by admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
These uncertain times have been challenging for most of us; for parents of terminally ill children, they are particularly frightening. Not only do parents worry about their child being exposed to the virus, many of them were already financially impacted by their...
by admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Being Present
This blog post, which originally appeared on the website of P4Strategies, discusses an encounter the author had with Hospice Austin volunteer Tony Corasaniti. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission. The Unexpected The evening was uneventful; I...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hi friends, During this time of global uncertainty, we wanted to let you know the steps Hospice Austin is taking to help keep our patients, families, volunteers and staff safe. Health Screenings For the safety of all, our staff and volunteers are checking and...
by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have been a singer and choir director my entire life and have witnessed the joy of music-making in a wide variety of ways from enabling adults to sing classical pieces that they thought were beyond their abilities, to teaching young children to sing simple refrains...
by admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
We often get letters from family members after a patient has died, but recently Hospice Austin Executive Director Marjorie Mulanax received this lovely letter from Deborah Wallis, the sister of our current patient, Jeffrey Wallis, about his nurse. It is reprinted here...
by admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends, 2019 was a record-breaking year in many ways. For the first time, we admitted more than 200 patients in one month – in December we admitted 206 – and also for the first time, our average daily census rose above 400 patients. For all of 2019, we admitted...
by admin | Jan 23, 2020 | End-of-life care
Many of you have asked about our patient who was featured in our last newsletter. When Michelle Heller first arrived at the Monte Siesta nursing facility, it was a difficult adjustment. She was relatively young, with cancer, and could no longer live alone. She...
by admin | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hi friends, Recently we have received inquiries about tax-smart ways to support Hospice Austin. With the end of the tax year approaching, we wanted to share some strategies that can help you maximize the tax benefits of your charitable giving. If you are interested in...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Advance Directives, Hospice, Uncategorized
About six months after he lost his 47-year-old wife to cancer, John McDonald received a notice in the mail that Hospice Austin was starting The GIFT Project to educate both the community and the medical profession about the importance of advance directives. The GIFT...
by admin | Nov 18, 2019 | Caregiving, Hospice
I met my friend, Michelle, almost two years ago shortly after she had been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Michelle’s childhood was scarred with unreliable, abusive adults and, not surprisingly, the early part of her own adulthood was riddled with addiction and a...
