Hospice & Community Care Launches Children’s Grief Video Series
Hospice & Community Care is proud to announce the launch of our new educational video series. With the help of local expert, Sarah Hopkins, MSW, of Winthrop University’s School of Social Work, we will be releasing the video series entitled Navigating Children’s Grief During Uncertain Times. The series is hosted by Hopkins and discusses how […]
Team Member Spotlight: Sara Blancke
Team Member Spotlight Sara Blancke Chief Development Officer Sara Blancke joined the Hospice & Community Care family in June and is no stranger to the local nonprofit community. Having worked for the past 14 years with multiple Boys & Girls Clubs across South Carolina, Sara brings more than a decade of leadership in fund […]
PTSD Awareness: Understanding PTSD
PTSD Awareness: Understanding Post Traumatic Disorder June 27 is designated by Congress as PTSD Awareness Day. Declaring a dedicated day is intended to raise the consciousness of PTSD, it’s symptoms, and it’s treatment options. PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a serious mental health condition that often requires professional evaluation and treatment. It is a […]
Grief Survival: Taking the Next Steps
“Maybe I can’t stop the downpour, but I will always join you for a walk in the rain.” – Unknown “Mama said there’d be days like this; she just didn’t say they’d come in bunches like bananas!” I don’t have any idea who gets the credit for this gem, but I know I’m not smart […]
The Power of Stories
“It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling.” – Khalil Gibran The very first gift I gave to my newborn baby niece was a book. I took it to her before she even left the hospital. My mother thought I was nuts. If I had […]
It’s a Gift
Hospice services in York County began in 1985 due to the efforts of community leaders in response to one woman’s struggle with cancer and her desire to remain at home until her death. This group believed everyone in our community deserved hope, comfort, and compassion during their final days, and it was through their work […]
Our Hospice Dynamic Duo
Becky Hamilton retired from Hospice & Community Care in the summer of 2018 after twenty-five years of service. Shortly after her retirement, she was back at Hospice visiting patients as a PRN (as needed) nurse. Becky has a deep desire to help patients and families as they walk through a serious illness. A bonus in […]
The Three Types of Love
The Hospice & Community Care campus is filled with personalized pavestones and bricks each carrying a story. We are happy to share one of those stories on the blog. Mrs. Beverly Ernandez has a pavestone in the Sanctuary Garden as well as a stone in the Veteran Garden in memory of her husband John “Buddy” […]
Questions for the New Year
William Shakespeare had a son who died several years before he wrote the play, “Hamlet”. One of the best known and most often quoted lines in English literature comes from that play: “To be or not to be, that is the question.” In the play, Hamlet experiences his own deep feelings of loss and grief […]
Adventures in Volunteering
Bonnie Reeves and Lee Biazzo have volunteered at Hospice Resale Shop for many years. They have experienced many changes as the Resale Shop has grown and changed. Bonnie has been with Hospice 14 years and Lee for 18 years. “There have been six Hospice resale shops throughout York County. The first one opened in York […]
