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Sharing the Grief Journey:It “Takes a Village” to Heal the Loss

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Marc CarpenterChair

James E. SponenbergVice-Chair

Janet WinklerSecretary

Charles ShellTreasurer

Robert Belk, MDMedical Director Emeritus

Peg BroyhillClaudia Dale BujoldJoseph C. Delk, III

Laura EastonDavid Gray

H. Houston Groome, Jr.Rob Hinman

Dottie MetzgerDeborah MurrayTamra Starnes

Linda StoryParker WilliamsonBoard Chair Emeritus

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are availablefrom the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919.833.4510. The license is not anendorsement by the State.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

If you received more than one copy of CareLines or received itin error; if you do not wish to remain on our mailing list or ifyour address changes, please let us know. Call 828.754.0101,write (return address at top of back page), or e-mail us atcchospice@caldwellhospice.org.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

Cathy Swanson, MPHChief Executive Officer

Once upon a time there was anidea that people with terminalconditions should “suffer insilence” or give up and wait forthe end to come. Every day,patients and their families wereleft not understanding theirmedical treatments or theirprescribed medications,spending sleepless days andnights in unrelieved pain, struggling to take care ofeveryday concerns (paying bills,shopping for groceries, cleaninghouse, caring for the children),feeling isolated in their uncertainty and exhaustion.

One day a group of compas-sionate and forward-thinkingpeople in Caldwell Countydecided that hospice careshould be an option for ourneighbors, so we developed alargely volunteer program thatbrought nurses and socialworkers into patients’ homes to resolve physical pain, answerquestions, and find communityresources to help with otherproblems. Because of that,more people realized that theycould spend their final days and months in a meaningfulway with their families, theirneighbors, their faith groups.Because of that, we continue toexplore additional ways to helppatients and their families atthe end of life, to educatehealthcare providers andcitizens, and to spread ourservices beyond the boundaries

of Caldwell County. Until finally,as you read this issue ofCareLines, we believe there is no end to the possibilities inquality hospice and palliativecare because we are fortunate to live in a community whichsupports our dedicated hospiceproviders.

In June we will commemorateour 32nd anniversary ofproviding hospice care—first in Caldwell County; over thedecades caring for patients andfamilies in Alexander, Burke,Catawba, and Wilkes counties,and most recently adding Ashe,Avery, and Watauga counties.

In this issue, you’ll see the ways that hospice care servespatients and families, as youmeet the Fritts family; howvolunteers such as LeslieWagoner make large and small but always significantcontributions, and how we honor their work at our annual volunteer banquet; how families memorialize theirloved ones through our Path of Remembrance; how werecognize our long-term-carefacility partners who go Aboveand Beyond…and more.

You make our “being there” whenpeople need us possible, and weappreciate you every day.

—Cathy Swanson, —Chief Executive Officer

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COVER STORY

It “Takes a Village” to Heal the Losshen facing the loss of aloved one, how good it

would be if every bereavedindividual or family could count on “a whole village” ofcompassionate support. TheCaldwell Hospice philosophy ofcare encourages this depth ofattention to the patient andfamily’s needs, from admission to the patient’s death andthrough the first 13 months of bereavement, if desired. Forthe Fritts family’s grief journey,Caldwell Hospice team membersbecame involved in December2011, when infant Gavin wasadmitted to hospice care. Thecompassionate support of awhole village—Caldwell Hospicestaff, the Fritts family, theirfriends, and their churchfamily—continues, as these nextparagraphs illustrate.

Dylan Fritts is oneenergetic, sparkling-eyed, infectious-grin,nine-year-oldboy wholikes tosingandplay

soccer. This year will be his third year attending CaldwellHospice’s Good MourningChildren’s Grief Camp. “I want to go to Grief Camp every yearuntil I’m too old to go, then I’ll volunteer to help with thefirst-time kids.”

In 2010 when Dylan learned that he would have a babybrother, he knew it was going to be “awesome!” A mischievousgrin fills his face, as he recallsthe excitement of being a bigbrother. “Until Gavin was born, I didn’t have anyone to playwith, except Mom and Dad.”

When Gavin was 11 months old,Harvey and Stephanie Frittslearned that he had cancer and a genetic disorder, which meanthis body did not have the necessary “tumor-fighting cell.”

