By: Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published: September 6, 2023 The phone rang at noon, waking me from a much-needed nap. It was one of the volunteer coordinators at Kansas City…
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By: Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published: April 11, 2023 Why did I decide to leave part of my estate to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH)? Well, I’ll tell you…
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By Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published: January 24, 2023 “I have a new patient for you,” said the volunteer coordinator from Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH), where I…
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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…
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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…
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By Mary Zahner Bauer, KCH Director of Donor Relations Published: May 10, 2022 Have you ever walked into a store and immediately fell in love with every item you saw?…
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By Bethany Vonseggern, KCH Communications Coordinator Published: April 26, 2022 What inspires you? Is it your surroundings, hobbies, loved ones, art? This list could go on and on as there…
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By Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published: April 12, 2022 Everyone wants to be needed. We all want to feel we’re making a difference in someone else’s life. We could even…
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Much more than a store, it’s a story was published in the July/August 2021 issue of Healthy Kansas City Magazine and is shared with permission. I pulled a beautiful jacket out of the box and smiled. I remember when Mom and I went shopping and she tried this on. She looked great, but she thought it was too expensive. Growing up in the Depression meant that almost anything not handmade was too expensive. I told her that she deserved a splurge and she could wear it to church. So, she reluctantly bought it.
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It’s an honor and a privilege to be asked to care for veterans — an honor that we at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care take very seriously. For many…
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“Please wear a tux,” I said over the phone to Don, the classical violinist I was hiring to play a special concert for my Romanian soul mate, Ed, who had Alzheimer’s and was receiving hospice care.
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Heroes for Hospice 5K is a run/walk that raises money for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and MidlandCare of Topeka. It was created by two Kansas City philanthropists who have very personal connections with hospice. The pandemic put us off our stride last year, and this year’s event on June 12 comes with hope for a return to more normal life!
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