For George Old Age Brave Bird - Good Shepherd Community Care

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Center for Life Transitions
Managing The Holidays
A Time To Rejoice?
3-10 Program Year 2008 Donors
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“Big Feat”: Big Fun
Hospice: Living,
Dying, or Both?
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notes from
executive director
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hen meeting new people, I am often asked what I do. As quickly as I respond, “I work for hospice” comes the
all too familiar response, “That must be so depressing.” For some time, I used to smile uncomfortably, not know-
ing how to respond. Four years and a few too many awkward conversations later, I now reply with confidence,
“Hospice can be sad, but it is rarely depressing.”
Last winter, Circle of Caring at Hospice of the Good Shepherd hosted Dr. Maria Sirois, who spoke on “Faith,
Hope & Resilience in the Presence of Suffering.” In her first book, every day counts, Dr. Sirois writes, “Even in
moments of great suffering, the time is now to connect deeply to the experience of our very own lives.”
This fall, for the first time, we invite you into the hearts, spirits and experiences of a few of the people for whom
we have cared. At Hospice of the Good Shepherd, we are often rejuvenated by the clients and families we care
for, as they remind us that there is love and life, even in the presence of loss.
Jennifer Sax, Director of Outreach
Old Age
Emily Hoberman
Nestled down
One hundred years behind her
A sympathetic chair
Hugging her close
The worn leather
Marks of forgotten days
A head’s indentation
Cradling Pop’s memories
A mere squint
Eyes fighting to stay open
Veins, like mountains
Atop limpid skin
Tremulous hands
Hands that once held lives
Retired wrinkles
Sleeping resting
Her words-Words that used to cure
Filled with emptiness
And profound confusion
Defeated by time
Not so endless anymore
The ticking clock
About to hit the final hour
Brave Bird
Robyn Nelson
Flying high,
no matter what,
happens to come up.
Overhead,
above the others,
where it could get lost.
She’s a brave little bird.
Out sick a lot,
miss some school,
all because I’m different.
But never mind it.
I’ve only got a week,
this Robyn’s flying on.
Flying south,
seems big you would think,
for just,
a little bird.
Sometimes,
just sometimes,
birds will think back,
and say,
“Hey, this isn’t so hard.”
This bird will get there.
Mixed emotions,
come up a lot,
like happiness and worries.
Happy that I’m almost there,
then there are,
those who worry.
Like Mom.
Like Dad.
Like Lee.
and like that bird,
who wrote a poem,
about her feelings,
for me.
Flying is hard,
but the flock,
will soon get there.
Worries will leave,
happiness arrives.
This Robyn is a Brave Bird.
For
George
Rick Golden
you are the focus of attention
your words are frisky little animals
scampering around the dining room
your eyes shine and we cheer you on
for you, are our magic father
80 years young and still going strong
your stories, are now the stories of an old man
growing, expanding
they are pure wisdom disguised as bright tennis balls
and we bat them back and forth
laughing at our good fortune
that we have been given a lifetime
with this irresistible man
2042 Beacon St. • Newton, MA 02468-1431 • 617-969-6130 • www.hospicegoodshepherd.org • fax 617-928-1450
A Time to Rejoice? Managing the Holidays
From our Director of Counseling Services, Renee Goldstein Fixler, LICSW
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s the holidays approach, social norms reinforce the notion that the holiday
season is a time to rejoice with family and friends. Yet, for those who have lost a
loved one, whether it be a spouse, partner, parent, sibling, child, or close friend,
the holidays can take on a very different meaning. This time of year may trigger
a variety of feelings and reactions that may be challenging and confusing to deal
with. There are ways in which to manage the holidays that allow grievers to experience the range of feelings that they have, as well as maintain the love and honor
they have for their loved ones.
If the loss is recent, you may still be in a state of confusion and shock, and be
focused on the practical issues of losing a loved one. The very thought of participating in the holidays may be daunting. Some may find surrounding themselves
with loved ones to be a comfort, even when the loss itself is all-encompassing
and overwhelming. Others may prefer to grieve more privately.
Whether you have lost a loved one two months, six months, two years, or twenty
years ago, the holidays can reawaken feelings that may have been dormant for
quite some time. Society tends to send a message that after a year, grieving
should be over. However, if someone has been significant to the very meaning
and existence in your life, there will be times when you may feel more sensitive
and need to reminisce about your loved one. Grieving is a healthy reaction to
dealing with loss.
It is quite common while grieving to have a sense of fear or dread of the holidays.
At times, the loss may feel like it happened yesterday. You may rehearse and
replay the last months, days, and hours of your loved one’s death. Feelings of
sadness, guilt, disconnectedness, love, relief, and anger are all normal. You may
also recall and relish the fond memories you shared with your loved one, or even
be angry that he/she is no longer on this earth. At these times, allowing yourself
to feel whatever arises is a way of honoring your loved one and respecting your
own needs.
There are strategies to deal with the holidays and the more you are attuned to
what helps you cope, the more empowered you will feel. This will not necessarily
take away how much you miss your loved one, but the strategies can help you to
manage the multitude of feelings and concrete issues that arise during this time.
The Center for Life
Transitions Offers:
Educational Workshops
Grief and Bereavement Services
Support Groups
Annual Evening of
Remembrance
Resource Library
Remembrance Room
Speakers’ Bureau
Cultural Events
Book Clubs
Movie Nights
Informational Family Meetings
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This kind of self-care can pertain to both general grieving and issues specific to
the holidays.