“I was mad that my brotherwas sick,” Dylan remembers.

Once Harvey and Stephanieknew that Gavin couldn’t get

well, they decided to bringhim home from

Baptist Hospital—the day beforeChristmas Eve2011. Thefamily, thefriends, andthe churchfamily would make his time ascomfortable,peaceful,and loving

as possible.They were

referred toCaldwell Hospice,and a steadyinteractionbegan withGavin’s nurse,medicalsocial

W

On the Cover: Dylan FrittsLeft: Harvey, Stephanie, and Dylan Fritts

worker, and the on-call staff. Inperson and by telephone, theyanswered questions, checked thepain medications, and shared themoments during the days andnights leading to Gavin’s death inJanuary 2012.

The Caldwell Hospice

philosphy of care

encourages this depth

of attention to the patient

and family’s needs, from

admission to the patient’s

death and through the

first 13 months of

bereavement, if desired.

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Gavin Matthew FrittsJanuary 21, 2011—January 5, 2012

Stephanie wanted seven year-old Dylan and his nine-year-oldcousin Kaylee to have all thesupport they needed, so shearranged for visits with Jessica,a Caldwell Hospice medical socialworker. They drew pictures andtalked; drawing seemed to work,even when words couldn’t.

When Jessica told Dylan aboutGrief Camp, he wanted toattend. He explains that he wasnervous the first time, holdingonto his mom until he sawJessica and recognized one of

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the adult volunteers, a retiredteacher from Sawmills ElementarySchool. Last year, his mom says,Dylan was so ready that “he toldme to leave!”

At Grief Camp, children exploretheir losses and their feelingsthrough arts and crafts. Dylanlikes designing the memorystones, pressing firmly into thewet cement all the carefullychosen small stones and otherdecorative objects in differentcolors that made him think ofGavin. The two memory stonesDylan created have a specialplace in the flower bed at theirhome.

Last year, the children wereasked to bring fabric from homefor making Teddy bears. Dylanbrought Gavin’s blue blanket,with its embroidered phrase, “I love HUGS.” The blanket wassewn and stuffed by the adultvolunteers into a one-of-a-kindTeddy bear. “What do you do

with the Teddy bear?” Stephanieasks. “I sleep with it,” Dylananswers.

Using a sand art project, thestaff and volunteers encouragedthe children to explore theiremotions by filling jars withlayers of sand in different colors.“Each color meant something,”Dylan says. He placed a lot ofgray sand in his jar; he thinksthat it represented sadness or—“I had a ton of anger.”

For grieving children, Grief Camp“is a good outlet to talk withoutmom and dad there,” Harveysays. “Sometimes, with theirparents, children ‘put on thetough face.’”

Stephanie echoes the impor-tance: “It’s a place to go andlearn that they’re not the onlyones” who have lost a loved one.

For Dylan, “Grief Camp is a funway to express your grief.” Heencourages other children to “tryit the first year. If you don’t likeit, you don’t have to go back.” Inthe future, Dylan promises to bethere for the younger, unsurefirst-time campers.

For grieving families, finding thetools, the words, and sometimesthe permission to grieve can bevery hard to achieve. CaldwellHospice encourages families toexplore its various bereavementsupport programs and groups, to ask for help when they needit, and to understand that griefis natural: it will take as long asit takes to heal.

Stephanie, Harvey, and DylanFritts—buoyed by compassionatesupport from friends, family, thechurch family, and CaldwellHospice—are honoring thememory of Gavin, as they hanga stocking for him eachChristmas and hold a birthdayparty for him each January, atDry Ponds Baptist Church,inviting the public and charging

admission for food and games;they also have a yard sale andsilent auction. Proceeds go to the American Childhood CancerOrganization (www.Acco.org/AboutUs/AboutACCO.aspx). In the first two years, theycollected $6,000. They alsoparticipate in the annual Caldwell County Relay for Life.Harvey, Stephanie, and DylanFritts are members of the village it will take to heal othergrieving people.

To learn more about CaldwellHospice’s bereavement programs,including Good MourningChildren’s Grief Camp forchildren, ages six to 12, who have lost a loved one throughdeath, contact Caldwell Hospice’sbereavement staff at828.754.0101. Caldwell Hospice’sGood Mourning Grief Camp issponsored each year by Greer-McElveen Funeral Home andCrematory and a special friend of CHPC.

