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v o l u n t e e r N e w s l e t t e r

Theopportuni,esandrequestsforvolunteersupportthatappearinthisnewsle5eraredesignedforHospiceSimcoeregisteredandtrainedvolunteers.

Ifyouwishtobecomearegisteredvolunteer,pleasecontactKathyorTonya;kathy@hospicesimcoe.catonya@hospicesimcoe.caThankyou!

HOSPICE HAPPENINGS

Asmanyofyouknow,HospiceSimcoerecentlyintroducedanEndedBeginningsprogram.Thisini,a,ve,aimedatanyonewhohaslostababythroughmiscarriage,s,llbirthorduringthefirstyearaIerbirth,istohelppeoplecopewiththetraumaandloss.AblyledbyawonderfulgroupofvolunteersunderColleen’sguidance,theprogramofferspeerandgroupsupport.FreddaFrench,are,redRNwithyearsofobstetricalandbirthingunitexperience,isoneofthevolunteershelpingtosupporttheprogram.

AsthegroupplannedtheEndedBeginningsprogram,theythoughtitwouldbealovelygesturetopresentthepar,cipantswithsomethingthatservedasamementotoacknowledgetheirloss.Freddalikedtheideaofgivingeachofthepar,cipantsinthesessions,anecklacewithaheartshapedmedallion,withinwhichwasasmallerremovableheartshape-oneforMom,oneforbaby.Thinkingthiswouldfitwellintoourprogram,shesetaboutfindingalocalar,sanwhomightwishtohelpusout.InJanuary,Freddasentemailstoseverallocalpo5ersandwaitedtoseeifanyonewouldrespond.

SandraSilberman,originallyfromSouthAfrica,isalocalpo5erwhosharesastudio,Do#Po&s,withherhusband,Gavin,onSaundersRoad.Wellknownthroughoutthearea,sheexhibitsandsellsherpo5eryatKempenfest,ArVestTorontoandtheMuskokaArtsandCraIFes,val,tonameafew.

LastSeptember,Sandra’sbrother,Hylton,41,waskilledinatragiccaraccidentinSouthAfrica.Sandra’sgriefoverwhelmedherat,mesand,aIerapar,cularlybaddream,Gavinsuggestedsheseekcounselling.Onthatverysameday,Fredda’semailarrived.TheemailledheronapaththathasnotonlyhelpedHospiceSimcoebuthasprovidedaidtoSandraaswell.SandralearnedthatshecouldreceivesupportthroughourGriefandBereavementprogrambya5endingtheSiblingLossgroup.Shesignedup,a5endedthesessions,madenewfriendsandfoundawaytohelpeaseherpain.SandrahasgivenbacktoHospiceSimcoeaswell.Shedesigned,createdandDONATEDseverallovelyheartnecklacestobeusedinourEndedBeginningsprogram.And,atFredda’ssugges,ons,wearecallingthem‘HyltonHearts.’

What Goes Around Comes Around: A Hospice Story

SandraandGavinintheirstudio.

HyltonHearts

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HOSPICE HAPPENINGSCaregiver Support Group….. from Danielle

Haveyoueverbeenacaregiverforsomeonewhoisterminallyill?Ifyouhave,thenyouknowhowstressful,emo,onalanddrainingthatitcanbeonthebodyandmind.HospiceSimcoenowhas“CircleofCare”,careforthecaregiver.WendyandVictoriaaretwoHospiceSimcoeVolunteerswhohelpmake“CircleofCare,Suppor,ngCaregivers”possible.Thisisan8weekpsycho-educa,onalsupportforthosewhoaretheprimarycaregiverforalovedonelivingwithalifelimi,ngillness.Eachweekincludesdifferenttopicssuchas;exploringcompassionfa,gue,artexpression,careforthecaregiver,communitysupport,painandsymptom

management,basicliIsandtransfers,medita,on,advancedcareplanning,complementarytherapyandmore!Thetopicschangebasedontheneedsofthegroup.Guestspeakersmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto;Die,cians,Occupa,onalTherapists,HospicePallia,veCareNurses,AdvancedCarePlanningSpecialistsandmore.CircleofCaregivescaregiverstheopportunitytoengagewithothersinasafeandsuppor,veenvironment.ThankyouverymuchtoWendyandVictoriafortheir,me,dedica,onandexper,se!CaregiverSupportGroupwillbestar,ngagaininSeptember.Ifyouhaveques,onsorarelookingtoregister,pleasecontactDanielleat705-725-1140ext404.Ifyouknowsomeonewhomightbenefitfromthisprogram,havethemgetintouchwithDanielle.