COPING STRATEGIES FOR GRIEF DURING THE HOLIDAYS
• Consistent sleep patterns, good nutrition, exercise
• Talking with friends and family; sharing your story
• Prayer; attending religious functions
• Reading, observing nature, music, journal-writing
• Planning ahead (for the holidays); doing what feels right to you
• Starting new traditions (noting what makes the holidays
most meaningful for you, your family, and your loved one)
• Accepting invitations (to parties and functions); being mindful of your
emotions; what feels comfortable and manageable for you?
• Having an understanding of where you are; knowing that
there may be a range of emotions that arise during this time
If you find that you are feeling overly hopeless, excessively guilty, having ongoing
sleep disruption, or thoughts of wanting to hurt yourself, you may need to seek
professional help. There are therapists who specialize in this area that can be extremely helpful with understanding the issues specific to your grief. Bereavement
support groups are another avenue that many people find helpful. There is nothing like being able to share your experience with people who truly understand
what you are going through.
It is also normal to wonder if the intensity of your feelings will ever go away. How
will you ever be able to enjoy yourself again? Does moving on mean that you will
forget what your loved one meant to you? In the words of Helen Keller, “What we
have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we have loved deeply becomes a
part of us.” The holidays can present an opportunity to explore what is valuable
to you and help you to redefine your life in the presence of your loss.
Circle of Caring at Hospice of the Good Shepherd offers a variety of support groups which are free of charge and open to the community. For more
information about our Community Support Groups, please call Christina at
617.969.6130 or email ccoffey@hospicegoodshepherd.org.
Spiritual Needs at the End of Life:
A Multi-Faith Panel Presentation
On Wednesday, December 3rd, Circle of Caring at Hospice of the
Good Shepherd will sponsor a multi-faith panel presentation on endof-life issues featuring representatives from the Jewish, Muslim, Protestant and Catholic faiths. The panel will be held at the Newton Free
Library from 7-9pm. CEU credits for nursing and social work will be
available. “Spiritual Needs at the End of Life” is being sponsored by
Sun Life Financial and is one of the many programs available through
the Hospice’s Center for Life Transitions. If you would like to attend
this event or if you are interested in more information call Jennifer at
617.969.6130 or email jsax@hospicegoodshepherd.org.
Annual Evening of Remembrance
On Thursday, November 13th, Circle of Caring at Hospice of the Good
Shepherd will host its Annual Evening of Remembrance at the Wellesley Community Center. The program will incorporate music, readings
and poetry into a moving service held to honor all the clients we have
cared for over past years and to remember with their loved ones. As
part of the evening we will acknowledge the names of clients who
died in the past program year. If you plan to attend and would like an
additional name acknowledged, you may let us know when you sign
in. Attendees are encouraged to bring photographs or other items
to display on a Remembrance Table. If you would like to attend this
event or if you are interested in more information call Christina at
617.969.6130 or email ccoffey@hospicegoodshepherd.org.
Our Circle of Caring Supporters July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Director’s Circle
E. Rhodes & Leona B.
Carpenter Foundation
Lee Connors
Joan DesRoches
The Ben & Zelma Dorson
Family Charitable
Foundation
The Flatley Foundation
The KBK Foundation
Leaves of Grass Fund
Network Health
Joseph Perini
Memorial Foundation
Jon Plimpton
Power Construction
Company, LLC
Seegel, Lipshutz & Wilchins, LLP
The Clinton & Wilma
Shattuck Charitable Trust
Enid Starr
Mary Thomas
Michael & Louisa
von Clemm Foundation
Benefactors
The Aronson Foundation
Beaumont Financial
Partners, LLC
Brookline Volkswagen Audi
Sophie W. Burgess
William D. Cammarano
Community Newspaper
Company
Thomas H. & Cynthia
Connelly
Barbara S. & Arthur
D’Angelo
Nathan David & Minnie J.
David Memorial Fund
Patricia Freysinger
Joyce Gallagher
Geriatric Resource Centre, Inc.
Lillian Greene
Oscar & Celia Casper & Sarah
Grosberg Fund
Barbara Hernberg
SusannaLevin
The Estate of
Robert E. Luccock
Meg & Pete Lutze
Mass Bay Respiratory, Inc.
Josephine Massell
A. J. McCarthy
Ralph R. McDonough
Carol Sawyer Parks
Pelham Community Pharmacy
Daniel E.Rothenberg
Alyce B. Simon
Sadler Fund
The Sawyer Charitable
Foundation
Richard & Ann Snow
Carol Taiclet &
James D. Taiclet, Jr.
Lora & Daniel Tarlin & Family
J.S. Waterman & Sons
Funeral Home
Ms. Ernst & Mr. Weinrobe
The Weston Friendly Society
of the Performing Arts, Inc.
Roger & Linda Young
Patrons
Alexander, Aronson,
Finning & Co., P.C.
Betsy Atkins
Gulson Gul & Jeffrey Baum
Barbara Bean
Lisa Bevilaqua
Marcia Booth
The Boveri-Trackman
Family Foundation
Michael Brenner, M.D.
Carl N. Brownsberger, M.D.
Helen Lee Burr
Mimi Burstein
Kevin & Judith Campbell
Robert J. & Pat Cantin
Roberta & Irwin Chafetz
Virginia W. Cheung
Garrett Stuck &
Pamela Coravos
Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
The First Baptist Church
Kathryn E. Maloney &
Harold C. Foley
Samuel Frankenheim
Joseph & Cynthia Freeman
Oliver Gillham
Rabbi Carol Glass
Family of Mary Gleason
M. Daniel & Fredda Gordon
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Paula Kelley
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Wyn Kelley
William R. &
Betsy P. Leitch
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Health Services, Inc.
