Fall 2011: Grayson

A Special Time For Remembering
Sponsored by the
Letter from the Director..............2
The Home Hospice Auxiliar
Thanks for the Support ..............3
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Paula Cloud,
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Hospice Hugs ............................6
Memorials .............................. 7-9
Caregiver Support Group ........10
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P.I.E. & F-P.I.E. ........................10
National Hospice Month ..........11
Bereavement Opportunities .....12
Golf Tournament ......................13
Community Outreach...............14
Spotlight on the Staff ...............15
Camp Dragonfly.......................15
You are invited to give:
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limited
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(Please see information on how you can give inside this newsletter.)
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Highlights • Volume XXII, Issue 3 • Holiday 2011
inside of the newsletter:
Fr o m t h e D e s k o f t h e D i r e c t o r
Forty five years ago, physician Dame Cicely Saunders first called specialized care for those
facing a life-limiting illness “hospice;” and for the past thirty years Home Hospice has been
journeying with individuals who are living with a life-limiting illness, their family members
and friends, and all in our community who grieve. During those thirty years we have remained
faithful to the vision of our founding board members as to what Home Hospice can do for each
individual whose life touches ours - providing comfort and the highest quality care, focusing
on improving the quality of life when nothing can be done about the quantity, supporting
loved ones in their efforts to make this special journey as caregivers alongside family and
friends, and providing outstanding education, support, guidance and care throughout our
community to those who have experienced a loss.
What would matter to you during your final journey or during the final journey of someone you love? Does
remaining comfortable so you may enjoy each and every moment matter? Does guidance and support at every turn in
order that you know what to expect and how to plan matter? Does it matter to have the opportunity to have loved ones
call in messages of support from wherever they are and have those messages recorded to listen to again and again?
Does having someone talk with you about spiritual concerns at this special time matter? Does spending time doing
what you love most with those you love most matter? Does having time to finish that “pesky unfinished business”
matter? Does the opportunity to have your life story turned into a book for family and friends matter? Does it matter
for your family to know that help is available for them as they grieve? Does knowing your team is part of Home
Hospice, a knowledgeable, experienced provider that has made this journey with over five thousand individuals and
families for thirty years learning valuable lessons each and every time matter?
I was recently asked, “what should drive hospice care – compassion or compensation?” The person who asked
simply wondered if all of the programs and services, all the staff training and education, all the community education
and support, all the community knowledge and involvement that comes from being “from here,” and all the care
and support of everyone with or without insurance, was really important, whether it really mattered at this most
significant time of life, whether building a program based on truly meeting people’s needs, in a multitude of ways
with compassion and understanding, truly matters.
We believe that it all matters because your life matters. When you or a loved one is faced with the news that your
precious final journey has begun, turn to your trusted neighbor and know that you will receive the best in hospice
care available to you. Let us bring our experience and expertise to you and those you love, and share in your journey
supporting you with all the valuable lessons we have learned throughout the years.
How You Can Make a Difference
Your tax deductible donation to Home Hospice, a 501(c)(3) organization, makes a positive difference in the lives of our patients.
Monies donated will go toward patient and family care. Donations may be made with a credit card on our website,
www.homehospice.org.
Name of Donor: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip _______________________________________ Phone #: _______________________________________________
Enclosed is my gift of $ _______________________________________ (a credit card donation may be made by calling our office)
This gift is given “In Memory of”___; “In Honor of”___; other (please specify) __________________________________________
The person’s name is __________________________________________________________________________________________
Please send acknowledgement of this gift to: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________City, State, Zip: ______________________________
Please return your donation, made out to Home Hospice, to our office or mail to the address listed on the address side of the
newsletter, or donate online at www.homehospice.org.
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Volume XXII, Issue 3
Thanks For The Support
Thanks to the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club #163 who
worked with Loose Wheels, Texas to hold a benefit fundraiser
for Home Hospice on October 8. Pictured is the flyer that the
motorcycle club used as well as a picture of some of the many
Home Hospice volunteers who attended the event. Pictured are
employees Kathi Kirby, Sheryl Myers, Nora Montgomery and
Board of Director Lyn Jostes.
Thanks to Wilson N. Jones Community Foundation
for sharing the proceeds from their successful
golf tournament with Camp Dragonfly. Pictured
are Julie Mitchell, Chairman of the Foundation
along with Jolene Senek and Vicky Lindsey, Camp
Dragonfly Directors, and Sherry Little, Executive
Director, receiving the check.
Thanks to the 150 or so students at C.W. Hayes Primary School in Whitesboro for
volunteering to be part of the Love Letters project in which students create cards
and write letters throughout the year to patients of Home Hospice. Home Hospice
Volunteer Coordinator, Barb Samuelson and 2nd grade teacher, Brittanny Bennett
coordinated the project.
Thanks to the Callisburg ISD Art Student’s support.
Under the direction of art teacher Tiffany Rawling,
the students will be decorating gift bags for Home
Hospice to use for our Bear Hugs program, Christmas,
Easter and other events.
Holiday 2011
Thanks to the Texoma
Christian
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this year’s Service Day. A
group of students under
the direction of Elizabeth
Meeks decorated sacks to
use with our Bear Hugs
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project in which the family
of a patient picks out a
favorite article of clothing
and our expert sewers
create a very huggable
memory bear.
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In October, the Auxiliary presented the staff with ‘Casserole Ole’ – a buffet
of entrée and vegetable casseroles as well as desserts. After partaking in all the
deliciousness, the staff responded with resounding cries of “OLE!”