Caldwell Hospice encourages families to explore its variousbereavement supportprograms and groups, to ask for help when they need it, and to understand that grief is natural: it will take aslong as it takes to heal.

Left: Dylan Fritts creates a Teddy bearfrom one of Gavin’s blankets at CHPC’s2013 Children’s Grief Camp.Above: Harvey, Stephanie, and DylanFritts at the 2012 Children’s Grief Campballoon release.

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BRAND NEW LOOK, SAME QUALITY CARE

Targeting a Higher Quality of Life

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care hasrenamed its palliative care program AIM:Advanced Illness Management to makeits purpose clear—providing specializedmedical care to improve quality of life forpeople affected by serious illness, at anypoint in the illness, and alongsidetreatments meant to cure. AIM is nothospice care, which serves the more intensive care needs of people with a very limited prognosis.

With its focus on comfort and better qualityof life, AIM can relieve or ease suchsymptoms as pain, shortness of breath,fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss ofappetite, and difficulty sleeping, but that is not all the palliative care program offers.

The program assists patients and familymembers in setting health care goals,communicating, managing pain and othersymptoms, and coping with the emotionalissues that surround a serious illness.Spiritual support is available, if requested.

The team—physician, nurse practitioner,and nurse, with medical social worker and chaplain support, when needed—provides services in patients’ homes, inlong-term-care facilities, or in hospitalsto treat their physical, emotional, andspiritual needs.

AIM is a collaboration between CaldwellUNC Health Care and Caldwell Hospiceand Palliative Care.

To learn more about AIM, talk to yourdoctor, call 828.754.0101, or visitwww.caldwellhospice.org.

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MEMORIALSAmelia AdamsMable CraigAnne HayesNannie HendrixRoger M. AdamsNancy AdamsJohnny AldridgeGranite Falls High School,

Class of '68 ReunionEllis Allen, Jr.The Men & Women of the

23 Communications Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, GA

Lois AllenCarl Anderson, Sr.Ralph & Jane PrestwoodEugene AndersonFaye R. BellCarolyn Reid KellerR.A. AnnasKeith & Peggy BlinsonRalph AnnasHair WorksLoretta AnnasMr. & Mrs. George W.

ArmfieldEnid CoffeyBryant & Joyce KeithPaul MartinLarry & Debbie MastDorothy A. SetzerFrances AshbyKathy EidsonJoyce HartleyJohn & Betsy McReeGary & Marcie SaundersDiane SmithNina SmithKaye P. WattsLuther AshbyJohn & Betsy McReeMr. & Mrs. Jack PennellGary & Marcie SaundersDiane SmithNina SmithKaye P. WattsClaud AustinKeith & Peggy BlinsonLawrence BarloweKeith & Peggy BlinsonBillie BraswellEvelyn BarnesCatawba Valley Zodiac ClubKay BarnettKeith & Peggy Blinson

Jimmy BarnwellNational Association of Letter

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Membership Corp.Keith & Peggy BlinsonGeorge & Helen CrowellCainey BenfieldLois BenfieldGeorge BlazierJoan BlazierEvelyn BlizzardBible Baptist ChurchMorris BlizzardBible Baptist ChurchBetty BowerSouthern Wine & Spirits of

America, Inc., Mid-Atlantic Division

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Adult Men’s C-3 Depy

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Bumgarner Camping CenterJames & Margaret HensonJoseph HolderShirley KincaidJoyce KnightCandy WinebargerBruce Nelson KirbyBen & Louise HoodDennis & Betty Rose MackieMs. B.J. SetzerLoree LailCCC&TI Computer ServicesThe McIntoshes, Jimmy,

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Seekers ClassRon & Christine BeaneJohn & Carol FerrillKelly W. PritchardThe Rader familyJohn Taylor

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& Connor, PASteelcon—David, Jody, & AmyRon & Christine BeaneKeith & Peggy BlinsonRita CheekDr. Myra A. DicksonPaula P. EllerJack & Delores EstepLinda W. HeltonElaine KentHorry, Sr., & Mary Wilma M.

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Kent

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Inc.