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Lewis Rosenberg
Norma & Benson Shapiro
Sostek Home Care
Stat-Care Pharmacy, LLC
Richard D. Urell
The Village Bank
Watertown Savings Bank
Stephen Sayre &
NancyWatters
Women’s Fellowship, Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
Sponsors
Gerald R. Abelow
William Diaper &
Daun Anderson
Gail Arcari
Dennis & Susan Ausiello
Victoria T. Baker
Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D.
Dr. Arthur J. Barsky, II
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Robert & Dorothy Bond
Joyce & Lawrence Brooks
Henry J. Burke & Sons
Funeral Home
Stephen J. Campbell
The Carpathia Corporation
Dana Cooperson
Stephen P. Crosby
Bruce Curran
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Paula M. & Robert L. Evans
Gwen Friend
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Eunice Garzel
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The Sema & Stanley
Gelin Family Fund
Nigel & Vera Godley
Betty Goldstein
Renee Goldstein Fixler
Lillian Gordon
Judith Graham
Marjorie & Irwin Gruverman
Chris Hill
Peter & Joan Hoffman
The I Do Foundation
Daniel H. Jacobs &
Susan Quinn-Jacobs
Judy Jose-Roddy
Victoria & Lorraine Joyce
Daniel & Pamela Kaplan
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Karas
Neal Kenslea
Gail & Cyril Kruss
John Kurkjian, M.D.
The Lebowich Family Fund
David H. & Susan J. Levi
Andrea G. Levitt
Richard & Nancy
Lubin & Family
Douglas & Sarah MacDonald
Nancy Wheeler &
Frank Marchica
Helaine Miller
Dr. Betty I. Morningstar
Mount Saint Vincent
Retirement Community
Judith M.Murray
The Newton Centre
Women’s Club, Inc.
Northstar Insurance
Christopher Nugent
Robert M. O’Brien
Marjorie A. Orr
Carolyn Peter
The Pfizer Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Ned Pride
Gilbert Quinn
Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
Susan & Jim Rapoport
Abby S. Rosenberg
Julian Sandler
Carole Starr Schein
Robert E. & Catherine Schneider
Barbara Shain
The Sheraton Newton Hotel
Ruth Stanger
Susan Stefan
Robert M. & Gail Stein
Gay & Lee Strickler
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Tarrant
Telluride Farm Corporation
Jeffrey S. & Linda H. Thomas
Marjorie Tichnor
Arnold & Gloria Tofias
USI New England
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Improvement Society
The Wang Foundation
Kathy Glick-Weil & Gordy Weil
The Wellesley Bank
Village Churchwomen,
Wellesley Congregational Church
Whole Foods Market
I. Peter Wolff
Arnold & Barbara L. Zenker
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Our Circle of Caring Supporters July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Supporters
A.W. Perry, Inc.
Michael Abedon
Judith & Gerald Abrams
Margaret Dealy Ackerman
James E. & Virginia Aisner
Dr. George Altman
Judith Andelman
Marie L. Anderson
Anderson’s Diamonds &
Fine Jewelry
Donald A. Antonioli
Jodie Apesche
Mark & Beverly Aronson
Scott Wallace &
RoslynArpiarian
Ted & Pat Arsenault
Mary E. Ashburne
Robert L. & Elizabeth Ball
Baram Family Trust
Luther L.Barber
Marygrace & PeterBarber
Robert L. Barnett
Beaufort Yacht Club
Diane Becker
Marie G. Bedrosian
Harold Moren & Sally Beecher
Julie Rosen & Gary Belowich
Phyllis & Lawrence Berk
The Bernard G. & Nancy J.
Berkman Foundation
Leonard & AudreyBerman
Myrna Bernard
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Isabel & Mark Bertman
Heidi L. Blau
Miriam Blau
Beverly H. & Les Blicher
Howard Block
Helen Blogit
Barry Bluestone
Judy Bogage
Tony & Elizabeth Bogyo
Tim Boon
Patricia Boudrot
Lucy R. Boyle
Richard Braverman
Suzy Bresky
Miklos M. Breyer
Seth Briggs
Daniel Broderick
James & Maria Bueche
C.N. Wood Co., Inc.
David Candeias
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Carlson
James & Donna Cawley
Katherine Chahrouri
Karl A. Chapsky
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Perry Rosenthal &
Barbara Cheris
Paula Thompson &
David B. Chosiad
Lynda G.Christian
Melissa Clemence
Bonnie R. Clendenning
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Beryl W. & Barbara Cohen
Carolyn Cohen
Marc C. Cohen
Bud & Anita Collins
Gregory B. Collins
Mary T. Conway
Anne Coolidge
Ranny Cooper
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Samuel M. Cotton
Alice Cousins
Harvey & Cynthia Creem
Paul Crowley
Stephen J. Cucchiaro
Susan Dacey
Dalias Bistro & Wine Bar
Rita & Morgan Daly
Dr. & Mrs. Benedict Daly, Jr.
The Andre & Marilyn
Danesh Fund
Edward L. Davis
James S. Davis
Nora Saul & Otis Dean
Dianne C. & J. Robert Denk
Mary Dennehy
The Town of Weston
Department of Public Works
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Jessica Dietrich
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Veronica R. Dounais
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DST Systems, Inc.
