Upcoming Hospice Foundation educational event skews Kubler-Ross
Read moreKubler-Ross “out of date”
Posted September 13, 2011
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Chicken Soup Project Takes Off
Posted August 31, 2011
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Jackie Cheslow of Colonia and John Harris of Linden commitee co-chairs work with volunteers to prepare chicken soup Temple and Stein Hospice Team Up in Chicken Soup Project Chicken Soup is said to heal the body and soul and in that spirit, the...
Read moreStein Hospice Staff 2011
Posted August 10, 2011
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Some of the stellar staff of Stein Hospice at a recent staff meetingClick on photo for larger view
Read moreDocumentary: “Consider the Conversation”
Posted July 19, 2011
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A recently released documentary created by a hospice educator and fourth grade teacher. They joined forces for this creative journey which “sheds light on the 21st century American struggle with communication and preparation at the...
Read moreWhat Would You Do If You Did Not Fear Death?
Posted July 12, 2011
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Death awareness, recognizing that death comes for everyone, is an area humanity struggles with, especially in this day and age. As the following post describes, those who have deeply ingrained spiritual practices will often have a more...
Read moreHospice in Prison!
Posted July 12, 2011
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The video trailer above is from a film about hospice care for prison inmates To see a full screen view click HERE
Read moreDoes Physician & Hospital Profit Drive End-of-Life Care?
Posted June 6, 2011
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Hospitals and doctors make more money by aggressively treating terminal patients than by keeping them free of pain and letting them die with dignity. Some doctors derisively call the practice “flogging” — as in, beating a dead horse. Medicare...
Read moreEnd Of Life Spiritual Care: A Pathway to Growth and Peace
Posted May 27, 2011
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In the following online post, Rev. Dr. Walter J. Smith presents a general overview as to the power and need for spiritual care for the dying. As he describes, spiritual care can potentially be provided by any visitor. This concept is one that...
Read moreHospice Wedding…Really!
Posted May 26, 2011
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When Suzanne Weldon and Donald Morr were married, the moment was bittersweet. As two violinists played “Canon in D” by Pachabel, Morr stood beside his bride, a bouquet of calla lilies in her lap, her body riddled with terminal cancer, and...
Read moreYou Don’t Have to Believe in Heaven to Find Life after Death
Posted May 25, 2011
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When people first think about what will happen after one dies, it is usually in relationship to the afterlife. Is there an afterlife and what does it look like? While this is a deeply spiritual question that much ink has been spilled over, when...
Read moreDocumentary Trailer on WWII Veterans
Posted May 19, 2011
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A highly emotive video of a documentary being released in November 2011
Read moreAnother Baseball Player Chooses Hospice
Posted May 16, 2011
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Harmon Killebrew announced Friday that he no longer plans to fight his esophageal cancer and has settled in for the final days of his life, saddening friends and fans of the 74-year-old Hall of Fame slugger. Killebrew said: “I have spent the past...
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