You did it! Thank You.

You did it! Thank You.

by | Mar 12, 2015 | Fundraising, Hospice, Uncategorized

 It was a nail-biting finish. Amplify Austin’s goal this year for its 24-hour online giving festival was to raise $7 million for over 500 nonprofits. Hospice Austin set the lofty goal of raising $250,000 in online donations. That goal was so lofty, in fact, that we...

You Make Our Mission Possible

by | Feb 26, 2015 | Hospice, Volunteering

Hi friends, the countdown to Amplify Austin is on and we need more secret agents to join our elite mission!  For a fun Hospice Austin video we put together for Amplify Austin, the city-wide online giving festival on March 5-6, please click here. Our theme for this...

It’s Time to Talk

by | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized

Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard ended her life on November 1, 2014 with a lethal dosage of prescribed drugs. Her incurable illness was a tragedy. Her candor and willingness to share her final days with the public were acts of courage which illustrate the need to...

The Lavender Ribbon Project

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

Jason Michael Bryant hates cancer. Doesn’t matter which kind, he hates them all. Unfortunately, he’s something of an expert – both his mother and stepfather died of the disease within six months of each other. Now, Jason is on a mission to inspire others. The...

Dying Peace

by | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Johnson Wu, DO Austin Family Medicine Resident A recent CBC News story showcased a research study conducted by Harvard Medical School and Cornell Medical College that examined what happens to patients who received palliative chemotherapy. Palliative chemotherapy is...