Caren & Jerry Dubnoff
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Echenthal & Dan Mayer
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The Elephant Walk
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Barbara Steen-Elton
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Anne Freeh Engel
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The GE Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
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Giglio Dental
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Pamela Goodman
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Daniel J. Hawkins
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Charitable Gift Fund
Ann H. Himmelberger
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Ryan Hoffmeister
Horizon Wind Energy, LLC
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Matching Grants Program,
IBM Corporation
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Family Foundation
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Keyes Drug
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& Family
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& David Lerman
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LifePlans
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Lincoln Park Baptist Church
Mark H. Lipof
H. Lipow
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Dr. Mortimer & Charlotte Litt
Our Circle of Caring Supporters July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
Christopher & Julie Lovell
Norman Stein &
MindyLubber
Jim & Elizabeth Luchars
Jane & Tony Luiso
Peter & Bonnie Lutze
Lionel S.Lyon Revocable Trust
The Madeson Family Fund
Grace & Ole Madsen
Mrs. William Malamud
Myrna Malec
Henry A.Malkasian, Jr.
Niecie & Joe Manello
Mantra Restaurant
Marilyn L. Manzoli
Joseph M. & JamieMarcus
Charles & Rose Margosian
Max Stein’s
American Steakhouse
Marijo & Joanne McCarthy
Kevin F. McElroy
Delores & Mark McKenna
& Family
Lionel McKenzie
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Jeanne McNett
Paul A. McNulty
MicroLogic Team
Mill Brook Inn
Lee Miller
Judith W. & Sanford A.
Miller & Family
The Millipore Foundation
Michael Millis, MD
Allen & Paula Mitchell
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Elizabeth H. Monrad
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Wayne & Katherine Morello
Frank, Ruth, & Linda
Morton & Janice M. Buck
Jay & Barbara Moskow
MatthewMulroney
Charlotte Murray
Melissa Murrin
Robin Neiterman
New Century HomeCare
Jeffrey Newman
Luisa & Larry Newman
Newton Highlands Chiropractic
David S. Nixon
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John J. Norton, Esq.
Bill & Linda M. Novak
Alla O’Brien
John J. O’Connor
Jim O’Neill
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Linda B. Osterberg
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Perkins & Perkins, PC
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David & Nancy Peters
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Diane Phillips
Pho Republique Restaurant
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Arthur “Woody” Pier
Mrs. Ervin Pietz
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Staff at Rackemann
Strategic Consulting, Inc.
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The Elaine S. & Bernard
Reisman Charitable Fund
Janet Gearty, Gloria Aspesi,
Jean & Bob Weise, &
Mary Lou & George Remon
Andrew A. & Deborah Rempis
Susana Rey-Alvarez
Nancy J. Cucinotta
& JeanRibeiro
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& JoanRooney
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Stone Foundation
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Family Charitable Fund
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& Ursula M. Tafe
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Management Company
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& Phyllis Wilker
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wTe Corporation
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& Andrew Zelermyer
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Contributors
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Marianne Austin
James T. Avery, III & Nancy Avery
Jonathan S. & Rosemary Avery
Berta & Rabbi Albert Axelrad
Barbara Babigian
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Esther Backer
Sang Hoo Bae
Herbert & Nancy Baer
Shirley Bailin
Robert Ball
Sylvia & Harold Band
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Louis B. Barber
Bernice Barres
Skip Barry
John & Alice Bartinelli
Wendy-Lee Bartley
Leah & Jerome Bass
George & Evelyn Bazer
Arnold H. Bearak
Paul Beer & Karen Haller Beer
Ted & Ann Bell
E.Bemis
Alan Bender
Marjorie Benincasa
Julie Benyo
Isidore L. & DebraBerenbaum
Carol Bergbauer
Dan Berger
Samuel Berger
Merton J.Bergman
Richard & Patience Berkman
Charlotte & Jay Berkson
Helen Berman
Victor L. Berman
Bernard’s Restaurant
Nancy & Robert Bernheimer
Dr. Yale J. Berry
Harry & Faye Berzon
John E. Bezanson
Allan M. Bikofsky
Carol Blair
Kristen & Brian Blake
Caroline Kramer & Alan Blazar
Sally Blazar
Hubert B. Bligh
Ella & Jerome Bloom
Blue Ginger
Blue Ribbon Barbecue
Christie & Dave Bluhm
Howard Blum
Allison Barnette Blythe
Al & Judy Boccia
Herbert & Norma Bogen
Robert Morris
& Mohan Boodram
Gail, Ron, Alissa & David Bor
Robert Borek
Mae D. Bortnick
Patric M.Boudreau
Caryn & Michael Bowe
David B. Boyajian
Ronald & Janet Boyajian
Barbara Boyd
Edith Boyden
Eileen Boyle
Pam & Gary Bradley
Ellen C. Brady
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Timothy & Michele Brannan
Alice C. Bray
Barbara Breen
Gordon E. Brendley
Lindsay Brennan
Julius Breslouf
Renate Breuning
Richard J. Briand
Edith Brickman
Edwin S.Briggs
Saul J. Brightman
Brighton Allston Mental
Health Association
Lica & Liviu Brill
Phyllis & Jerry Briskin
Nancy Bromberger
Dale & Margaret Bromfield
Marcia S.Bromfield
Phil & Martha Brook
Rosemary & Ted Brooks
John Brown
Phyllis L.Brown
Samuel Brown
Browne Carpentry
The Broyles Family
Dorothy Buckley
Stephanie Burns
Esther Burstein
Etta Byer
Joseph F.Byers, Jr.
Debbie & John Caban
John Caban
Austin L.Cable
Philip Cahill
Daniel B. &
Claire Socolovsky Caine
James C.Callahan
Trang Nguyen Callahan
The Callahan Family
MargaretCampbell
Mary Canniff
Louis & Brenda Caplan
Rita & Peter Capodilupo
Penelope Caponigro
Captain Marden’s Seafoods, Inc.