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Kimberly Wyckoff

IN-KIND MEMORIALSJudy E. BaumanHope Christian FellowshipMyrtle CarltonVision, Hope, & Peace United

Church of WorshipMary Ida CookDoug CookBarry FosterHillcrest Baptist ChurchNewton GentryRichard GentryJames HammerJodi & Heidi HammerRuth HaynesCecil Haynes & Bill SmithWillie HaynesCecil Haynes & Bill SmithFlorence HortonMary SloanTerry KirbyJustin KirbyDorothy LarocqueDavid Blythe

Sam ReidSam Reid familyTrey SmithCecil Haynes & Bill SmithDwight TeagueKaren TeagueLucy WarrenMr. & Mrs. John Hal WarrenCONTRIBUTORS Bank of AmericaDFY, LLCGreer-McElveen Funeral HomeClara AndrewsMichelle ClarkJune T. FordJeff & Rita JoinesPrecious KelleyRoger & Judith LoweryBill & Irene MeltonKenneth & Jane Carswell

RobertsScott & Amy SandersReba S. WaldenBilly WardEmelyne WilliamsNorman Williams

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., appreciates the generosity of these Caldwell County United Way donors for designatingtheir contributions to its programs and services.

C A L D W E L L C O U N T YU N I T E D W A Y C O N T R I B U T I O N S l 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

James AndersonSusan AustinJames BakerJody BelkAlison BenjaminLinda BentleyDebra BlevinsRobert BobbittKenneth BohamMelissa BolickFreddie BoyceRonald BradshawBarbara BridgesRick BrownMarcus CarpenterCrystal CarrollPatricia ChesterMichelle ChurchNadine ClarkMartha ClarkRita Clark

Paula CoffeyTrevia ColvardLisa CookSandra CraigDavid CraneJo CrumpKathy DarnellDale DunnCharles DunnTraci EfflerGladys EstesJesse FlemingStephen ForesterRodolfo GarciaMichael GenwrightSandra GibbsSharon GreenBobby GreeneTony GreeneJerry GreerDonna Harmon

Claude HicksSteve HodgesJanet HolmanSherry HoneycuttPamela HouckDeborah HudsonRoger HudsonAlice JenkinsWilliam JohnsonVictor KiddKathy KiddDoris KirbyJack LawsonMary LingleJunior LowerySteven LowranceJill MannCynthia MarshallJackie MartinGeraldine MastDavid McCall

Helen McCorkleNancy McKinneyMikeal McKinneyR. Darlene MintonSherrie MooreJustin MorrowAngela MurphyTammy NorrisElizabeth OsborneClyde Palmer, Jr.Rebecca PattonDustin PennellJeffrey PenningtonNella PerezJames PerkinsTracy RitchWilliam RoarkSylvia RoarkRoberta RoarkTerry RoyalDonna Shelton

Mike ShoreChristopher SmallPeggy SmithDeborah SmithKimberly SmithSarah SmithLesia SpearsRoger StoutDale SullivanJanet ToliverBilly Joe TownsendMary TriplettKelly WardIda WardLavonda WatsonRebekah WatsonDockie WatsonRhonda WatsonSandra WebsterWilliam Yates

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Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., gratefully acknowledges memorials and contributions received between 01 January and31 March 2014. Please notify us if we have omitted a donation from this listing. Contributions received after 31 March 2014 will belisted in our Summer 2014 issue.

Newsletter mailing list policy: CareLines is published four times a year. Each person who contributes during the six months prior toa mailing will receive the next two issues. Individuals who ask to be placed on our “do not remove” mailing list will receive thenewsletter every quarter.

C O N T R I B U T I O N S

RELIGIOUSORGANIZATIONSAmherst Baptist ChurchAshe Presbyterian ChurchBaton Baptist ChurchBerea Baptist ChurchBible Baptist ChurchBuffalo Cove Baptist ChurchCajah's Mtn. Baptist ChurchCaldwell Baptist Association, Inc.Cedar Rock Baptist ChurchCenter Grove Baptist ChurchChurch of Resurrection HopeClover Baptist Church,

Berea ClassCommunity Baptist ChurchConcord Baptist Church

Dry Ponds Baptist Church ChoirDry Ponds Baptist Church,

Men's Bible ClassDudley Shoals Baptist ChurchEast Flat Baptist ChurchEnon Baptist ChurchFaith Baptist ChurchFirst Advent Christian Church,

