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As a volunteer in Ohio’s Hospice’s North Care Region, Beverly Wynkoop has an unwavering dedication for serving patients and families. She’s played Yahtzee in a patient’s nursing room home and slung around dominoes with another. Another patient asked to be taken outdoors, so Beverly took her to a local park. When one patient went…
Author, educator, and grief counselor Alan Wolfelt likens grief and mourning to a journey through nature's hospitable and inhospitable terrains. Using metaphors that are tangible and visual, he discusses intense, difficult emotions and uses parallels with nature to normalize distressing…
Liver and onions. A ribeye. Fried bologna. These items may not sound like critical elements of hospice care. But they are among the myriad meals that help the culinary department fulfill Ohio’s Hospice’s mission of providing superior care and superior services to each patient and family. Through the cafe in…
Patients at Ohio's Hospice inpatient care centers in Dayton and Troy are receiving their compassionate care on new, state-of-the-art smart beds designed to provide enhanced safety, comfort, and dignity. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Ohio's Hospice Foundation was able to fund the beds, which feature advanced technology, to better…
Ohio’s Hospice staff members are dedicated to providing superior care and superior service to each patient and family. Many times they go above and beyond, and those staff members are recognized with the Bouquet of Recognition Awards for Excellence. Honorees personify the qualities found in the…
More than 500 community members gathered at Ohio's Hospice in Dayton for the annual Remembrance Walk, a moving event that honored loved ones while raising $57,800 to support patient care in the communities we are privileged to serve. The event featured 554 walkers who gathered to…
A big fan of gnomes, Angie Clark knew she found the perfect Christmas tree while attending the Warther’s Christmas Tree Festival in Dover. The beloved festival, hosted by the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Auxiliary for more than 30 years, features decorated trees that are donated, along with other items for sale…
Ohio’s Hospice Pathways of HopeSM held its annual Angel Tree Memorial Service at Faith Christian Church in New Philadelphia, bringing together 75 community members to honor loved ones who recently died. The evening provided a meaningful space for remembrance, with participants sharing names and…
Cinnamon Roll Sunday tells the story from the point of view of Noah as he witnesses his father’s decline from cancer. He notices everything is changing and the time he is able to spend with his father becomes more precious…
It is a powerful reality to lose a parent. Many factors affect your grief process. Had your parent been slowly declining? Was it an unexpected death? Had there been a role reversal of you becoming the parent and your parent…
