Beethoven and a Hospice Blessing
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 Hospice & Palliative Care, for which I provide companionship visits...
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Published: September 6, 2023
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Volunteer Stories
Why I’m Making a Bequest to Kansas City Hospice
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 why. My journey to that decision all started in 2007...
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Published: April 11, 2023
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Elvis and a Hospice Blessing – Volunteering with Kansas City Hospice
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 volunteer to visit patients. She continued. “This one may be...
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Published: January 24, 2023
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, Volunteer Stories
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
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
Bringing Heart & Soul to the business of resale
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? When you feel like you have found the perfect place...
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Published: May 10, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Luminary, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Inspiration Meets Passion
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 is no one singular answer, is there? Inspiration can take...
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Published: April 26, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Why I Volunteer to Visit People With Alzheimer’s
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 say it's a universal human need. When I began volunteering...
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Published: April 12, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Much more than a store, it’s a story
by Wanda Kelsey-Mendez 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...
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Published: July 6, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
We Honor Veterans – Independence Day and Every Day
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 years we have been part of the We Honor Veterans...
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Published: June 30, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