Hattie Steele CircleFirst Baptist Church,

Granite FallsFirst Baptist Church, WhitnelFlemings Chapel Baptist

Church, Adult Men II ClassFriendship Baptist Church,

HudsonFriendship Baptist Church,

Ladies I

Grandin Baptist ChurchGreen Valley Baptist ChurchHibriten Baptist ChurchHibriten Baptist Church,

Ladies Class/BrotherhoodHillcrest Baptist ChurchLivingston Memorial Baptist

ChurchLower Creek Baptist Church,

Faithful Workers ClassLower Creek Baptist Church,

Seekers ClassMabel Methodist ChurchMillers Creek Baptist ChurchMountain Grove Baptist Church,

Men's Senior Adult ClassNazareth Advent Christian

Church

Piney Grove Baptist ChurchRefuge Missionary Baptist

ChurchRock Chapel Church of GodSetzer Creek Baptist ChurchTemple Hill Baptist ChurchUnion Grove Baptist ChurchUnited Presbyterian,

Women of the ChurchWest Lenoir Baptist Church,

School of MinistryWord in Truth MinistriesYadkin Valley Baptist Church,

Golden Nuggets

PATH OF REMEMBRANCEa l a s t i n g t r i b u t e

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care offers anopportunity to remember your loved one witha lasting tribute. A personalized brick inmemory or in honor of your loved one, church,business, or civic group can be part of thePath of Remembrance, the walkway from ourbeautiful front porch to our patient care unit at Kirkwood in Lenoir.

Each four-by-eight brick can be purchased for a donation of $200 and comes with acertificate which recognizes your gift. For anadditional $25, you can receive a duplicate of your brick with felt backing. For more information, contact us at 828.754.0101.

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MAKING YOUR WISHES KNOWN FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE

Reflect, Talk, Appoint, ActSharing your healthcare preferences with family and friends is one ofthe most important conversations you will ever have. No matter whatyour age or health condition, it is important to think about how youwant to be cared for during the last months/days of your life.

How can you prepare yourself and your loved ones for makingthese important decisions? Here are a few helpful hints:

Acknowledging your beliefs,values, and concerns. Imaginethat you become seriously ill. This may be a time to completeunfinished business or a time tore-examine relationships, events,values, decisions, and tasks thatare important to you.

Wellbeing and quality of life.Enjoying time with people youlove brings a sense of happiness,satisfaction, and fulfillment. Youmay also have spiritual beliefs orreligious practices and/or otherrituals or traditions that are veryimportant to you.

Making decisions when you face a serious illness.Regardless of your health condition or any disability youhave, currently, the followingareas are important because they will change with time—(1) breathing: How do you feel about needing mechanicalassistance to breathe? Initiallywhen a person cannot breathe,medical staff will insert a tubeinto his/her windpipe to open apassage to get air into the lungs.Then, a ventilator can be used tohelp get air into the lungs,mechanically; (2) eating anddrinking: serious illness oftencauses problems with normaleating and drinking, so you andyour family may face questionsabout artificial feeding and fluids.Artificial feeding (through a tube)is often assumed to relievesymptoms and prolong life, but itcan cause pneumonia, bedsores,vomiting, lung congestion, anddiarrhea. Providing IV fluids to

someone who is dehydrated mayhelp in the short term, but whenprovided to patients who aredying, it can cause problems.

Reflect

Conversations about end-of-lifechoices are difficult for manypeople to face. Expressing yourwishes for treatment and careduring an illness is a “touchy”subject for many people. It maybe helpful to talk about specifickinds of events that frequentlyraise issues about treatmentpreferences, such as: failure oftreatment for advanced-stagecancer; no response for morethan a month following a stroke;severe head injury.

Talk

“Who can I trust to make thedecision I would make formyself?” You cannot tell yourhealthcare agent/healthcarepower of attorney every detailabout every circumstance, but ifyou talk honestly and frequently,that person can have a good ideaof what matters to you.

Appoint

In addition to your healthcareagent/healthcare power ofattorney, be sure to give copies of the advance directives toeveryone who needs to knowyour wishes: other familymembers, all of your healthcareproviders, and maybe a friend,your clergy, your lawyer, etc.

Act

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES:documents which identify the life-prolonging medical treatmentsyou do/do not want and who youwant to make those decisions inyour best interest, when youcannot. Once signed, witnessed,and notarized, they are legaldocuments.