Passing it on……

Lastyear,SherriShakell’smotherspentherfinaldaysatHospiceSimcoe.Tohonourtheanniversaryofhermom’spassingSherri,oneofourfantas,ckitchenvolunteers,whippedupabatchofSally’sFamousBrownies.Whatalovelywaytorememberalovelylady.(Asyoucanseefromthephoto,therecipehasbeenaroundforalong,me!)Shouldyouwishtotryit,youcancheckthekitchencookbook!

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Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin LeeA book review by Carol Martin

TwentysomethingCaseyHanisthedaughterofKoreanimmigrantsanddespiteadegreeinEconomicsfromPrinceton,hasnojob.Thisdoesn'tpreventherfromsa,sfyingheraddic,ontoexpensiveclothesandagli5erylifestyleshecan'tafford.ThisisCasey'sstorybutit’salsoaboutherparents'strugglestoacclima,zetotheAmericanwayands,llstaytruetotheirheritage.Addinsomeroman,cupsanddowns,adultery,gambling,culturaldifferencesoftheKoreanandCaucasianworldandyougetaninteres,ng

story.Throughthis1990sstorywhichtakesplaceinManha5anNY,welearnalotalsoabouttheWallStreetculture,mostofitunappealing,exceptforthemoney.DoesCaseywantthislife?AsCaseyrisesthroughtheranks,shehasharddecisionstomake,bothprofessionallyandroman,cally.Agoodread!

Goodbye Lyn!Sadly,wearesayinggoodbyetoLynStrathywhohasbeeninvolvedwiththecommunityhospicemovementfor36years!Wehavebeenluckytohaveherinthehouseforthepast8+yearsworkingattherecep,ondeskeveryThursdayaIernoonandprovidingleadershipfortheVolunteerswhomaketheweeklythankyoucallsonthefundraisingteam.Lyn’swordsindicateherloveofhospice.“IwillcertainlymissHospice,andallthatgoeswithitincludingthestaffandvolunteers.Ithasbeenanincredible36yearjourneyandIamso

thankfulandgratefultohavebeeninvolvedandseethemovementevolveasithas.Barb,SallyandJane(thefounders)hadavisionandIamveryhappyforthemthatithasbeensosuccessful.I'mbothproudandfortunatetohavebeenassociatedwithHospiceKingandHospiceSimcoe,bothbeingsuchgreatleadersforthebenefitoftheircommuniMes.”Thankyou,Lyn,foryourcommitment!Youwillbemissed.

In September we welcome 15 new volunteers to our team. This is a great group of diverse backgrounds including Nurses, a Security Officer, Reiki practitioner, Tattoo Artist, Realtor and Early Childhood Educator. We are so excited to have them complete their orientation dates and become integrated into our community.

VOLUNTEERS

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Staff & Volunteer PicksHaveyoureadagoodbooklately?Haveyouseenagoodmovie?Doyouhavea

favouritepodcast?Letusknowsowecanshareyoursugges@onswithourreaders.

TammyPollard:TheUntetheredSoul-thejourneybeyondyourselfbyMichaelA.SingerKathyMarshall:TheGown:ANoveloftheRoyalWeddingbyJenniferRobsonSherriShakell:MourningHasBrokenbyErinDavis

CathyCharlton:ANearlyNormalFamilybyM.T.EdvardssonTonyaClaughton:TravelsWithMyFather,NeVlix…veryfunny!SandiPorter:DerryGirls,NeVlix

It’s Party Time!!!Round up your cowboy boots, grab your straw hat and join us for a

Hospice Hoedown!

