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7/15/2018 The Hospicare PATH Program, Join our team of Volunteers!

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Elaine Mansfield and her mother-in-law, Virginia



I wasn't surprised my mother-in-law Virginia wasn't eligible to be a hospice patientdespite her age (101), blindness, and frequent falls. She had no life-limitingdiagnosis and no weight loss. She still enjoyed pancakes and pasta. Even thoughshe wasn't accepted as a patient, the Hospicare nurse who did the evaluation had areassuring conversation with Virginia's main health aide and me about managingVirginia's symptoms. Click here to continue reading this article

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A volunteer, Barbara, with our Volunteer Manager,Wendy

We have a volunteer training coming up this April. Please email Wendy Yettru, ourVolunteer Manager, at [email protected] if interested and spread the word! Click here to learn more about becoming a volunteer!

Job openings at Hospicare Hospicare is hiring for both clinical and administrative openings! Click here to learn more

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Women Singin' 3/6 & 4/3 (Held the first Tuesday in Ithaca)

Kitchen Theatre Company - Bright Half Life - Hospicare Event 3/11Reception and panel discussion on "Lesbian Love & Loss over the Lifetime."3:00 p.m. - Reception and 4:00 p.m. - Performance,After the performance, panelists Mariette Geldenhuys, Sue Robinson,and Carrie Stearns will participate in a discussion in the theatre, moderated byKate Halliday.

"BRIGHT HALF LIFE, a sixty-five minute chronicle of a deeply committedlesbian relationship, is contemporary as a play could be but the theme isclassic and timeless. Legal gay marriage has occupied merely a nanosecondof our existence, but the presentation of the highs and lows of coupledom,as exampled in this piece, defy the ages." -The Huffington Post



Grieving Together --Cortland 3/6 & 3/20, 4/3 & 4/17 (Held the first andthird Tuesday in Cortland) Ongoing support group facilitated by bereavementcounselors. This open group is available to anyone 18 and over.

Grieving Together--Ithaca 3/7 & 3/21, 4/4 & 4.18 (Held the first and thirdWednesday in Ithaca) Ongoing support group facilitated by bereavementcounselors. This open group is available to anyone 18 and over.

Registration for Women Swimmin' Laps Opens 3/15 Women Swimmin' Lapsfor Hospicare is the pool companion to our lake swim. Swimmers who chooseto participate in Women Swimmin' Laps can swim any distance, in any poolwith a certified lifeguard between March 15 and August 11 to fundraise forHospicare. Last year women swam in pools around town, across the countryand around the world to raise funds which directly supported Hospicarepatients and their families in Tompkins and Cortland Counties. One optionthat lap swimmers of all ability levels may want to try is to swim the 1.2 milesthat our lake swimmers complete on Lake Swim Day. Just four lengths of thepool per week between March 15 and August 11 (the day of our lake swimevent) will add up to a distance equal to the Cayuga Lake crossing!



Stitching through Grief 3/17 Held at: Sew Green, 112 N. Cayuga Street,Ithaca. This workshop is for children age 8-13 who are grieving the loss of aloved one. Each child will learn the basics of using a sewing machine and willsew a 9 panel memory pillow with assistance from the instructors at SewGreen. A Hospicare bereavement counselor trained in working with grievingchildren will be leading the program. Participants are welcome to bring infabric that holds memories related to their loved one to be used in the pillow.Additional fabric and all other supplies will be provided. We ask that parentsplan to drop their children off and pick them up promptly. Registrationrequired by March 14th. Contact Laura Ward at her email or 607-272-0212for more information or to register your child.

For more information on any of the above groups or events, please call 607-272-0212, orvisit our events page to check our current calendar. Some workshops and events requirepreregistration.

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