January 2015 News & Events
Bereavement Program Hires New Staff, Adds Support Groups
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Barb Blom, M.Div.
 
In response to our expansion to Cortland County and to provide further support for our

program in Tompkins County, we are pleased to announce that we have hired two part time

bereavement counselors: Barb Blom, M.Div., and Laura Ward, LMFT. With Barb and Laura on board, we are able to further expand our bereavement offerings for 2015.

 

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Laura Ward, LMFT

Barb has been our per diem spiritual counselor at Hospicare for six years. As our new bereavement counselor in Cortland County, she will be leading several monthly groups and will be available for individual counseling as well.

 

Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Throughout her career she has focused on children and families, most recently working as a mental health care professional and mediator assisting families through divorce.

Read more about changes in our bereavement program.

 

Choosing Hospice
"I have time to live each moment that comes along"      
Finishing Strong
Former NFL player Bryan Caldwell makes the most of each moment by surrounding himself with all he loves.

 

When Bryan Caldwell first learned he had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, he spent 6 months battling intense pain. Then he decided to call in hospice and live the rest of his time pain free and surrounded by all he loves. Bryan calls this his "timeless time" because he doesn't know how much time he has left, he says, but he does know that hospice has given him the chance to live every moment to the utmost.  

 

A beautiful, uplifting video that shows a life truly lived to the fullest. 

 

Cornell Wrestling Sponsors Community Challenge Fundraiser 
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The Cornell Wrestling Team is once again sponsoring a Community Challenge for Hospicare. This year's fundraiser will take place on January 29 at their match against the University of Pennsylvania.

 

The Community Fundraiser depends on attendance to raise the most funds. Cornell Wrestling donors and other supporters pledge a certain amount of money per person in attendance at the match--the more people who attend, the more funds will be donated to Hospicare!

 

What: Cornell Wrestling Community Challenge for Hospicare
When: January 29, 1:00 PM
Where: Bartels Hall, Cornell University

 

We hope to see you at the match! 

 

Visit the Cornell Wrestling Community Challenge donation page to learn more or to make a general donation to the fundraiser.

 

Thank You for Your Support
Happy NewYear 2015
Happy New Year!

 

Save the Dates!

Held at the Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center

172 E. King Road, Ithaca, NY 

  • Women Singin' 1/6, 2/3 (1st Tuesday of the month), 5:30-7:00 PM
  • Monthly Bereaved Parents Group
    1/8, 2/5  (1st Thursday of the month--January date changed due to New Years holiday), 5:30-7:00 PM
  • NEW Morning Support Group for Newly Bereaved
    1/8 & 1/22, 2/12 & 2/26 (2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month), 10:00-11:30 AM For those with a loss in the last 18 months.
  • Evening Support Group for All Bereaved 1/7 & 1/21, 2/4 & 2/18 (1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month), 5:30-7:00 PM    

  • Write Your Grief Tuesdays, 1/13, 2/10 & 3/10, 3:00-4:15 PM

  • Grief Song Saturday 2/28, 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Sunday 3/1, Noon-3:00 PM This is a two-day weekend workshop.
Held at the Cortland Hospicare Office
11 Kennedy Parkway, Cortland, NY
  • NEW Morning Support Group for All Bereaved 1/6, 2/3 (1st Tuesday of the month), 10:00-11:30 AM
  • NEW Afternoon Support Group for All Bereaved 1/22, 2/19 (3rd Thursday of the month--January date changed due to New Years holiday scheduling), Noon-1:30 PM
Off Site Events
For more information on any of the above groups or events, please call 607-272-0212, or visit our Events page to download a PDF of our current calendar.

 
Our mission is to bring medical expertise and compassionate, respectful care to people and their loved ones at any stage of a life-threatening illness, and to provide information and education about advanced illness, dying and bereavement to the entire community.

In the News
Elizabeth Reis' father said he didn't want extreme measures to keep him alive, but when he collapsed suddenly he was hooked up to machines before his family could intervene.

  

A palliative care doctor promotes quality of life for those with serious illness by listening to them and responding with respect and compassion as well as medical expertise.

Going on hospice can help patients and their family members focus on living each day to the fullest.

Hospice Volunteer Learns Meaning of Life 
Mindy Gillenwater was afraid of death--until she became a hospice volunteer.  
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