Join us for this year’s Circle of Lights Lighting Ceremony & Program
Published: May 17, 2023 Have you lost a loved one and would like to participate in a ceremony honoring this person or pet? Each year at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH), we join with the community to honor...
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Published: May 17, 2023
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
My Grief Journey
By: Paul Weddle, KCH Chief Operating Officer Published: Dec 7, 2022 Sometimes in life, you have to look back in order to move forward. Such was the case with my niece’s wedding this year. Nine years ago this July my...
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Published: December 7, 2022
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, 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
Circle of Lights: A night to remember
By Angela Ross, KCH Content Specialist Published: June 7, 2022 As rain comes pouring down from the sky, a gloomy day like this usually puts me in a somber mood, but not today. Today I look forward to spending the...
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Published: June 7, 2022
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
Finding Peace
By Angela Ross, KCH Content Specialist Published: March 29, 2022 Finding a peaceful moment each day can be difficult, especially when your life is busy with so many obligations like work, school, children or extracurricular activities for yourself or others....
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Published: March 29, 2022
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Grief Support, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Stories of Support
Day of the Dead honors those who have died before us
By Jewelee Lukowski, Art Teacher at Bernard Campbell Middle School, Lee's Summit R-7 School District Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a day of remembrance and an opportunity for individuals to come together to honor, reflect...
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Published: October 26, 2021
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Passages
Circle of Lights
by Wanda Kelsey-Mendez Circle of Lights was published in the May/June 2021 issue of Healthy Kansas City Magazine and is shared with permission. [caption id="attachment_21124" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo by Wanda Kelsey-Mendez “I juggled an umbrella in one hand and my...
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Published: May 4, 2021
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Grief
by Lisa Templeton-Farmer, Director of Grief Programs for Kansas City Hospice Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are usually happy celebrations. But for people who’ve lost a parent, those days may trigger feelings of sadness, loss and regret. Some believe the...
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Published: May 3, 2021
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Working through grief
Learn how one local family moved forward in hope and peace by working through grief in programs specially designed for children and adults. Mason In the sweltering heat of August in Kansas City, Greg Curlett stepped into the backyard with...
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Published: March 31, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
Grief in a time of pandemic
as featured in Healthy Kansas City March/April 2021 Grief is one of our most fundamental emotions. From the first moments of life, we cry to feel better and to release emotion. We come together in families and in the community...
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Published: March 2, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