James & Irene Caralis
Diane Carr
Anne M. Carr-Reardon
Anne Carroll
Stella Carvelli
Thomas & Bernadette Casey
Sara M. Casher
Mr. & Mrs. John Casserly
Ann Castle
Susan Cavaleiri
Winifred J. &
Kathleen M. Cawley
Aldine Cech
Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation
Century Health Systems
Leon Chabot
Ann & Steve Chalmer
Shelley B. Chamberlain
Helen J. Chandler
Miriam Chandler
Lisa Thomson & Gene Charny
Ling, Guene, Amy & Bobby Chen
Chestnut Hill Village
Association
Chiara Restaurant
Bonnie Chick
Rory Rothman & Penelope Chick
Armene Chorbajian
Mary Christin
Holly Heslop
& Charlie Christopher
Patty Cipirano
Loretta Clancy
Thomas & Lucie Clarke
June Clay
Mildred & Melvin Clere
Blythe Clinchy
Diane S. Cline
The Closet Exchange
Vincent Codispoti, Jr.
& Debra Codispoti
Rebecca M. Cohan
Barbara H. Cohen
Donald Cohen
Donna H. Cohen
Gertrude M. Cohen
Jeanne Cohen
Mayor David B. Cohen
Robert & Terri Cohen
Sheldon Cohen
The Freeman Family
& Ginny Cohen
Rachel Cohn
August J.Colangelo
Thomas P. Colarusso
James G.Colbert
Miriam & Herbert Cole
Frank & Mary Colley
Edmund T. Collins, Jr.
Barbara S. Colliton
Francoise C. &
Michel A. Compagnon
Concepts Salon & Day Spa
Justine Connolly
Nancye & Philip Connor
Eileen Connors
Susan M.Connors
Kay Conrad
Owen & Lydia Cook
Amy & Mark Cooper
Jeffrey Rosenberg
& Marcia Cooper
Dennis M. Cooperson
Robyn Miller & Les Cooperson
William L. Copithorne
Helen Copman
Jane Corey
Susan B. Corson
Eleanor Coslow
Shaun Costello
Geralyn N. Coticone
The Cottage Restaurant & Bar
Clare M. Cotton
Nicholas G. Coufos
James & Kathleen Coughlin
John & Deborah Coughlin
John Coyle
Crosby Jewelers
Joseph Cucinotta
Greta & Donald H.Cullison
Kathy Cumberland
Mrs. Doris Low &
The Cummings Family
Katheryn C. Cusick
Eleanor D’Amato
Jean A. Dahlben
Earl E. Dalrymple
Tom & Wilma Dalton
Thomas & Susan Danahy
Melvin I. & Carolyn
Hooky Darack
DavidsWeb.com
DCU Digital Federal Credit Union
Ann de Pierro
Carole & David Decter
Dedham Ave Automotive
Mary Anne Deery & Family
GretchenDeichert
Suzanne Delehanty
Annette DeLollis
Sheila Deming
Marijeanne Dengler
Susan Denison
A.D. Denny
Angela DeRubeis
Friends of Evelyn DesRoches
Clare Beirne Dewart
Irene & Joseph Dhosi
Judy Diamond
Bruno D.Dibona
Evan Pressman & Caryl Diengott
Diane Dietrich
Nino & Pat DiIanni
Peter J. Dill
Harriet & KennethDiNisco
Jill Diorio
Lisa Dissanayake
Mimi B. Dohan
Ann Doherty
Roland & Doris Doherty
Barbara A. Donahue
Benjamin Doress
Julia M. Dorsey
Bruce Dorson
Rebecca Dorson & Family
David M.Doucett
Gloria Doucett
Ann Doucette
Sylvia G.Drapkin
Helen L. & Elizabeth J. Drinan
John J. & Shirley Driscoll
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Drobnis
Morris Dubin
Mary & Robert Duggan
Joann Dukas
Philip Dutra
Stacia Eccles
Ruth Eckstein
Robert L. Ehrmann, M.D.