Living Will—in this document, you state what life-prolongingmeasures you want and do notwant when any or all of thefollowing conditions apply: l you have an incurable or

irreversible condition that willresult in your death within arelatively short period of time;

l you become unconscious and your healthcare providers determine that, to a high degreeof medical certainty, you willnever regain consciousness;

l you suffer from advanceddementia or any other conditionwhich results in substantial lossof your cognitive ability and yourhealthcare providers determinethat, to a high degree of medicalcertainty, the loss is not reversible.

Health Care Power of Attorney—in this document, you name the person to whom you’re givingthe authority to make healthcaredecisions for you when the attend-ing physician determines that youare incapable of making thedecisions related to your health;his/her authority continues duringthat incapacity or until your death.

For more information, contact:Caldwell Hospice at 828.754.0101or www.caldwellhospice.org;www.caringinfo.org;orwww.PracticalBioethics.org.

In Caldwell County, call828.757.8635 to pre-register forthe Senior Center’s “living willclinic,” held on the second Thursdayof each month at 1:30 p.m.

(source: Caring Conversations®: MakingYour Healthcare Wishes Known. Centerfor Practical Bioethics, copyright 1999,revised 2013.)

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ASHEWOOD GRIEF AND COUNSELING SERVICES

Sign up for These Support Programs

Follow Caldwell Hospice on facebook for the latest updates on quality end-of-life care.

Above and Beyond RecognitionStefanie Sweeney, LPN at GatewayRehabilitation and Healthcare andCaldwell Hospice’s Above and Beyondaward recipient for the first quarterin 2014, received her recognition for“going out of her way to make surepatients are comfortable.”

”We are blessed to have Stefanie as a part of our team,” GatewayAdministrator Joetta Madsen said. “All of the families adore her com-passionate care of their loved ones.”

“I enjoy taking care of people anddoing everything I can to make eachpatient comfortable,” Ms. Sweeney said.

Caldwell Hospice employees and volunteers can nominate staff membersof area long-term-care facilities who encourage quality end-of-life care forresident-patients and their families and who go “above and beyond” tosupport resident-patients, their families, and Caldwell Hospice staffmembers. The award is presented each quarter.

Learn at Lunch: “Experiencing Grief”June 4, 2014 l Noon to 1:30 p.m.McCreary Family Professional Center, 526 Pine Mountain Road, HudsonThis 30-minute videotaped overview of the grief journey is sponsoredby Hospice Foundation of America. Participants include Maria Shriver,author of What’s Heaven? and five other books. Following the video,Bereavement Coordinator Steve Butler will answer questions fromLearn at Lunch participants. Learn at Lunch is held each quarter tohelp grieving people throughout the community understand grief andloss, ask questions, and find healing. You can purchase lunch for $5or bring your own. RSVP to 828.754.0101, please.

Good Grief MealJune 5, 2014 l 4:00 p.m.Captain’s Galley, 4345 Hickory Blvd., Granite FallsAnyone experiencing grief and loss can come to share food andfellowship. For more information, call 828.754.0101.

Writing Your Way to HealingJuly 9, 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2014 l 2 to 3:00 p.m.Ashewood Grief and Counseling Services, 1004 Ashe Ave., LenoirKeeping a journal can help you begin the healing process, after theloss through death of a special person. Bereavement CoordinatorSteve Butler and Communication Specialist Pam Hildebran will providenotebooks, ideas, and encouragement to help you release past hurtsand judgments and write your way to healing. For more informationabout this FREE opportunity or to register, call 828.754.0101.

Pictured (L to R): Caldwell Hospice ClinicalLiaison Tracey Carriker; Above and Beyondrecipient Stefanie Sweeney; GatewayAdministrator Joetta Madsen; and GatewayDirector of Clinical Services Marilyn White.

Hundreds of beautiful

blooms in the courtyard

at the Forlines Patient

Care Unit this spring are

thanks to the donation

of 750 bulbs by Carolyn

Sigmon in loving memory

of her sister-in-law

Shirley Robbins.

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JOURNEY WITH A PURPOSE

Volunteer Leslie Wagoner

Learn more from Crystal Burch, Volunteer SupportSpecialist, at828.754.0101 or volsupport@caldwellhospice.org.