Thursday December 1 at 11:30 a.m., The Auxiliary held their Christmas
Luncheon in Kelly Square. Instead of gift giving between the members, they
chose to adopt the Home Hospice Wish List and donate some of these needed
items.
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January 26 at 11:30 a.m.
Auxiliary Meeting - Home Hospice Large Conference Room – covered dish Pictured are a few of the ladies who
luncheon and program entitled Downtown Sherman Streetscape by Jared stayed after the October Auxiliary
Tredway. A service project will follow the meeting.
meeting to work on various projects,
February 23 at 11:30 a.m.
including stuffing envelopes for Light
Auxiliary Meeting - Home Hospice Large Conference Room – covered dish Up a Life.
luncheon and program entitled Preserving Family Heirlooms with Dan Steele of
the Sherman Museum. A service project will follow the meeting.
march 22 at 11:30 a.m.
Auxiliary Meeting - Home Hospice Large Conference Room – covered dish luncheon and program entitled Camp
Dragonfly with Jolene Senek, LBSW. A service project will follow the meeting.
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Volume XXII, Issue 3
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Staff Fun Committee
he Fun Committee sponsored a Pumpkin Decorating contest recently.
The staff entered pumpkins in various categories and, after the
judging, the pumpkins were taken to patients and families of patients
who are on service. The Fun Committee has also sponsored, to name a
few, National Smile Day, Talk Like a Pirate Day, an evening of appetizers
at a local restaurant as well as a cranky co-workers contest.
Wish List
Donations of items listed below enable
Home Hospice to practice the good
stewardship for which we are known
and to use our resources in the best way
possible. Please call in advance if you
have a large donation so we can help you
unload.
PaTiEnT ChriSTmaS giFT LiST
Large, new Christmas gift bags
New stuffed animals
Candy canes and chocolate covered
cherries
New slipper socks, house shoes &
pajamas
Socks, undershirts
Note cards & journals
Christmas candles & mugs
Hot chocolate & coffee singles
Pictured are three of the winning
pumpkins.
Clockwise from upper left: Lois
Morris, Most Creative; Jolene
Senek, Best Use of a Theme;
and Nora Montgomery, Most
Traditional.
PaTiEnT CarE nEEDS
Baby monitors
Baby wipes
Ensure-all varieties, all flavors
Boost—High Protein or Carnation
Instant Breakfast
Inexpensive red or maroon towels
Beanie Babies
For BEar hUgS:
• Polyester Fiberfill 16 oz bags
• Ribbon: satin, grosgrain or organza
½” – 1 1/2 ‘ wide (solids, stripes or
prints)
• Buttons: tan, medium brown or
black ¾ - 1 ¼” diameter
Metal or plastic pet carriers for Pet
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Vases with a 1 ½” opening for Petal
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Pictured are staff members, Frances Nelson, Donna Pack, Dr. Ron
VanBuskirk and Barb Samuelson on Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Holiday 2011
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Blue ink pens
Zip Lock bags—quart and gallon size
Bottled water for events
Snacks for support groups
Toilet paper, tissues & paper towels
3 x 3 self-stick note pads
Coffee- regular and decaffeinated
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Hospice Hugs
To the Auxiliary for fixing a delicious Casserole Olé staff luncheon.
To Billy Hamilton for repairing the bench at our entryway.
To Bob Montgomery for continuous oversight of our renovation
project in Cooke County.
To Eyemart Express at Town Center for donating glasses for one
of our patients.
To our Board of Directors for sponsoring Chaplain Jerryd Wallace
in the WNJ Community Foundation Golf Tournament, everyone
who volunteered at the tournament and a big hug to WNJ
Community Foundation for Camp Dragonfly support.
To Target Pharmacy for supplying Home Hospice with empty
medicine bottles for the medical staff to use to dispose of
medicines.
To Jack Ragsdale for building a wheelchair ramp for a patient.
To our P.I.E. (Partners in Education) speakers since July:
Sue Morrison-Peippo, Family Pharmacy, in Pottsboro, Brent
O’Bannon, momentum coach, Vance Reynolds, CEO and
President of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ, Dr. Andres
Morales, D.O., and Drs. Jerry Lincecum and Peggy Redshaw,
Telling Our Stories speakers. Also to Partners, Joyce White, Texas
AgriLife, Cheryl Brandon, Texas Health Presbyterian HospitalWNJ Senior Passport and Nora Habal and Judy Conner, Texoma
Council of Government. To Sherman Healthcare for providing
pies and to Traditions for speaker gifts.
To Kroger in Sherman for increasing their support of Home
Hospice by providing all of the flowers, free of charge, for
Grayson/Fannin Petal Pushers program.
To attorney Ron Huff for support and guidance.
To Van Alstyne Senior Center for the use of their great facility for
our fall volunteer training.
To First Baptist Church in Bonham for allowing us to use their
facility for our Fannin County summer volunteer training.
To Dannel Funeral Home for providing a great tour and
interesting information for the HOSA (Health Occupation
Student Association) students at Sherman High School going
through Home Hospice Volunteer Training.
To all the wonderful people in our communities who donate the
vases for Petal Pushers and the bereavement programs.
To all Home Hospice volunteers for sharing their heart, time and
talents with the patients and families served by Home Hospice of
Grayson, Cooke and Fannin Counties.
To Texas Laundry (on Sunset) by helping with laundry.
To the Home Hospice Auxiliary for their hard work in supporting
the staff and the mission of Home Hospice.
To the Sponsors of our golf tournament along with the many,
many volunteers and golfers who made the 7th Annual Golf
Tournament at Stone Creek Country Club a success.
