Hospice | Palliative Care | Faith Leaders | Articles
There are 11 Articles in this Issue. Click a blue title to read the full article.
- VOICES OF HOSPICE VIDEOS PROVIDE INSIDE LOOK
Summary: Choosing hospice care can be a difficult, emotional decision for patients and their loved ones. To help explain the benefits of hospice care, Advocate Hospice produced Voices of Hospice,...
- HELPING MAKE END OF LIFE A TIME OF COMFORT AND PEACE by Advocate Hospice
Summary: When a loved one is facing the end of life, you want to do everything you can to make this a time of comfort and peace. That’s the mission of Advocate Hospice, too. Our hospice team is...
- PALLIATIVE CARE: A VITAL PART OF THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM
Summary: Many people are unfamiliar with palliative care and the benefits it can provide to patients facing serious illness. Following are answers to some of the frequently asked questions.Q. What...
- PALLIATIVE CARE: AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT
Summary: Palliative care is an evidence-based medical specialty that focuses on the relief of stress, pain and symptoms of serious illness. It gives patients an extra layer of support and can be...
- TREE OF LIFE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION by M. E. Tanabe
Summary: Affirming the inherent worth and dignity of every person and respecting the interdependent web of all existence are fundamental principles of our Unitarian Universalist faith. Honoring...
- RIDGEFIELD-CRYSTAL LAKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH by The Reverend John Dillon
Summary: Ridgefield-Crystal lake Presbyterian Church is located in the Ridgefield district of Crystal Lake; near MCC and part way to Woodstock. RCLPC is a worshiping, working community that offers...
- FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH A MEAL AND LOVE
Summary: Meals are often where people meet each other and sometimes where they meet God. Joe D’Angelo, current leader of the Church of Holy Apostles’ Community Kitchen Ministry, has observed this...
- A PLACE FOR SMILES AND SUPPORT
Summary: Camp Bear Hugs, a grief camp for children, is a compelling example of how Advocate Hospice’s bereavement team fulfills its commitment to those left behind after the death of a loved...
- LET'S EAT TOGETHER! by The Reverend Fran Holliday
Summary: A chef prepared Free Community Dinner offered by St. Mary’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Mary’s Episcopal Church, located at 210 McHenry in Crystal Lake IL, offers a Free Community Meal prepared...
- MIRACLE OFFERING OF LOVE by The Reverend Eric Fistler
Summary: Two local organizations are benefiting from recent donations by First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake. The church gave $17,500 to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry and $15,000 to Pioneer...
- BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH COMMUNITY OUTREACH by The Reverend Catherine A. Daharsh
Summary: At Bethany Lutheran Church we have been connecting in the community since 1923, almost 100 years of caring and growing with Crystal Lake and McHenry County! Over time needs change and our...