Volunteers are essential toCaldwell Hospice’s desire to be“companions for the journey” toterminally ill patients and theirfamilies; in fact, the federalMedicare Conditions ofParticipation require hospices tohave volunteer support count forat least five percent of directpatient service hours. CaldwellHospice’s volunteer support farexceeds that requirement:14.21% in fiscal year 2012-2013!Volunteer assignments are asvaried as the ages andbackgrounds of the people whotake on the tasks.

Leslie Wagoner’s journey withCaldwell Hospice began as a

volunTEEN (volunteers ages 14 to 17), continues as an adult volunteer, and—since August 2013—as a certifiednursing assistant on staff.

Leslie completed CaldwellHospice’s VolunTEEN trainingduring the summer of 2010 and served in South CaldwellHigh School’s VolunTEEN Clubduring her junior and senioryears. As a volunTEEN, Lesliesays, “I loved going to patients’homes to visit and to nursinghomes to play Bingo; havingparties for patients in the patientcare units and getting to meettheir families, too.”

For patients, Leslie’s visits are a blessing. “I am happy to knowthere are young girls who willvisit older people such as me and help us out,” says a CaldwellHospice homecare patient. “Leslie cleans my house, watersmy plants, works in my flowergarden. She writes letters for me,makes copies, and mails them tomy family.”

Leslie’s high school advisordescribes her: “one of the mostconscientious young women Iknow—goal-oriented, committedto excellence, and genuine. Shevolunteered humbly.” Theassisted-living center’s activitiesdirector says, “Leslie arrived withher beautiful smile, caring ways,and giving spirit to bring joy tothe residents.” She resolveddisputes between residents andled the activities during her

volunTEEN club’s monthly visits.

Leslie recruited students for herhigh school’s volunTEEN club,encouraged them to be examplesfor other students, and led themin completing projects withoutdirect adult supervision. “Leslie isan outstanding example of a true,dedicated volunteer,” says one ofLeslie’s high school classmates.“She definitely has influencedme! President of the VolunTEENsClub, spending extra hours at thelocal hospice, helping out at theWig Bank, and playing Bingo withresidents in the nursing homes. I am honored to know her.”

Caldwell Hospice staff membersappreciate Leslie’s maturity,dependability, and determinationto achieve her goals. CrystalBurch, Caldwell Hospice VolunteerSupport Specialist, applaudsLeslie’s impact on youngervolunTEENS as Caldwell Hospice’sfirst-ever peer mentor.

The National Hospice andPalliative Care Organizationrecognized Leslie in 2013 with aCertificate of Appreciation in the“Volunteers Are the Foundation ofHospice” Teen Service division.And no one was surprised.

Leslie completed Certified NursingAssistant I (CNA I) training whilein high school and cares forhospice patients as an “asneeded” staff member in CaldwellHospice’s two inpatient units. InAugust 2014, she will beginCCC&TI’s nursing program, andplans to earn a Bachelor’s degreein Nursing at Lenoir-RhyneUniversity or Appalachian StateUniversity with a focus onpediatric nursing: “I want to be ashining light to those around me.My purpose is to help others.”

The commitment to helpingothers—children in her church,residents in assisted-living facilities, neighbors, classmates,hospice patients—began in Leslie’s

As a volunTEEN, Leslie says,“I loved going to patients’homes to visit and tonursing homes to playBingo; having parties forpatients in the patient careunits and getting to meettheir families, too.”

Caldwell Hospice offers a variety of VolunTEENopportunities and providesvaluable experience. Gobeyond the expected andbecome a Caldwell HospiceVolunTEEN!

Becoming a VolunTEEN• Be a high school student

• Have the permission of aparent or guardian

• Complete an application and pre-training interview—only 35 positions areavailable each year

• Complete a TB test

• Complete 12-hourVolunTEEN training

• Have transportation

• Be willing to commit to 25volunteer hours each year

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Adult Volunteer TrainingJune 17 & 19, 20144:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.June 21, 20148:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Jack & Shirley Robbins CenterMcCreary Family ProfessionalCenter, Meeting Room B526 Pine Mountain RoadHudson, NCYOU can make a difference in thelives of patients and their familiesin our community!

