart surgeon diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and how he transformed his life. In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16) we share this video with you.
Read MoreWe know that people are very concerned about COVID-19 or the coronavirus. Naturally, those who have loved ones with serious illness in hospice or palliative care are even more concerned. Let’s talk today about keeping your family safe.
Read MoreReflections of a hospice chaplain: Winning the fight of being dormant.
Today, I am void of the volume of peace that I would like to have. I know many of us have experienced losses and various sorts of emotional, relational, spiritual, physical and other hurdles that may rob us of peace and connectedness.
Read MoreThis month we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the addition of the beautiful Peace Pole to the gardens at Kansas City Hospice House. The family of Marty O’Connor Ketteler commissioned this beautiful symbol of peace to stand forever in his memory. The Peace Pole arrived in February of 2010 and found a home near the labyrinth, where many take time to meditate and seek peace of mind.
Read Moreby Paul Dreher, Financial Advisor, The Retirement Planning Group For many people the holiday season is more than a time of thanks, gatherings, and celebration. It is also a time…
Read MoreAre you ready to #UnSelfie for #GivingTuesday? You know it’s not just about how much money you can give. Everyone has something they can do to make the world a little bit better. And, today we’re celebrating all the ways people give back to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care!
Read MoreNational Handwashing Awareness Week is December 2-8! You can help yourself and others stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs:
Read MoreSpiritual care is one of the three key areas of hospice care. Hospice addresses the whole person, providing care for the body, mind and spirit. Every family has the benefit of a team of professionals from the very first day of service. Each person chooses how much and what kinds of support they want from physicians, nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains and perhaps even volunteers.
Read Moreby Lisa Templeton-Farmer, Director of Grief Programs at Kansas City Hospice and Solace House. Head for the Cure events are community-powered fundraisers bringing the fight against brain cancer. Join us…
Read Moreby Guest Blogger Rachelle Morgan, MA, MT-BC, Founder & Director Soundscaping Source Music, memories and more. Music therapy is about so much more than music. Our parents singing, that cute…
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