Hospice Means Comfort
Annette has been caregiving since she was 18 years old when she started caring for her uncle and then her parents.
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dnakata
Aug 13, 201910 min read
Hospice Care is for Everyone, No Matter Their Age
What do you do when the baby you’ve been joyously preparing for is diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses before you’ve left the hospital?
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dnakata
May 8, 20194 min read
Paying it Forward - Kris Speegle
Kris Speegle of Allstate Insurance grew up on Kaua’i attending Kaua’i Hospice’s annual firework tradition, ‘Celebration in the Sky.’ He...
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dnakata
Apr 19, 20194 min read
Looking forward to visits filled with Aloha – Henry Aguiar
The hospice and palliative model of care means staff and volunteers continually open their hearts through a high-touch approach that...
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dnakata
Apr 8, 20194 min read
Love from Loss - Richard and Judy Blankenfeld
“I was familiar with the work hospice did for us and with us for my daughter. I felt that I needed to try to do something to “pay back.”...
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dnakata
Mar 29, 20195 min read
Strangers for a second…become family – Dorinna Cortez, daughter of hospice patient, Albert Cortez
I couldn’t give dad the kind of care I wanted to be able to give to him without help. I think when you love someone it is so important...
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dnakata
Mar 14, 20193 min read
Supporting Children in Grief
Maileen Keawekane is grateful for the support Hawai’i Care Choices’ bereavement program has provided her three children, Douglas III...
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dnakata
Mar 4, 20193 min read
Enjoy Life Till its End - by Carolyn Mizuno
“There is no later. Live now with gratitude for each precious day.” – Tanimoto Dharma Designs I have this quote near my husband’s...
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dnakata
Feb 26, 20193 min read
Bringing Grandma Home– as told by Rauchelle Nenio-Torres
I first learned of Hospice, when my grandmother was told she had end-stage cancer with days to live. Shortly after receiving that call, I...
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dnakata
Feb 21, 20194 min read
Graduating from Hospice Care - An Interview with Iwao Nagata and Sharyl Okamoto
What does it mean to “graduate” from hospice care? A person is eligible for hospice care when a doctor, in his/her best opinion,...
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dnakata
Feb 14, 20192 min read
Free community presentation to plan for the unexpected
Volunteer presenters from Community First, a local non-profit dedicated to improving healthcare community-wide, will be offering a free...
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dnakata
Jan 1, 20192 min read
Hawai‘i Care Choices' Policy on Hawai‘i's Medical Aid in Dying Law (“Our Care, Our Choice Act”)
Hawai'i Care Choices (formerly Hospice of Hilo) has served the East Hawai‘i community since 1983. Our specific purpose is to provide...
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