Patient Stories
Enhancing Life with Reverie Harps
For some hospice patients, learning new things can be difficult. Their brains no longer have the dexterity for assimilating new languages, and their bodies have lost the flexibility for new dance moves. And yet, learning or experiencing something new can bring...
Pediatric Hospice Care – A Different Kind of Care
Sam is curled up in his mom’s lap. At a glance, they look like any mother and 3 year old having a snuggle: Sam’s stuffed tiger hangs over the edge of the couch, and Laura is reading him his favorite story about a kid who wishes for duck feet. Sam and Laura aren’t like...
Peace of Mind for Hospice Patients with Pets
Barbara woke up and turned slowly to look at the other side of the bed. Tango was curled under the covers with her head resting on the pillow, purring. Moving slowly, Barbara painfully reached over with arthritic fingers to rub between Tango’s ears, reminiscing about...
Meet Lynn; mother, traveler, gardener, and hospice patient. Lynn called Hospice of the Northwest early, so she and her husband could be surrounded with services and support as she moved through her end-of-life journey.