Surrounding her with care in our home-like Inpatient Facility
Unlike many families, Marie Luksa and her family were very familiar with the care and support hospice provides. Her husband, Andy, had been a Hospice of the Panhandle patient years ago.
Hospice helped Yvonne continue doing what she enjoyed most
The suggestion of hospice care came as a shock to Yvonne See, a retired paramedic from the Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority. Although she had been relatively healthy, she went to the emergency room for what she thought was severe heartburn
Patient named honorary Hospice Board member
By Maria Lorensen, Development Director KEARNEYSVILLE – Hospice of the Panhandle patient Walt Pellish visited the Hospice Board on Nov. 16 to express gratitude for the services he’s received, but told members he had one regret: that he had never served on the Hospice Board of Directors. Board members fixed…
Gov. Tomblin makes National Hospice Month proclamation
MARTINSBURG — November marks National Hospice Month and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s office created a proclamation for the occasion. On Monday morning local officials, along with Hospice of the Panhandle’s staff, gathered together at the hospice facility in Kearneysville to celebrate National Hospice Month. Joy Lewis, a local representative in…
Patient performs one final time in a wish come true
By Maria Lorensen, Development Director KEARNEYSVILLE — Buddy Trabert has sung at saloons, on a cruise ship, in churches and nursing homes. He even “almost” made it to “America’s Got Talent.” “That was a long line I stood in,” he said with a smile. On Friday, the 76-year-old’s final wish…
Special wishes fulfilled during holidays
By Ashley Horst, Fundraising & Marketing Coordinator It’s seven days until Christmas (and six days until Hanukkah and eight days until Kwanzaa). For most people, this week will be filled with last minute shopping, gift wrapping, holiday parties and excitement for the special days to come. We will cook, clean…
West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind students give back to Hospice
By Maria Lorensen Caption for photo: From left, are Liad Kuhl; Jason Holliday (Liad’s “intervener”); Kailian Bowers-Haney, Jean Ryan, West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind teacher; Jordan Stanley; and Kierstan Walters. ROMNEY — On any given sunny day, you might see Jason Holliday gingerly pushing the wheelchair of…
A long road: Navigating long-term care options
By Ashley Horst, Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator It was New Year’s Eve when my mom decided that her father needed more care than we could provide at home. His dementia was worsening, and he was getting increasingly agitated, especially at night. While we had paid caregivers who were with him…
Bless you, I could never do what you do
By Renee Bledsoe, Crisis Care Nurse So, if I had a dollar (I used to say a dime when I was a kid) for every time I have heard someone say these”bless you”words to me since I became a Hospice nurse, I’m guessing I could have retired by now! But,…