To our 7th Annual Golf Tournment Committee members, Mark
Tooley, Chairperson, Gerri Bandemir, Eddie Brown, Tommy
Gibbs and Lyn Jostes for leadership and hard work.
To United Way for the support we receive.
To First United Methodist Church for letting us use their facility
for processing our bulk mailings.
To Loose Wheels, Texas for working with the Booze Fighters
Motorcycle Club in October on a fundraiser benefiting Home
Hospice and to the Boozefighters for putting the event together.
To the kind employees at American Bank who provide birthday
cakes for our patients.
To Trinity Lutheran Church for hosting the P.I.E. events for the
months of August through November.
To the F-P.I.E. (Fannin County Partners in Education) speakers,
Lowell Howard, JoCarolyn Chambers, LCSW, and Gabriela
Esparza along with partners Home Hospice, Clyde Cosper Texas
State Veteran’s Home, TCOG, Area Agency on Aging and Texas
AgriLife.
To Nan Jones and Joyce Robinson who faithfully acknowledge
gifts given to Home Hospice.
To the staff of Home Hospice who gave time out of their work and
personal schedules to provide training to volunteers.
To the T.E.A.M.’s Center in Bonham for letting us host The Last
Walk as well as many of our other events in Fannin County in
their facility and to our volunteer Dwight Mason who acted as
host for the event.
To the Camp Dragonfly volunteers & committee; All Saint’s
Camp and the Jolt staff; ESP Designs for the great shirts; The
Humidor for their donation of cigar boxes that were transformed
into amazing memory boxes by the campers and to Project Linus
whose members made special dragonfly embellished blankets for
each camper! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
To Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ, Bonham T.E.A.M.’s Center
and Texoma Medical Center for partnering with Home Hospice
to present Beyond Kübler-Ross: New Perspectives in Death,
Dying and Grief in November.
To Landscape Architect Michael Parkey for the pond plants and
fish in our Memory Garden.
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To Mary Hebert, M.D. of Texas Oncology for co-sponsoring our
National Hospice Month presentation by Stan Goldberg.
Volume XXII, Issue 3
2 0 1 1 G r ay s o n C o u n t y M e m o r i a l s
Home Hospice acknowledges the many
memorials and gifts that have been given. All
gifts are tax deductible and acknowledged upon
receipt. The individual whom the memorial
remembers is in boldface. The following
individuals were remembered and honored
from June 1 through October 31, 2011.
Every attempt is made to assure accuracy in
recognizing donors. However; errors may
occur. We ask for your assistance in correcting
inaccuracies that you detect. Donations to our
Light Up a Life campaign are not included in
this list, they are recorded in the Book of Lights
which will be at the Tree of Lights throughout
the holiday season.
In MeMory of
John morgan adams
Marthe Adams
Shirley Belden & Children
Peggy, Bud, Pat & Gene
Patterson
Michele Simari
Joyce allen
Andrea Orrick
h.C. anderson
Judy Barnes
Jane Barnett
Danny Brakebill
Colleen & Alex Brannan
Bill Brooks
Eula Mae Dickey
Patricia Horton
James Murrell
M.D. & Neva Pinkston
Clyde & Barbara Reynolds
Jim & Cindy Robertson
Della & John Skerkis
Zoretta Smith
Charles & Roylene Winchester
Evie atkinson
Nancy Wassell
Tena ayers
Carolyn & Dan Carey
awilda Baker
Ralph Bluemel
Monzelle Jeffrey
Jerry & Carrin Katz
Margaret Kemp
Marsha Kemp
Vicky Lindsey
Betty May
Dawn & Rick Oldfield
Donor & Joetta Penn
Naomi & Bobby Rubarts
Dr. Ray & Betty Stephens
Charles & Sandra Templeton
Martha Baker Wolfe
Lois Davis Baker
Lanny & Patricia Baker
John Bell
Jo Bateman
Holiday 2011
michael Bishop
Sue & Denis Boquist
Sammy & Janis Brown
Employees of Diamond Service
Center
Stacy & Kelly Little
Sandy Nachman
Ricky & Donna Walker
J.o. Boothe
Dusta King
Joyce Bozarth
Randy & Carol Harris
Bessie Branham
Frank & Pat Jacob
Marie Morrow
Anita Robertson
annette Braun
De & Lee Main
Elizabeth Brown
Judge Paul & Frances Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Brown
Elton Brown
Justin & Heather Young
michael Brownlee
Charlene, Terrie, Tracie &
Families
Lenora Edna Bunch
Unit 85 of N.A.R.V.R.E.
