Loving Kindness

Loving Kindness

by | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized

When Hospice Austin Certified Nurse Aide Mudita Tuell cares for a patient, she takes her time. Her touch is gentle, her movements careful and measured, and her voice is soothing. Even if a patient is in a coma, she tells the patient exactly what she is going to do...
Memorial Service for Emely and Adriana

Memorial Service for Emely and Adriana

by | Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized

Hi all, As many of you know, Jacob Rodriguez Lopez’s wife, Adriana, died on our service in August and his 4-year-old daughter, Emely, was diagnosed with leukemia in December and then contracted the RSV virus and died in early January. Jacob and Emely were both...
Memorial Service for Emely and Adriana

Season for Caring

by | Dec 16, 2016 | Season for Caring

Jacob knows more about heartache than any 26-year-old should. His wife, Adriana, died of cervical cancer in August, leaving him to raise Emely, their four-year-old daughter who has Down Syndrome. Last week, Emely was diagnosed with leukemia. Jacob came to this country...
Finding a Way Through

Finding a Way Through

by | Sep 26, 2016 | Bereavement, Uncategorized

How do you get over losing a child? You don’t, according to grief therapist Jan Phillips. “You can get through it, but getting over it is impossible,” she said. Jan speaks from experience. Her 17-year-old son, Ian, was killed in an accident overseas while on a summer...
Using All the Colors in the Crayon Box

Using All the Colors in the Crayon Box

by | Jul 8, 2016 | Bereavement, Uncategorized

This year will mark our 19th year of Camp Brave Heart, Hospice Austin’s four-day summer camp for children grieving the loss of someone they love.  Over the years we have helped more than 2000 children in our community understand that grief and loss are a common human...