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Getting Through Special Days
May 17, 2019“How can I face Mother’s Day when my mother is no longer living?” “How will I get through graduation when our son, who died so suddenly, should have been among… Read More
Mindfulness – Helping to Reduce Anxiety and Stress in Patients, Caregivers and You
May 13, 2019He was admitted to the hospital after complaining of chest pains, but his test results were negative for a heart attack. What was it? Panic attacks. Through conversations with her… Read More
How to Make Doctors Think About Death
May 7, 2019Theresa Brown | Hospice nurse and author of “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives” The New York Times, April 27, 2019 End-of-life treatment guidelines would help families,… Read More
Groff Funeral & Cremation Services and Hospice & Community Care Honored by Pennsylvania Hospice and Palliative Care Network
May 3, 2019Groff Funeral & Cremation Services and Hospice & Community Care were awarded on May 2, 2019, by the Pennsylvania Hospice and Palliative Care Network with its Community Support and Journalism… Read More
The sudden death of a loved one changes everything in an instant
May 1, 2019Kathy Daminger | Staff Writer, Lancaster Newspapers Apr 28, 2019 The day got off to a great start for Marie Roach. For the first time since her husband Charlie’s eye… Read More
A humane ending: There still are many misconceptions about hospice care
April 29, 2019Erin Negley | Staff Writer, Lancaster Newspapers Apr 28, 2019 Last year, Nancy Werner died from pancreatic cancer just five weeks after her diagnosis. Within two months, her husband, John,… Read More
A Comforting Place for Children to Cope
February 19, 2019(Pictured from left to right: Grace Lynch and Heather Groff) As the sun beat down on her face, suitcase in hand, Grace Lynch was taking her first step toward coping… Read More
Rainbows Became Her Trademark – Radiating Color and Light
February 6, 2019Olivia was young, yet a girl who knew what she wanted,” commented Kelly Lynch, Olivia’s mother. “Her love of color and life presented itself every time she came home with… Read More
Making Meaningful Connections
January 25, 2019Grant prepares Hospice employee Amanda Landis for the Virtual Dementia Tour, a simulation of what one experiences with dementia. “It’s hard for any of us to fathom how someone else’s… Read More
Rekindling Volunteerism
January 18, 2019(from left to right: Kylar Aurand, Kristy Aurand and Adam Aurand) I was a Hospice volunteer back in the early 2000s during college. I served as a front desk volunteer… Read More
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