annie Burns
Stacy & Kelly Little
Lawrence Carter
Lois Carter
Ned & Connie Culp
Carol Frost
Patsy Wallace
Dr. mack Castleberry
Betty & Jack Morgan
raymond Cathey
Kenneth & Frances Bailey
Helen Caston
Damon, Duell & Jan Cathey
Virginia McClure
The Pritchett Family
Lee Vance
Barbara Welch
Wayne Cavender
Georgia Richardson
monroe Coble
Tom Sullivan
Donna Cocks
Robert & Sherry Little
Whitesboro Birthday Breakfast
Group
Eleanor Colker
Frank & Dedra Workman
Dorothy Connelley
Blue Ridge Post Office
Jerry Cranford
Carolyn Cranford
rev. Billy Earl Creswell
Barbara Bell
martha Davis
Lanny & Patricia Baker
Doyle Dobbins
Ellis Olmstead
Lorelle Dodson
Helen Jones Mitchell
John Elkins
Bradley & Machelle Burns
Erna Elkins
Lake Aire Heating & Air
Conditioning Service
Lanny & Sharon Rainey
norma Farrar
Judge Paul & Frances Brown
Rhoda & Bob Harris
Jack & Lola & Paula
Martha Kaufmann
Lynn Lee
Bobby & Cleo O’Neal
Allen & Marcheta Osborne
Paul & Donna
Rocky & Mary Ann Valentine
Gary & Marilyn Wallis
Brenda & Eddie Young
Jennifer Finney
Georgia Richardson
Frank Fry
Bill & Layne Averyt
James & Barbara Baker
Susan & Eddie Brown
Carolyn Cranford
Glen Davis
Patsy & Cal Dittemore
Ronnie & Susan Fielder
Carolyn Francisco
Phillip Fry
Hynds & Jones Family
Pat Johnston
Steve Kitching
Keith Lightfoot
Addie Matthews
Brenda Needham
Jack & Texanna Norman
Leo Paterra
Chris & Kitty Richardson
Georgia Richardson
Craig & Peggy Rountree
Virginia Stanley
Texas Star Bank, Directors,
Officers & Employees
Elizabeth Thomas
Pamela Sue Furrh
Lena Furrh
Juanita “nita” garner
Betty Hempkins
Florence “Flo” gallion
The Cigna Team
Daisy Brand
Adrian & Ginny O’Hanlon
Betty Hempkins
Christie Jones
Matthew, Niles, Sherry
Gallion & Gwen O’Bar
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Danny Brakebill
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Jerry gilliam
Vinson Shields
Darr gruber
Friends on Lake Texoma
Jackie gulick
Home Hospice Auxiliary
katherine gunn
John & Georgia Richardson
kyle haigis
Georgia Richardson
ginny harrell
Dr. Ogden & Judy Baur
Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Beaird & Carrie
Charles & Elizabeth Bowden
Carolyn Cranford
Dr. Trey & Susannah Crosthwaite
Michael & Kathy Faber
Donald Fincher
Nanette Gabriel
Dale & Tina Garner
Mib Garrard
Gatehouse Capital Corp.
Guy & Gayle Gross
Frank & Ann Harris
John & Beth Hubbert & Family
Nan Jones
Lacy Brothers, Malcolm, Lee &
Robert
Jim & Vicky Lindsey
John & Harriet Lovetere
Sammie Mailes
Ann Mayer-Scaffidi
Bill & Annette Miller
Harold Mitchell
Rosalind Motley
Betsy & Edward Owens
Premier Surgical Associates
Mary Ann Reich
Jennie Robertson’s Kids
Pat Robinson
Dorothy Ryan
Ed & Carolyn Spencer
David Sprowl
Dr. Ray & Betty Stephens
Dr. De An Strobel
Dr. Ray & Elizabeth Thomas
H.W. Totten
Wednesday Study Club
Mary & Jack Windlow
velma henderson
Jacqueline Banfield
mary Janice hestand
Frances & Kenneth Bailey
Nancy Barris
Vic & Joanne Barris
Norman Bennett
Ina Carpenter
Jim & Trudy Lucas
Ray Mozingo
Betty Pannell
Dr. & Mrs. Ray Stephens
H.W. Totten
Francine hickox
Mike & Vickie Herber
Michael Karleskirt
Jack & Texana Norman
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Janet hugenberger
Dr. James & Rita Gay
Chuck hunt
Waymon Evans
ava ora Jarvis
Frances & Kenneth Bailey
Donny & Marina Jarvis
The Nicholson Family
Betty Julien
John & Georgia Richardson
Johnnie kasowski
Charlie & Jeanell Harris
Thomas kendrick
Gertrude Kendrick
Carol kiesel
Lanny & Patricia Baker
Wilmer kinsey
Donna Andrews
Kenneth Day, Jr.
Gary & Aubrey Gates
Darlene Goode
Rosa Hancock
Jeff & Laura Hill
Johnnie & Tammy Jaresh
Geri Kinsey
Jo ann kizzar
G. Randall Schmaltz
Billie Lewis
Stacy & Kelly Little
georgia Lynn Lindsey
Greg & Carol Butler
mattie Lee Lubbers
Steve & Debbie Fulton
kathy Luther
Karen Clark
Arlene Schmitt
Joe & mary ann maier
Rosa Hancock
Dr. Zafar malik
The David Clendenin Family
Scott & Gina Smith
Larry mathis
Jack & Betty Anderson
velma mayo
Wilma Conklin
Betty Cordell
Peggy Mayo
Johnny mcCray
Judy Akin
Paul Deane Lilly
Bobbie Pratt
ken mcTee
Carl & Billie Vawter
Turner means
Joe & Sandra Barrett
Dennis & Sandra Ferguson
James Fielder III
Ned & Patricia Ireland
Jack & Sue O’Neal
Deborah meinen
Tohnie Hynds
Scott melton
Connie Bryan
Roy Erwin
Donna Eury
George Kerekes
Jimmie McDonnell
Faculty & Staff of Neblett
Elementary School
Vanessa Smith
robert montague
Nancy Wassell
Don mullinex
Jimmye Phillips
John mumm
Judge Paul & Frances Brown
mary newhouse
Mary Ann Bell
Carol Durbin
Jim & Glenda Milton
Tom Sullivan
Carleen nichols
Dorothy Anderson
Lela Pattillo
Lo Ree Logan
Frances Mandeville & Family
Donor & Joetta Penn
george o’hanlon
The O’Hanlon Golf Team
aldo Paviola
Patches & Maryann Payne
Bob Pearson
Stacy & Kelly Little
Fern Penny
Helen Melton
Buddy Perkins
Whitesboro Birthday Breakfast
Group
Claude Peterson
Charles Detweiler
Dale & Tina Garner
Juanita Powell
Bert Dempsey
Janet Thornton
Bill reddish
Diane Martin
Eric, Diane, Bryan, Kim, Jason,
Nicole, Derek & Sara
Elinor reed
Lucille Hull
Magni-Fab Southwest Co., Inc.
