YOU Could Be Pretty In Pink!!
Pilgrims Hospice received a fun donation from Home Depot today….a SNUGGIE! Who wouldn’t want one of these? Especially a pink breast cancer one. YOU can cuddle up in this very Snuggie, by following a...
View ArticleI May Not Be An Olympian…BUT My Legacy Matters…
Starting in September 2012, Pilgrims Hospice is re-branding one of its primary services; the Home Hospice Program will become the Compassionate Companions Program. It hasn’t officially occurred yet,...
View ArticleSoothing Tunes in Times of Need
Tips for Caregivers: Supporting Hospice Patients and Families with Music 1. Music is personal. Find out from the patient or family what kind of music they like. Talk about musical memories: Did they...
View ArticleOur Children…Our Teachers
Living life is a journey. A journey where most of us seem to be looking for answers about our existence and what it’s all about. I feel as adults, we get so caught up in the everyday stresses of life...
View ArticleThe Real Cost of Compassionate Care
The Compassionate Care leave benefit program in Alberta has not yet been amended to protect the financial well-being of those caring for their palliative loved ones. Employment protection is not a...
View Article2013-Live Your Truest Life
As we head into a new year, many of us are thinking about a new beginning…a fresh start. Year after year we think about ways to make our lives better, more enriched and fulfilled. Year after year we...
View ArticleA Big Fat Global Hug on Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day, the day when people express love and affection to those close to them. Many of us plan a special day to make our family and loved ones feel wanted and to let them know that they...
View ArticleRules for Living
There is so much to love and appreciate about life. But what are the things, that make it all worthwhile? That keep us fulfilled? That cause us to look back, when the life we know is coming to a close,...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye
When I began my career at Pilgrims Hospice, I knew that part of coming in to this position was that I would have to say goodbye. The Day Program that I manage is a program for those who are living with...
View ArticleMy Symphony: The Life I Choose to Live
My Symphony To live content with small means. To seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion. To be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich. To study hard, think...
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