Phyllis A. Elfman
Margaret Gretel Elkan
Burton Elliott
Lawrence C. Elliott
Edward & Elaine Ellis
Muriel Ellman
Barbara Elman
Maxine Elmont
Linda Graetz & James Eng
Our Circle of Caring Supporters July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Adele Epstein
Stephen M. Epstein
Sally-Hilda Erickson
Rick Erna
Charlotte B. Eskin
Carol Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Evans
Paul E. Ewing
Lenny & Eleanor Fafel
Joseph A. Fagan
Falcon Accounting Services
Chris & Sarah Falk
Victoria A. & William Falk
Ann M. Farie
Josephine Farina
Claire Farkas
Marie C. Farmer
Joanne Farnsworth
Walter & Marion Farrell
Daniel & Barbara Fawcett
Patricia Feddersen
Margaret T. Feeney
Janice L. & Richard J. Feffer
Abbey & Sandy Feigenson
Marilyn Feinberg
Ruth Ann & Edward Feinberg
Ellen Feingold
Adele Feldman
Donald Feldman
Dan Ferguson
Mrs. B. Dan Ferguson
Karen Ferraro
Eleanor & Arthur Fertel
Jean Field
Janice M.Fieldman
Rachel Fier
Bonny Filker
Linda Filker
Geoffrey Filker & Family
Andrea Finard
Janice & Howard Fineman
Wanda Finke
Mrs. Alvan D. Finn
Norman H. & Judith Finn
Dr. Michael C. Fiore
The Fireplace
Lee & Sheldon Fishman
Sandy Fitzgerald
Jacqueline Fitzpatrick
Gail & Tony Flackett
Reba F. Flantzer
Richard A. Fleischer
Elizabeth Flynn
Sally Fogel
KathleenFoley
Mary Foley
Paul E. Foley
Richard J. Fontano
Evelyn Forbes & Family
Barbara Forte
June Foster
Mrs. Lewis M. Foster
Alexa & Bob Fox
Barbara & Marvin Fox
Gloria Fox
June J. Fox
Barbara Frank
Ellen J. Frank
Karen M.Frank &
the Frank Family
Dr. William & Beverly Franklin
Chris & Michelle Frawley
& Family
Miriam & Nathan Freedman
Ellen Freeley
Ida Fridmann
Judith Friedlander
Bobbie Friedman
Harry K. Friedman
Ina R. Friedman
Joel Friedman
Gretchen G. Friend
Sylvia & Dean Frieze
Betsy B. Frisby
William H. Furdon
Jane Gaddes
Rick & Amy Gaddes
Kris Gaida
Janis A. Gallagher
Marilyn & Betar Gallant
Herb Galpert
Jim & Peggy Galvin
The Ganame Family
Judy E. Garber
Vivienne & Fred Garmon
Lucy Garofalo
Cynthia Maurice Garrett
& Family
Mike Garvey
Diane Gass
Thomas L. Gauger
Linda & RaymondGautreau
Irving & Nancy Geffner
Geiger International
Lester & Corinne Geist
Gertrude A. Geller
Alan Geller, M.D. & Family
Don Gentile
William & Ellen George
Irving B. Gerber
Claire Gerstein
DeborahGerstein
Maurice Gertel
Carol L. Ghatan
Tanya Ghatan
Ernestine Gianelly
Linda Giarla
Robert E. Gilbert
Anne K. Gilpatrick
Sylvia Gilson
Marvin & Gladys
Gimpel & Family
Jill Ginsburg
Barbara Gironda
Hulda Gittelsohn
Diane Gittinger
Amy Glaser
Joel C. & Eleanor R. Glaser
Marian & Arthur Glasgow
Beverly Glazier
Renee & Irwin Glazier
Donald Gocella
Juliet H. Godson
Jean Goganian
Janet Gold
Dorothy B. Goldberg
Haley & Mitchell, Marge &
Lou Goldberg & Robin
& Scott Director
Marylynn Goldhaber
Nancy Goldin
Adele Goldman
Alan C. Goldman
Helaine & Joe Goldman
Joseph D. & Ruth E. Goldman
Molly L. Goldman
Morton Hoffman &
Edith Goldman
Marc Goldring
Sheila & Norman Goldstein
Terry A. Goldzier
Nancy A.Goodfellow
Margery I. Goodman
Marilyn & Stuart Gopen
Joan S. Gordon
Kelley Gordon
Naomi & Mel Gordon
Gay Gorgone
Kerry Gorgone
Barbara J. Gorman
Stephen Gould
Katherine M. Goulet
Lori, Ken & KelseyGrant
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey M. Grant
Sandra Gray
Wayne Gray
Great International
Great Island Associates
Greater Boston
Home Health Care
Tom Greeley
Adeline L. Green
Dr. & Mrs. Milton Green
Edith Green
Leona Green
Rosanne & Arthur Green
S. Emilie Green
Barry Green & Family
Anita J. Greenbaum
Mark Greenbaum
Dr. Jonathan Greenberg
Elaine K.Greenberg
Joan S. Greenberg
Mr. & Mrs. George L. Greenfield
Robert Greenfield
Jane L. Greenhood
Dotty Greve
Robert J.Grogan
Daniel & Selma Grosser
Edith K. Grossman
Louise & Michael Grossman
Catherine M. Guinee
Gunther International
SvetlanaGurevich
Kathleen Tucker Gustafson
Kim Gwartney
Jill Anne Jacobs &
Frederic L. Haber
Helen Hagopian
Mike Haines
Allen Hale
Henry J. Halko
Kelly Hall
Martin H. Kaplan &
Albert J. Hamilton
Lea Handler
Alice Handley
Mary Handley
Joan Hanna
Dick & Christine Hannon
Larry Hardoon
Kathryn Hare
Mark & Ellyn Harmon
Susan A.Harrington
Virginia Harrington
Ellen Harris
P.C. Harris
Michael Harrison
Sheilah & Bob Harrow
Deb & Bob Hartenstein
Oliver Fowlkes & Mary Harvey
Lisa Hatfield
Devorah Hauss
Herbert & Noel Hayes
John A. Hayes, Sr.