Denny & Joyce Reed
Georgia Richardson
Bala Venkataraman
Frances richardson
Helen Barron
Dorothy Bishop
Fellowship Class, Fairview
Baptist Church
Jo Ann Osburn
Family of Frances Richardson
Gay Richardson
Janie Whitten
Dot rigsby
William Cupit
E.C. riley
Elizabeth Riddels
E.C. Riley Family
John rushing
Donna Rushing
Volume XXII, Issue 3
Watson Seely
Dollie McFarland
ronnie Shaw
Lanny & Patricia Baker
kathleen Sims
Judy & Jim Fox
myrtle Smithson’s Daughter
Red Hat Society at Texoma
Healthcare
John Spencer Jr.
Kaye Reed
Carolyn Squires
Linda Allen
Dana Squires
Dollie McFarland
helen Starkey
Sharon Barker
Margaret McClure
Bertha Steele
Louise Tucker
Linda Stephens
Red Hat Society at Texoma
Healthcare
Bob Stidger
Jimmye Phillips
Sue Stofel
Melanie Jones
Paula Stoner
Herman Stoner
Evelyn Tapper
Texoma Vintage Car Club
Billie Taylor
Mark Coffman
James Terflinger
John & Georgia Richardson
russell Warren Thomas
Bill & Joan Douglass
Bette Thompson
Marilyn Bader
Paul & Frances Brown
Mary Charlotte Casteel
Sydney, Terence & Meg
Clendenin
Boody & Joe Fallon
Mib Garrard
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hall
E. Lee & Bette Higgins
Keith Hubbard
Margaret McNallie
Brad & Ruth Ann Moore
Betty & Jack Morgan
Ellis & Patti Olmstead
Martha Ramsey
Sara, Jerry, James & Emily
Reid
Elizabeth Riddels
Mary & Webb Sanderson
Ann Quentan Tobolka
Linda, Dan & Leigh Toney
H.W. Totten
Dorothy Thornton
Janet Thornton
mark Trammell
Stacy & Kelly Little
Jack & June Trammell
Paul Trotter
Roger & Marilyn Banks
Holiday 2011
rhonda Ward
Dale & Tina Garner
anita Wilson
Derek & Randee Goad
William Windle
Ouida Windle
Dr. Jim Witt
Judge Paul & Frances Brown
Betty May
Betty & Jack Morgan
Sara, Jerry, James & Emily
Reid
Elizabeth Riddels
arlene Wolfe
Judge Paul & Frances Brown
Alisa Campbell
Barbara Hayes & Family
A. William Modrall
Naomi & Bobby Rubarts
David Sprowl
hazel Wright
Louis & Helen Barron
GTE Pioneer Club
Debbie Hopper
Bill Jarvis
Ronald Kinney
Robert & Sherry Little
Polly Murray
Jack & Texanna Norman
John & Ella Reamer
John & Georgia Richardson
Harold Wright
Scotty Wright
Zafar Zafar
Bryon, Margaret & Gerald
Clark
In Honor of:
Wayman & Betty Chilcutt
Whitesboro Birthday Breakfast
Group
Carol Davis
Home Hospice Auxiliary
Sherry Little
Beth Bringhurst Williams
Linda Lynch’s Birthday
Betty Hempkins
Dr. David Phillips
Max & Shirley Cham
Woman of the year
Xi Theta Delta Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi
DonatIons:
Advantx Home Care
Mary Allen
Dorothy Anderson
Drew Anderson
Pamela Bellerman
Michael Bishop
Kay Blankenship
Kimber Bosse
Patricia Bruce
Jo Calvert
Church of Christ, Savoy
D. Coker
Cooke County United Way
Glen Davis
Margaret Ditto
Steven Elk
Kathy Faber
First Christian Church, Denison
First United Methodist Men, Whitesboro
Amanda Fleck
Sandra Fletcher
Vivian Ford
Flo Gallion
Julie Harrell
Captain H.T. Hastings Charitable Trust
James Ray Hawk
Dr. Mary Hebert, Texas Oncology
Dena Hill
Shirley Holland
Barbara Hutson
James Kirkpatrick
Knights of Columbus Council #1289
Lake Texoma Sams
L. Anne Lamkin
Estee Larson
Leroy Lewis Jr.
Misty Lichnovsky
Lone Star Food Store-Dickey’s Barbeque
Sue Luthi
Sydney Lynch
Rita & Billy Mangrum
Pat McBroom
Betty McCray
Linda Melton
Helen Mitchell
Patricia Moore
Debbie Morris
Pairs & Spares SS Class @ Harless
Memorial Methodist Church
Donor & Jo Etta Penn
Project Linus
Sydney Lynch
Debbie Reiter
Donna Rushing
Sam’s Club
Sherman Bible Church
Sharon Shields
State Farm Good Neighbor Grant
Tom Sullivan
Bill Taylor
Kerry Don Tiner
Trinity Lutheran Church
Truist Comprehensive Distribution
United Way of CFC of North Central
Dallas
United Way of Grayson County
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Richard & Peggy Vanderveer
Todd Velekei
Walmart Volunteerism Always Pays Grant
Whitesboro Birthday Breakfast Group
Kemp Willard
XI Theta Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi
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Monthly Caregiver Support Group
Taking care of self is not selfish. Taking care of self is
mandatory. It is impossible to provide quality care to our
loved ones without providing care to ourselves first. If
you or someone you know is a caregiver, please consider
either attending this group or letting others know about
the group.
