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OTTO & LISA SIMMONS
Like many of our patients, Otto arrived at the InPatient Unit with so many uncontrolled symptoms that he and his family thought he was close to death.
Our Hospice doctors, however, carefully evaluate and when possible, aggressively treat every symptom. Many patients, like Otto, return home to live several more weeks or months – a priceless gift.
SHARON & TOM MECKES
An intimate view of a newlywed couple and their perspective in dealing with end of life with the help of the Hospice team at a Hospice House.
An intimate view of a newlywed couple and their perspective in dealing with end of life with the help of the Hospice team at a Hospice House.
THE KEYSA FAMILY
Often families discover things about each other when a group activity is conducted by a professional Hospice counselor. Feelings that may have gone unsaid are more likely to come to the surface to enable healing.
Often families discover things about each other when a group activity is conducted by a professional Hospice counselor. Feelings that may have gone unsaid are more likely to come to the surface to enable healing.
ESSENTIAL CARE
The Essential Care for Children team provides in-home care for children with life-threatening illness and their families. Children in this unique program can benefit from improved continuity of care from hospital to home and to school, while their families are assisted in navigating the health care system.
The Essential Care for Children team provides in-home care for children with life-threatening illness and their families. Children in this unique program can benefit from improved continuity of care from hospital to home and to school, while their families are assisted in navigating the health care system.
JEAN & KEN SCHROEDER
Planning for a safe and realistic homecoming after being at a Hospice facility is very important for continued quality of life of a patient and family. In this journal, viewers gain insight into the family meeting and the concerns that arise when a patient goes home.
Planning for a safe and realistic homecoming after being at a Hospice facility is very important for continued quality of life of a patient and family. In this journal, viewers gain insight into the family meeting and the concerns that arise when a patient goes home.
DERRICK SMALL
Many Hospice patients receive acute care for distressing symptoms in a Hospice bed in a nearby hospital. The Hospice physician conducts rounds on the hospitalized patients, working with their doctor with the intent to return them back home or to another comfortable setting for care.
Many Hospice patients receive acute care for distressing symptoms in a Hospice bed in a nearby hospital. The Hospice physician conducts rounds on the hospitalized patients, working with their doctor with the intent to return them back home or to another comfortable setting for care.
LIFE TRANSITIONS
Grief is a journey not an event. Here a woman confronts her anxiety with the help of a Hospice grief therapist, experts in helping individuals and families cope with loss.
Grief is a journey not an event. Here a woman confronts her anxiety with the help of a Hospice grief therapist, experts in helping individuals and families cope with loss.
HOSPICE BUFFALO
An overview of the Hospice Buffalo program, one of the nation’s largest hospice and palliative care organizations.
An overview of the Hospice Buffalo program, one of the nation’s largest hospice and palliative care organizations.
LIFE RHYTHMS
An innovative Hospice Buffalo program that empowers frail elders allowing them to interact in a meaningful group music experience.
An innovative Hospice Buffalo program that empowers frail elders allowing them to interact in a meaningful group music experience.
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