BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmeia.org A growing movement is bringing peace and love to dying hospice patients across the globe. Threshold Choir boasts more than 240 groups with about 2,700 volunteers across North America, Europe and Asia. The nonprofit offers free beside vigils for men and women nearing death. “We’re death– and tear-phobic in our […]
LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF This isn’t the first time Disney helped grant a dying patient’s wish. A terminally ill British man got to see “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” early, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed on Twitter. “On this Thanksgiving, we at Disney are grateful to be able to share The Rise of Skywalker […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN daniel@lifemattersmedia.org An Illinois police department is observing No-Shave November by raising funds for a hospice that cared for one of their own. Officer Mark Dahlem died February 5 while receiving comfort care at JourneyCare in Barrington from complications associated with brain cancer. Dahlem, 48, served the nearby Palatine Police Department for more […]
BY LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF A Salt Lake City hospice catering to the Utah’s homeless hosted a wedding for two residents who fell in love. Ernie Dubose, 61, and Linda Lemieux, 50, found comfort and love at the The INN Between. The couple married June 12 in the hospice’s new facility. They began dating in March. […]
New Netflix Offering Highlights Hospice Care BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org You’ve been dealt a hand of cards. We could wish we had different cards, or we could play a different game, but this is where we are now. That’s what palliative care specialist Dr. Steve Pentilat tells the defiant family of a dying middle-aged […]