unique frustrations and challenges associated with being
a caregiver, while also recognizing that providing care to
our loved ones is a very rewarding experience. There is no
fee to attend the group and it is open to anyone, in our
communities who is caring for someone who is ill. The
group is facilitated by Paula Perkins, LBSW. If you have
questions about this Caregiver Support Group, you may
This monthly support group for caregivers is held on the call Paula Perkins at 903-868-9315 or email her at paula.
first Tuesday of each month at the Denison Public Library. perkins@homehospice.org.
It is a dynamic, yet confidential forum for expressing the
P.I.E. (Partners in Education) Schedule
P.I.E. is a monthly seminar offered to the public by a local professional to enhance your knowledge and education.
These highly informative and entertaining talks are sponsored by Home Hospice, Texas AgriLife Extension Service,
Texoma Council of Governments and Texas Health Presbterian Hospital-WNJ and are offered at no cost to those
attending.
Please mark your calendar and attend these talks.
All talks with be held on the third Tuesday of the month, February through November, from 12-1 pm in the Eisenhower
Room at the Texoma Council of Governments, which is located at 1117 Gallagher Road in Sherman. Coffee and
complimentary home-made pies made by Sherman Healthcare will served. You may bring a sack-lunch if you would
like. Below is the schedule:
February 21, 2012
march 20, 2012
april 17, 2012
Dr. azar Ehsan
Dr. muqdad Zuriquat
Joyce White
Heart Healthy Eating
Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders
Cut the Clutter: Simplify Your Life
F-P.I.E. (Fannin County Partners in Education)
F-P.I.E. is a monthly seminar offered to the public in Fannin County by a local professional to enhance your knowledge
and education. These highly informative and entertaining talks are sponsored by Home Hospice, Texas AgriLife
Extension Service, Texoma Council of Governments and Clyde Cosper Texas State Veterans Home.
All talks will be held at the Bonham T.E.A.M.’s center, 806 W. 16th in Bonham on the last Wednesday of the month
beginning in January from 2-3 pm. Coffee and complimentary home-made pies will be served. Below is the schedule:
January 25, 2012
February 29, 2012
march 28, 2012
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Lanny Joe &
Cindy Baker Burnett
Joyce White
JoCarolyn Chambers, LCSW
Cowboy Stories & Songs
Cut the Clutter: Simplify Your Life
Shoot the Outlaws, Love the In-laws
Volume XXII, Issue 3
Celebrating November National Hospice Month
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s 2011 theme is
“Helping you put the pieces into place to ensure that you and your loved ones find
Comfort, dignity and respect.
We listen, we care.”
The modern hospice movement was begun in England by
Dr. Cicely Saunders and is still based on her belief that each
moment of your life matters.
history of hospice and home hospice
The first American hospice was founded in Connecticut in
1974
home hospice of Grayson County was founded in 1982 by
a group of local visionaries
The first Light Up a Life event was held in 1984 and was
run by Patti Castleberry with a logo designed by Dr. Daniel
Setterburg
home hospice of Cooke County’s office was opened in
1988
For-profit hospice companies begin operating in our area
in the late 1990’s
The “rules” for the organization of all hospice organizations
are dictated by Medicare regulations
Interestingly, studies have shown that patients living under
the care of hospice tend to live longer
how home hospice goes over and above the basic
requirements:
Staff members specifically dedicated to working after
hours and on the week ends to meet patient and family
needs
Bear Hugs program to make a teddy bear from a patient’s
clothing as a tangible memory for the family
Legacy program brings in a volunteer to take down an
oral history of the patient, writes the history and the
patient and/or family receives a booklet with pictures
and the history
Petal Pushers flowers are taken to patients and family
weekly with a goal of each patient receiving flowers
monthly
Check out these websites for
Information about health
Information about care for a loved one
Information about available resources
good information from a trusted source:
www.seriousillness.org/grayson
www.seriousillness.org/fannin
Holiday 2011
Pet Peace of Mind program allows a volunteer to help
a patient keep a beloved animal in the home for love
and support
Whispers from Home program records telephone
messages from family and special friends to the patient
which are recorded on a CD for the patient to hear
Food Committee program brings a meal to a patient
and family who need extra help with cooking
What our Families Say:
I don’t have the words to fully describe the gratitude my family and I have for the excellent team assigned to my mother
and us. They were always comforting, reassuring and caring.
Twice I had to call late at night and the response was excellent.
If it hadn’t been for our main nurse, and my heavenly Father,
I wouldn’t have been able to take care of my mom at home
until she passed. From the aides, minister, social worker and
nurses all made a nightmare into a beautiful experience. I will
never stop praising and recommending Home Hospice. What
a blessing to have such a wonderful organization available to
help the transition from life to death. Thank you!
My mother-in-law had a stroke at the assisted living center
and was hospitalized for one week until her death. During
that time, Home Hospice was so helpful to us. They were
supportive and caring and so professional. The doctor who
visited us was an absolute angel. He was amazing and we felt
so comforted by him and the entire staff. Many thanks.
I was surprised by how thoughtful and caring the volunteers
were. I am so grateful to all those involved who assisted me in
the end. Words can not express my appreciation for all they
did to ensure Mom was comfortable. I thank you all! God
bless.