For information or to register, contactBrittany Bonn, Volunteer Coordinator,at 828.754.0101 orvolunteercoordinator@caldwellhospice.org.

childhood. No one told her to help; no one said, “This is the right thing to do.” She justwatched her parents: “Theiractions were the conversation thattold me what I needed to do.”Leslie responded in a big way.

If you are looking for a way tohelp others, consider volunteeringwith Caldwell Hospice. The nextadult volunteer training sessionswill be in June, at the McCrearyFamily Professional Center inHudson, NC. For more informationor to register, contact VolunteerCoordinator Brittany Bonn at828.754.0101 or volunteercoordi-nator@caldwellhospice.org.

Leslie Wagoner’s journeywith Caldwell Hospice began as a VolunTEEN...continues as an adult volunteer and—since August 2013—as a certifiednursing assistant on staff.

Caldwell Hospice welcomed 10 adults to itsApril 2014 volunteer workshop: (L to R)

Kathy Hartman, Justin Greer, Wayne Parson, Rev. Josh Lail, Sherry Sipe, Carmen Gonzalez,

Alfreda Bowlin, Cynthia Ferrell, and Rev. David Richards. Not pictured: Shellie Arrington.

Caldwell Hospice Welcomes New Volunteers

Caldwell Hospice Volunteers Honored for Years of Service

Caldwell Hospice and PalliativeCare celebrated all its volunteersand awarded years of servicerecognition at the 2014 VolunteerAppreciation Banquet, “CaldwellHospice Barnyard Bash.”

Pictured are (standing, L to R):Gene Woods (20 years); Bud Faw, Linda Lewis(five years); Roger Goble, Marlene Alexander(15 years); Nina Smith (five years); Marti Kardol (15 years); Sudie Hicks (five years), and Board Member Houston Groome (25 years); (seated, L to R) Becky Effler (15 years); Ruth Kincaid, Betty Johnson (five years); Sadie Woods (15 years); LorettaClark (30 years), and Mary Brown (10 years).

The following volunteers, recognized for serviceto CHPC, are not pictured: Betty Brown, BudBrown, and Board Member Peg Broyhill (30years); Mary Crisp (20 years); Volunteer

Chaplain Steve Austin, Curtis Powell, andGloria Reese (15 years); Shirley Brinkley,Margaret Crowder, Gladys Ferguson, SheilaHodge, Deborah Stewart, and Joanne Triplette(10 years); Caleb Coffey, Jim Crawford, MarrisaFoy, Katie Franklin, Mary Hollar, Loes Moore,Janice Story, Delores Teegarden, ElechiaWimbish, and Jared Winkler (five years).

Over 300 volunteers (including adults andvolunTEENs) assist with clerical duties,patient-and-family visits, special projects, yardwork, or whatever task is asked of them.

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.Companions for the Journey

902 Kirkwood Street, NWLenoir, NC 28645www.caldwellhospice.org

NONPROFITORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE PAIDPERMIT NO. 272

LENOIR, NC

I N T H I S I S S U E

A Message from Our CEO ........2

COVER STORY It “Takes a Village”to Heal the Loss......................3-4

AIM: Targeting aHigher Quality of Life .............. 5

Contributions ......................6-11

Making Your Wishes Known for End-of-Life Care ................12

Above and Beyond Recognition ............................13

Journey with a Purpose: Volunteer Leslie Wagoner........14

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

W I S H L I S T l 2 0 1 4l Snacks (individual-size)

for patients’ familiesl Applesaucel Cans of soupl Coffee (cans, regular and

decaf)l Decaffeinated coffee in

single-serve bagsl Hot chocolatel Napkinsl Aluminum foill Plastic wrapl Storage bags (qt., gallon)l Styrofoam coffee cups

(8-oz.)l Solo cups (16-oz. for soft

drinks, tea, etc.)l Paper plates and bowlsl Plastic spoons and forksl Lotion (personal size

for men and women)

l Deodorant (personal size)l Toothpaste (travel size)l Mouthwash (travel size)l Orange sticks (to clean

fingernails)l Boxes of tissue (Kleenex)l “Baby wipes” or refills

(not anti-bacterial/adult size preferred)

l Triple-blade disposable razors

l Hair brushesl Disposable camerasl AA and AAA batteriesl Amazon.com gift cards to

purchase children/teen grief books, music, and resources

l Music CDs (instrumental, gospel, inspirational, meditation, nature sounds)