Maddie Stepanian shares what serving as a hospice volunteer taught her about other cultures, walks of life and humanity itself.
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What were our top-read stories of the year?
Can’t wait to say goodbye to 2020? Before you do, find out which stories our blog readers clicked the most this year.
The holidays aren’t the same in 2020. Grief-support ideas can help
For people in grief, facing the holiday season with pandemic restrictions can be overwhelming. A mix of traditional and virtual grief support techniques can help.
Rita’s robes: A gift of dignity and pizzaz
To honor their mother’s memory, four siblings created specially-made patient gowns with pizzaz to donate to hospice patients.
Why choose hospice? This patient reveals her answers
A woman receiving inpatient hospice care is eager to share her end-of-life wishes and debunk myths about hospice care.
A palliative care doctor shares reflections from the frontlines of COVID-19
From the coronavirus frontline: A palliative care doctor shares how his team has adapted and brought slivers of light to patients and their families this year.
How a widow found new meaning through poetry, grief support groups, and helping others
A widow uses poetry to express grief and finds new meaning by leading virtual support groups.
Isolated in the pandemic, dementia caregivers find community through virtual support groups
HopeHealth volunteer John Corvese adapts to the pandemic by using his compassion and skills to co-facilitate virtual support groups for family caregivers of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Virtual grief support helps ‘foster dad to hundreds’ find hope after loss
A man in his 80s grieving the loss of his wife finds peace through HopeHealth’s virtual grief support groups in the pandemic.
HopeHealth’s Harry Potter: A volunteer leader
HopeHealth volunteer Harry Potter opens up about his grief journey and becoming a volunteer grief counselor.