Paul & Virginia Hayward
Jo-Edith Heffron
Roma Heillig Morris
Ruth E. Heintz
Henrietta’s Table
Jules Herbert
Michael Herman
Elinor Hernon
Susan Herz
Dr. David A. Herzog
Lydia Hews
Helen Heyn
MargaretHeyn
Helen K.Hicks
Angelina M. Hickson
Elizabeth N. Hill
Gerald & Esther Hiller
Patti Sclafani-Hinkley
& EarlHinkley
Mr. & Mrs. Sumner Hoberman
Mary Hodgdon
J. Debra Hofman
Doreen Hogle
Pamela A. Holland
Suzanne Holland
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hollman
Carole E.Holmes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Holzman
Home Helpers
Ruth & David Honick
Sally M. Hopkins
Mr. & Mrs. David Hopper
Doris Horlink & Family
Geo Horowitz
Sheila & Paul Horwitz
Robert E. Housman
Pauline Houston
Charles Howell
Ed Hughes
Gloria Hughes
Sharon E. Hughes
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Richard & Mary Humber
Patricia J. & John Hunter
Barbara Hurst
Adam Hutson
Adeline Hymoff
Myron & Renne Idelson
Shannon D. Ingraham
The Institute of Sexuality
& Intimacy
Jocelyn & Peter Inzana
Mary & William Ishkanian
Dana A. Jackson
Roberta & Leo Jacobin
Harriet Jacobs
Rita Jacobs
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankowski
MillicentJick
John Dewar & Co., Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. GregoryJohnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Helen Johnson
Marcia Johnson
Nancy & Dave Johnson
June Johnson-Wolff
Mary N. Johnston
Mary (Tooker) Johnston & Family
Margaret C. Jones
Ruth Jones
Yalta I. Joslin
The JP Morgan Chase
Foundation
Drs. Gwen & Harry L. Julia
Just Next Door
Mark H. Kadar
Harriet & Robert Kahn
MillicentKalaf
Richard W. Kallio
Pauline Kalman
Charlotte O. Kaner
Gwenette & Plato Kangis
Sarah Kantor
Allen & Karen Kaplan
Carol & Ken Kaplan
Edward M. & Adele Kaplan
Michael Stanislawski &
Marjorie Kaplan
Gloria M.Karas
Eleanor & Maurice Katz
Harvey A. Katz
Minna & Sidney Katz
Rachel Kaunfer
John H. Kavanagh, Jr.
Jonathan & Deborah Kay
Bernice “Sis” Kazis
Margaret M. Kearney
Elizabeth & Al Kendall
Claire Kennedy
Jeanette Kennedy
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kennison
Daniel Kenslea
Jack & Shirley Kerner
Michael Kerrigan
Barbara & Gene Kessler
David & Janet Kiah
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Peter W. & Jane M.Kilborn
Elyse Kilbride
Brian & Sandra Kiley
Lisa Kindberg-Whiting
Linda King
Matthew J. King
Patricia King
Margery Kingsdale
Elisabeth Kirsch
Bela & Rubin Kirzner
Arnold Klayman
Jean & Lou Kleiman
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kloongian
Sandra Perry & David Kneeland
Harold M. Knott
Louise A. Knox
Susan Koegler
Laurence K. Koff & Family
Kathryn B. Kogan
Nancy Korach
Ted & Diane Korelitz
Sanford J. Kornberg
George F. Koster Kouzina
Bryce & Eileen Kramer
MichelleKramer
Nelson E. & Mildred G. Kravetz
Norman B. Krim
Kathlyn Haigney Krims
Pauline Sammis & John &
Linda Kristan Kenneth Krowne, DMD
Ann Krupinski
Marilyn R. Kudisch
Michael Kudish
Susan D.Kunk
The Kupperschmidt Family
Selma & Paul Kwasnick
Elizabeth & JamesLadd
Paul Lafford
Dorothy I. Lambert
Francoise H. LaMonica
Mr.& Mrs. Roger Landay
Ruth J. Landsman
Andrew & Margo Lane
Dulce Langhan
Mary Irene Lanigan
Joseph Lappen & Family
The Lappen Family
Debra A.Larbig
Mary Larrabee
Dr.& Mrs. Richard Larschan
Eric Launer
Jennifer Layne
Gerald Lazar
Aaron & Louise Lazare
Barbara & Ralph Lazarus
Marlene Lebow
Carol W. Lee
Betty P. & Stanley S. Leeson
Matthew & Emily
Leffler Schulman
Lenore Leitman
Nancy & Sidney Lejfer
Carol Lembo
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lepler
Frances Lerman
Friends from Let’s Wine & Dine
Magda Leuchter
Ruth Levens & Family
Helen & Daniel Levenson
Molly Levin
Bertha C.Levine
Daniel J. Levinson
Zoe W. Levinson
Ruth C. Levy
Doris S. Lewis
Winnie Liakos
Marion Lichenstein
Elizabeth & Henry S. Lieberman
Ruth S. Lief
Mrs. Richard Heinstein
& Elaine L. Ligums
MichelleLinback
Susan J. Lincourt
Suzanne & David Lingard
Frances X. Linso
Jeanne R. Lipman
John Lisker
Robert W. Listernick
Beverly & Roger Litman
Deborah & RobertLitt
Judith Livolsi
Lauren Lizardo
Alan Lobovits
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lobovits
Ryan Loiselle
Spencer & Susan Lookner
Ena Lorant
Martin Lowenthal, Ph.D.
Enid Lubarsky
Ellen C. Lubell
Phyllis & Harold Lubrit
Mrs. Richard Lucas
Marcia Lucenta
Eleanor Lurensky & Family
Amanda Lutze
Herbert Lynn, Jr. & Phyllis Lynn
Rita H. Lyons
Eileen MacDougall
Helen & Harold MacIsaac
William Mack
Doris M. Macusty
Anne Madaus
Owen S. Mael
Barbara Maffie
Beatrice A. Maier
Kristina Maila
Jane E. Maimon
Emily A. Maitin
Marjorie H. Malins
Warner Maloney
Mrs. Robert A. Maltz
Roberta A. Fern &
Harvey J. Mamon
MargaretMancuso
Marian Mandell-Jacobson
Florence O. Mann
Nick Mann
Paul & Rhoda Mann
Toby Mannheimer & Family
Artemis March
Maurice & MaxineMarcus
Sumner A. Marcus
Helen Marinelli
Fabio Marino
Linda Markwald
Millicent D. Marshall
Leola Marston
Curtis & Janet Martin
Clara & Howard Marton
The Mass Group at Mary
Immaculate of Lourdes
Wini & Paul Mason
Joan Mass
Massage Therapy Center
Rocco J. Mastropieri
Jane Matlaw
Jacob J. Matloff, MD &
Evelyn B. Matloff
Dennis G. Maxwell, Jr. & Family
Mary E. May
Robert & Carol Mayer
John & Rosemary Mazzone
Mary McCabe
Joanne McCarthy
John J. McCarthy, Jr.
