(Todd Lawrence, Volunteer Coordinator) There is no vaccine for loneliness. No prescription for isolation. These are the symptoms of the COVID-19 virus that science and technology cannot hope to cure. Simply said, people need other people. It’s a matter of medical...
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Volunteers will resume home visits in early 2022
(Todd Lawrence, Volunteer Coordinator) There is no vaccine for loneliness. No prescription for isolation. These are the symptoms of the COVID-19 virus that science and technology cannot hope to cure. Simply said, people need other people. It’s a matter of medical...
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The human element
Sometimes we may feel weak and want to be helped. Other times we may feel broken and want to be fixed. But what about the times when we do not feel weak or broken but still need support? Palliative care addresses the details of life that can be challenging as we cope...
Connection makes your health grow stronger
COVID-19 has not only fiercely attacked the at-risk elders in our community physically — eight out of 10 COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. have been adults 65 years or older — but also takes a toll on their emotional and psychological bodies as well. Many...
No more trips to the hospital
Jeff Olson has endured quite a lot in his 66 years. After spending his childhood in and around Astoria and graduating from Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie, at 17 he enlisted in the Army, where he spent nine years as a mechanic. “They promised me I would be a...
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month!
As one of the largest organizations in the Pacific Northwest exclusively providing in-home medical care to seriously ill patients, we will be offering information and resources as well as important stories from the field on our blog, social media and e-news throughout...