You guys are a God send for mom and dad, both. It was a
blessing to have you as part of our family, not just for mom
and dad, but us kids, too. Thank you for everything. God bless.
Some hospice websites
www.homehospice.org
www.hospicefoundation.org
www.nhpco.org
www.hospice.org
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Bereavement Opportunities in 2012
Home Hospice endeavors to provide optimal grief support for all persons in our communities. These programs assist
individuals and families who are struggling with the death of a significant person in their lives and are offered free of
charge. These grief support groups will provide comfort, guidance and support to all those who grieve.
When Life Changes Support group
Because there is a need for those grieving to be able to come to a safe place in order to talk about their grief or
listen to others who are experiencing grief, a new four-week support group will begin in January. This structured
support group will focus on grief and loss. Bereavement Coordinator, Jolene Senek says “Many who are grieving
feel alone and isolated, but you see a ray of hope, through the sadness, in their faces when they realize they are
not alone and recognize that others are experiencing some of the same thoughts.” There is no fee to attend, but
registration is required so that appropriate materials may be prepared. Please contact Jolene Senek at jolene.
senek@homehospice.org or call 903-868-9315 or 940-665-9891 to register.
Sherman Location
Begins January 9, 2012
12-1:30 p.m.
Home Hospice - 505 W. Center
Large Conference Room in Sherman
When Families grieve—2 Part
Workshop
Sesame Workshop has created When Families
Grieve to help both adults and children
cope with the death of a loved one. This
workshop will provided you with tools on
how to talk to your children about death,
a better understanding of their grieving
process, grieving and remembering together.
This workshop is designed for you and your
children to attend free of charge. The children
will have an activity designed just for them
while you attend the workshop. Please RSVP
to jolene.senek@homehospice.org or 903-8689315 or 940-665-9891 as space is limited.
Tuesday, January 24th & 31st 4:00 -6:00 p.m.
Home Hospice Large Conference Room
505 W. Center Street in Sherman
Quarterly memorial Services Planned
Starting in 2012, memorial services will be held
quarterly to honor your loved ones. Our first
memorial service of 2012 will be held in early
February in both Sherman and Gainesville.
The date and location will be announced in
January so keep watch in the KIT (Keeping
in Touch) newsletter, Home Hospice website,
www.homehospice.org, and Facebook.
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gainesville Location
Begins January 9, 2012
2-3:30 p.m.
Call for location and to register
940-665-9891
Seasons of the heart
a four week grief workshop offering insights on grief and
coping skills including myths about grieving, factors that
make our grief unique and healthy coping skills to name
a few. Plan to attend all four sessions. The seminar is free,
but registration is required so appropriate materials may
be prepared. Please contact Jolene Senek at jolene.senek@
homehospice.org or call 903-868-9315 or 940-665-9891 to
register.
Tuesdays, January 24th, 31st, February 7th, 14th 2012, 4:005:30 p.m.
Whitesboro Public Library Community Room
308 W. Main Street in Whitesboro
Sweet vs. Sour—When grief Steals your Chocolate!
Join us for dessert served up with a light discussion of
Valentine’s Day and what that means if you are facing it
without your sweetheart. We will enjoy the indulgence of
chocolate while taking a look at the lighter side of grief. Yes,
there is a lighter side (however after we have indulged in
the ooey gooey sweets we may not feel so light!) Valentine’s
Day is often a day that evokes many emotions for those
who are grieving. The seminar is free, but registration is
required in order that appropriate materials/desserts are
prepared. Please contact Jolene Senek at jolene.senek@
homehospice.org or call 903-868-9315 or 940-665-9891 to
register.
monday, February 13, 2011 4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
Home Hospice Large Conference Room
505 W. Center Street in Sherman
Volume XXII, Issue 3
Golf Tournament
Home Hospice gratefully thanks the many who helped at our October golf tournament, those who made special
donations, our players, as well as our sponsors. With all the great help, over $12,500 was raised for care of patients
with limited income or no insurance. Our sponsors are listed below:
And the winners are:
Independent Bank
Double Eagle Sponsor:
First Place:
Landmark Bank
Stone Wealth Management
Matthew Gallion
Red River Title Company
Group of Wells Fargo Advisors,
Niles Gallion
Virginia Cook Realtors:
LLC
Gwen O’Bar
Mark Tooley & Tommy Gibbs
Eagle Sponsors:
Sherry Gallion
Par Sponsors:
A-1 Printing
Second Place:
Advanced Medical Imaging
Jimmy Jack Beale
Adrian O’Hanlon, Jr.
Bratcher Funeral Home
Bob Utter Ford Lincoln Mercury
Adrian O’Hanlon, III
Eddie & Susan Brown
Kia
Ryan O’Hanlon
Carey Hearing Centers
Betty O’Hanlon in Memory of
Michael Taylor
Dannel Funeral Home
George
Third Place:
El Chico
Texas Star Bank
Lee DeVowe
First National Bank of Bells\
Birdie Sponsors:
Gabriel Philpot
Savoy
Axtell Rite Value Pharmacy/
Corey Harvey
Malnory, McNeal & Co., P.C.
Whitesboro
Corey Wood
Debbie Hudnall, Virginia
The Angry Dog, Dallas
Closest to the Pin:
Cook Realtor & Debbie Sartin,
Central Health Services
Jim Russell
Shelter Mortgage
Doc FM
Longest Drive:
Higginbotham & Associates
Patrick Murray
he phone
Holiday 2011
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Home Hospice Reaches Out to
the Community
Home Hospice in Grayson, Cooke and Fannin County
reaches out to our communities in various capacities.
