By Myra Badorf, Asst. Director of Development, Homeland Hospice Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 3rd for our 6th Annual 5K and Memory Walk … “it’s the joy
By Barbara Goll, Community Liaison Educator and Nutritionist Loneliness affects more than 42 million older Americans according to the American Psychological Association. While living alone does not inevitably lead
By Lewis E. Silverman My father-in-law died three years ago in June. The final weeks leading up to his passing were particularly challenging in terms of providing for his
Helen Dietz’s friend, a co-worker at Bell Telephone, was seeing several GIs and one night she asked Helen to become acquainted with one of her beaux by chatting on the phone. Helen pretended to be the man’s sister. Before the
Head nurse. American Legion Auxiliary president. Hospital volunteer. Tavernkeeper. Traveler. Church leader. Mother of five. How did Gladys Patrick fit it all into one life? “I was a great delegator,” she says today. Gladys was born in Minersville, in Pennsylvania’s
Among his countless accomplishments, Bob Poiesz of Mechanicsburg was a proud father and husband with a quick wit and contagious sense of humor. His belief in living each moment to its fullest created an atmosphere of love, laughter and hope
Care and compassion are central to families. Family members help nurse one another during times of illness, knowing the situation is temporary and their loved one will soon be “back on his/her feet.” For families caring for a loved one