On Wed. Sept 18th from 11am -

2pm at Heritage Estate - just down

the road from Hospice Simcoe -

we’re getting together to celebrate

the season!

We hope you can join us for lunch,

a few games, some music, a bit of

wine or cider tasting and a

chance to get together and chat.

Mark your calendar and RSVP to

Tonya or Kathy with dietary

restrictions ASAP.

See you there!

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HOSPICE HAPPENINGS

Lunch & Learn 12-1pm Light lunch provided.

Mon. Sept. 30th Colleen and Danielle Current programs supporting children and teens at Hospice Simcoe with some practical tips for working with children who are grieving.

Mon. Oct. 28th NO Lunch & Learn. Instead, we will be offering LGTBQI training. This may be a whole day format and all volunteers are encouraged to attend. Further info to follow in the October newsletter.

Message from

Our Board Chair

Hello Everyone,

There isn’t too much to report from the Board this month. We are looking forward to re-convening in September and developing our work plan and setting priorities for the upcoming year. There continues to be a significant amount of planning at the Regional and Provincial levels developing the Ontario Health Teams. Of course, it will be interesting to see if the upcoming election has any impact on the current vision. Although, I find it all very interesting and agree with the basic principles, I have personally experienced similar efforts during my 45 years in Health Care that never come to fruition! Not to be skeptical of course. We have some exciting fund raising activities coming up in the near future. Looking forward to working with staff and volunteers on the Smile Cookie Campaign and enjoying dinner at the golf tournament.

Sincerely, Chris

Upcoming Opportunities TheNSMHPCAnnualRegionalConferencewillbeheldonWed.Oct.2nd,2019attheBestWesternPlusinOrillia.Registra,onbeginsat8:15.ContactKathyorTonyaifyou’reinterestedina5ending.

Proton:Ifyouworkinthekitchenorwantto,westronglyencourageyoutojoinusonOctober9th9-4tolearnaboutsafefoodhandling.RSVPtoTonya(tonya@hospicesimcoe.ca)

Bereavement101:Ifyouareinterestedinbereavementworkorwouldliketoenhanceyourskills,joinusforBereavement101onSeptember20th9-5,RSVPwithTonya(tonya@hospicesimcoe.ca)

“Self-care is giving the world the

best of you, instead of what’s left of

you.”

-A reminder to take good care of

yourself.

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336 Penetanguishene Rd

Barrie, ON L4M 7C2

705-722-5995

www.hospicesimcoe.ca

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Smile Cookie Week - September 16th - 22nd

ThankstoallourvolunteerswhohaveofferedtobegreetersatTimHortonsrestaurantsonlaunchday–September16th.Wes,llhaveafewmorespotstofillifanyoneisinterested.PleasecontactLyndaMurthaatlynda@hospicesimcoe.ca.PleasesupportSmile

CookieweekatyourfavouriteTimHortonsinBarrie,AlconaandStroud.Cookiesaresoldfor$1eachandthefulldollarisdonatedtoHospiceSimcoeandRoyalVictoriaRegionalHealthCentre.WeareverygratefultoourlocalTimHortonsownersfortheirongoingsupport,whichincludesprovidingallthecoffeeinourkitchenforourresidentsandtheirfamiliesandvisitorstoenjoy.Besuretotakephotosofyouwithasmilecookie,alongwithfriends,family,clubmembers,etc.,sowecanpostthemonsocialmedia!

Golf for Hospice We are happy to announce that Golf for Hospice is sold out. Thanks to all participants, sponsors and auction item donors.

3rd Party Fundraising events organized and held independently by third-party organizers are very welcome as they not only increase the public’s awareness of hospice palliative care, but are vital to financially supporting our programs and services. If you belong to or know of an organization/business that might host a fundraising event, Hospice Simcoe would be most grateful to be the charity recipient.

For more information contact Lynda or Josie (lynda@hospicesimcoe.ca josie@hopsicesimcoe.ca )