Is My Grief “Normal?”
“Sometimes I feel like I’m on an emotional roller coaster. There are times when I’m feeling better and seem to be doing OK. Then it seems like out of nowhere, I’m down and feeling overwhelmed. Is this normal?” The emotional…
Charm Days Raffle Raises More Than $60,000
More than $60,000 was raised through the Charm Days raffle this past October benefitting the Amish Care Fund at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare. Charm Days is a two-day festival held annually the second weekend in October in Charm, Ohio. In past…
Lights of Remembrance Offers Families and Friends Opportunity to Honor Loved Ones
For those who would like to honor their loved ones, Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare is offering the community an opportunity to remember them through its Lights of Remembrance program. Memorial trees have been placed throughout the community for friends and family…
Ohio’s Hospice Staff Members Bring Holiday Cheer to Families Through Adopt-A-Family
From shopping for gifts to wrapping and delivering presents, more than 50 staff members of Ohio’s Hospice brought holiday cheer to 30 families as part of the annual Adopt-A-Family initiative. Ohio’s Hospice began its Adopt-A-Family initiative in 2011. Social workers identify families…
Introducing Fritz, a Member of Our Pet Therapy Team
Meet Fritz. Fritz is an 11-year old Weimaraner with beautiful, compassionate green eyes. Fritz is proudly wearing his therapy dog vest. Like the seven other therapy dogs of Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, Fritz wears a vest that matches his human’s vest…
The mother of what we now know as Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare was Fran Loess.
Back in the mid-1970s, Fran invited some local movers and shakers to sit at her kitchen table to talk about bringing hospice care to our communities. In 1982, when we served our first patients, Fran was in the very first…
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare Honors Veterans at Multiple Celebrations Throughout Community
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare visited 17 area extended care and assisted living facilities in Wayne, Ashland, Holmes and Medina counties, as well as Wayne County Fairgrounds, in November, pinning and honoring 300 Veterans as part of its Veterans Day celebration. “At…
Volunteer Helps Hospice Patients Be Part of the Conversation
Bonnie Burnside, who has worked at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare for the past 18 years, noticed a dramatic change in her grandmother. Her health was declining, and when they moved her into a nursing home, it seemed as if her world…
Coping with Grief During the Holidays
Birthdays, anniversaries and holidays tend to be particularly challenging for the bereaved, painfully triggering memories and longings for times past. Even in the best of times, the holiday season can tax physical, emotional and financial resources. It should come as…
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare’s Growing Together Bereavement Support Group to Meet on Dec. 17
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare will host its next monthly bereavement support group, Growing Together, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 4-6 pm, at The Barn Restaurant (877 W. Main St., Smithville, OH 44677). The group is for those who have lost a loved…