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GRAND RAPIDS -- Dr. James Fahner, the pediatric oncologist who founded a hospice program that serves children in West Michigan was doubly honored tonight: The program was renamed in his honor, and ...
DANBURY — When Cynthia Roy’s best friend died in high school, there was nowhere for her to turn for support. “It was really an isolating experience,” Roy said. Losing her friend led Roy to ...
Most children in Minnesota with terminal health conditions die either in the hospital or at home. Even though the hospice movement has been growing in recent years and Minnesota has 15 residential ...
In 1996 Caddy helped develop a program that catered to the needs of children and their families, a program that utilized hospice trained pediatricians, nurses, a chaplain and a social worker.
SARASOTA, Fla. — Whether it is through a car crash or fire accident, gun violence, substance abuse or COVID-19, many children have experienced the trauma of losing of a loved one. But a new ...
The hospice, which provides services including end of life care, said it offered counselling and educational resources to help children "express their feelings and cope with loss".
Sixty participants from PedsCare took part, as well as more than 200 adults and children of Community Hospice & Palliative Care staff members. Ruby Gill’s daughter Ember is about to turn 10 ...
The National Children's Hospice Grant, worth £25m for hospices across the country, is due to end later this year. The grant funds 10% of Forget Me Not's overall financing with a further 2% from ...