The Katy House
recently had a
chili cook-off and
Home
Hospice
participated
by providing a
crock pot of chili
for their chili
cook-off. Sherry
Little cooked the
chili and Vickie
Putman, R.N. and
Nancy
Russell
visited with the
residents and helped with the cook off. Pictured are Kim
Johnson and Leslie Lee of the Katy House with Vickie
Putman in the center!
The employees of Home Hospice supported The
Wounded Warrior project of Traditions in Sherman by
walking to support the cause and making a contribution
to the organization. Pictured are employees enjoying a
fundraising meal.
Volunteer
Coordinator
Barb
Samuelson carved a pumpkin for
the Preston House Halloween
Pumpkin Carving Contest. Her
first place pumpkin had the Home
Hospice Logo on one side and our
name on the backside and it was
beautiful when it was lighted.
Home Hospice of Cooke
County was a sponsor with
T.E.A.M.’s (Together Everyone
Accomplishes More) this summer.
The Cooke County Volunteer Fire
Departments received bottled
water, electrolyte drinks and lip
balms during the intense time of
wildfires in our area. T.E.A.M.’s
also collected socks for adults
that are Cooke County Meals on
Wheels recipients. Pictured is Sue
Carr from Valley View “wearing”
some of the many socks that have
been collected.
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Nicole Smith played a basketball game and gave out Trick
or Treat goodies to the youngsters in the neighborhood of
the Wheeler House in Gainesville on October 31.
Home Hospice employees
Vickie Putman, Nicole Smith,
Cheryl Bowen, Laurie Watson
and Diana Catlin each made
four dozen cookies to take
to Sherman Healthcare on
Halloween for a party for
residents and staff. Pictured are
a few of 20 dozen delicious and adorable cookies.
Volume XXII, Issue 3
TwenTy years of serviCe To
Home HospiCe
Pictured are Donna Pack, R.N.
and Nancy Aylor, C.H.P.N.A.
who have worked at Home
Hospice for twenty years. They
each received a custom Home
Hospice gold and diamond
service pen lovingly designed
by jeweler Jeff McEwen of
McEwen Jewelry, who says he
designed the pin in memory of
his mother because Home Hospice took
such good care of her at the end of her
life. Thanks Donna and Nancy for their
wonderful service and to Jeff for making
their beautiful pins.
Caregiver Talk
Dr. Stan Goldberg
made two Caregiving
presentations
on
Thursday, December
1 at Grayson County
College.
Those who attended, both family
caregivers and professional
caregivers,
learned ideas, suggestions and tips for caregiving and the professionals learned the importance of incorporating the family into the
team that cares for patients.
The seminar was sponsored by Home
Hospice and Dr. Mary Hebert, Texas Oncology.
Spotlight on The Staff
Pictured are the Psycho/Social staff members. This
department includes Bereavement, Social Work and our
Spiritual Advisors. Patients and family members may
request services that include emotional support, assistance
with anticipatory grief issues, community resources,
spiritual support, advance directives, and assistance with
end-of-life issues, including funeral planning and grief
counseling.
Camp Dragonfly
Camp Dragonfly a grief camp for
children ages 8-12, was held October
7-9th at All Saints Camp on Lake
Texoma. All of the 21 campers
have experienced the death of an
important person in their lives
within the last two years The campers arrived unaware
of what to expect, but quickly bonded while making
their name tags and finding their Project Linus blankets
waiting for them. It was truly a fast and furious weekend,
going from one activity to the next. The camp activities
give a voice to the children’s feelings, whether it’s with
words or body language. Camp Director Jolene Senek
said, “As the volunteers were leaving on Sunday we were
Holiday 2011
suddenly surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies as if to
tell us ‘good job!’ ‘great camp! we saw what you did and
it was awesome!’”
One of the campers is pictured holding a dragonflyshaped leaf she found
at the camp. The
next session of Camp
Dragonfly will be held in
March of 2012.
For information or
to register a child contact
Jolene Senek at jolene.
senek@homehospice.org
or call 903-868-9315 or 940-665-9891.
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Home Hospice is a non-profit organization, founded in 1982, dedicated to providing education, programs, services and quality care to
palliate physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms at end-of-life for
patients, families, and caregivers regardless of ability to pay, as well as
all in our communities who grieve.
If you’re 70½ or older,
your chance to make taxfree gifts directly from
your IRA for 2011 ends
on December 31.
A donation to Home
Hospice via a direct
transfer from your IRA,
will generate neither
taxable income nor a tax deduction to you.
You do not need to itemize your deductions to
take advantage of this opportunity.
Your contribution will greatly benefit those
persons and families who are struggling financially
during this final journey and allow them to maintain
dignity by providing excellent care.
Home Hospice is does not provide tax advice
and you should consult your tax advisor for more
information about making a year-end gift from your
IRA.
Our Mission Statement
Time Is Running Out
Our Website
www.homehospice.org
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Home Hospice of Grayson County is an
agency of United Way of Grayson County.
Home Hospice of Cooke County is an agency of Cooke County United Way.
We urge you to support United Way of Grayson and Cooke Counties
as they complete their annual campaigns.
www.HOMEHOSPICE.org
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deBBie FleiTman, Auxiliary President - Cooke County
Tom Kyle, PresidenT
marK Tooley, PresidenT elecT
Gerri Bandemir, Treasurer
donna BedGood, secreTary
Jim WalKer, immediaTe PasT PresidenT
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louis emerson
sheila Graham
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