Won’t You Please Take Me Home? As I made my way through the kitchen at our Wings Home, an end of life home that provides compassionate comfort for a patient’s […]
Caring for the Human Spirit in the Hospice Setting
Caring for the Human Spirit in the Hospice Setting When it comes to the care of the terminally ill, there can be any number of spiritual needs. When those needs […]
House of Love
House of Love Can you imagine what life and death were like before there was hospice? Hospice came from England to America in the 1970s. In 1983, Wings of Hope […]
A Torch of Honor
A Torch of Honor I recently read Gallup research published in the Washington Post indicating that only 13 percent of people worldwide actually like going to work. I consider myself […]
The Wonder of Music in Wings of Hope Hospice Care
The Wonder of Music in Wings of Hope Hospice Care Hospice patients, their loved ones and the staff that work with them often recognize a need for paths of communication […]
The Right Person at the Right Place at the Right Time
Some of our conversations in life seem relatively trivial; some more noteworthy. Hear the story of a profound discussion I had with a Wings of Hope patient and his wife […]
A Sapper Receives Military Honors
As Spiritual Care Coordinator at Wings of Hope Hospice, I often lead “We Honor Vets” pinning ceremonies to honor military veterans at long-term care facilities. Along with patriotic music, […]
60th Wedding Anniversary in a Nursing Home
I amble down the hall at the Sunset Manor,* trying to make eye contact with the wheelchair bound residents lining the walls. Some return my smile. I make my way […]
A Homeless Man Comes Home for Christmas
This is how our Wings Home provided a place for reunion between a homeless man and his family during their last Christmas together. He had called from a hospital in […]
Loveliness Enhanced by Debilitating Disease
The photos near her bed at the skilled nursing facility show her as robust. She was lean with sinewy muscles during her first fifty-five years. Her character was firm, too. […]