Honor E.McClellan
McCormick & Schmick’s
John P. McDermott
Paul McDermott
Colleen McDonald
Marguerite K. McDonald
The McFarlane Family
Debbie, Nicole & Kristin McGann
Joseph F.McGann & Family
Gail McGloin
Donna McGlone
Peggy & Kenneth McIntosh
Evelyn McIntyre
Peg McKeigue
Carol E. McMahon
Shirley & Patricia McMahon
Frank McManus
Christine A. McMillen
Charles McNamara
Diane McNamara
Robert J. & Geraldine McNulty
Jeanette E. Medaglia
Rachel Mele
Bronwyn M. Mellquist
Rhoda S.Melrose
Norman Menyuk
Zella L. Mervis
W.Mezzetti
Jason Michaud
Frank H. & Jacquelin L. Miklavic
Emma Milkina & Yury Milkin
Sally Millar
Aaron & Marilyn Miller
Carol B. Miller
Carol J. Miller
Ellen & James Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Miller
Nesha & Burton J. Miller
Steve, Linda, Tom & Sarah Miller
Nina Levin Milshtein
Gary Miner
Evvajean & Richard G. Mintz
Minuteman Press
Dr. & Mrs. David Mirsky
Dr. & Mrs. Avard Mitchell
Suzanne Modigliani
Mary Donovan Moeller
Jerrie Moffett
Phyllis Kogen Monderer
Our Circle of Caring Supporters July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Amy Montague
Mildred Moon
Helen Mooney
John T. Moore
Patricia Moore
Marie A. Morello
Elizabeth Morris
Muriel & I. Larry Morris
Wendy Morrison
Clare Moschella
John Stella &
Fredric A. Moscowitz
Richard G. Moses
Jack & Pat Mulcahy
Georgiana M. Murphy
Judy & Ron Murphy
Patricia Murphy
Theresa M. Murphy
Robert G. & Joan B. Murray
John & Tracy Murrin
Carolyn A. Myers
Susan A. & SidneyMyers
N/W Pest Control
Mary Napolitano
Mr. & Mrs. John Nardi
Carl & Valerie Narsasian
Barbara J. Nason
The National Grid USA
Matching Gifts Program
Carol & Leonard Nectow
Neighborhood Legal Services
Mary H. Nelson
Nelson & Hertzberg
Wilford & Ruby Neptune
Stephanie Neufeld
Robert Neumann
Adele F. Neuringer
Roslyn V.Neustadt
Leonid Newhouse
Eliott & Naomi Newman
Gladys M. Newman
Michael Pinnolis
& Miriam Newman
The Newton
Firefighters Association
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Nickerson
Dorothy Nicoll
John Niland
Janet Nirenberg
Phyllis Nixon
Sandy Noble
North American Industries, Inc.
Cynthia J. Northgraves
Sandra Noymer
Ruth S. Nussbaum
William C. Nutting
Mary Rita O’Brien
Paul L. O’Brien
Ellen O’Donnell
John F. O’Donnell
Tom & Ruth O’Donnell
Frank A. O’Glishen
Frances P. O’Leary
Margaret L. O’Rourke
Judith & Gerald Ogan
Leslie & Bob Ogan & Family
Henry Okun
Doris Oldfield
Beth & Peter Oleson
Anita P. Olson
Drs. Stuart H.
& Roslyn W. Orkin
Debbie Ornstein
Donald & Nancy Ossinger
Frances M. Osten
J.& C. Ostrow
Drs. William Pollack
& Marsha Padwa
Meredith P. Page
Joseph G. Paglia, Jr.
Grace H.Pakett
Judith Palais
Anthony Panaggio
Papa Gino’s
David Paradise
Richard Paris
Dr. Stephen & Ellen M. Parker
Janice M. Parmelee
Ruth J. Parr
Lee A. Griffiths Paul
Roger & Joan Paul
Richard H. & Bonnie Pearson
Culah Pellegrini
Philip & Jeanette Pendleton
Alice Macycove Perdue
Jitka Perisnova
Lesley Perlman
Barbara Perlo
Clare M. Peters
Kaethe Peters
Anne Zeiser Petralia
Arlene Geller Petrini
Loumona J. Petroff
Lois & Ed Phelps & Family
Elizabeth S. Philipson
John & Carol H. Phillips
Scott Phillips
Joseph Pickett
Richard & Mary Pickett
John Pielemeier
Anna Pier
Mary & Richard Pinto
The PJM Matching Gifts Program
Ann Plater
Judith Plavner
Lucy Plourde
Bernard A. Plovnick
Tracie Jo Plunko
Members of the Point
Connett Association
Alice L. Poirier
Theodore Polansky
Marina Polestra
Susan J. Polk
Ethan & Brenda Pollack
Flora Pomponio
Evelore N. Poras
David H. Porter, M.D.
Ed & Mary Posner
Bernice V. Potter
Patricia Potter
Deborah L. Powers
Sylvia Wool Powers
Anne L. Powis
Jane Price Prager, M.D.
Dominic A. Precopio
Newton & Aida K. Press
Robert Pressman
Janet Providakes
Kathleen M. Pruy
Kathy & Robert Pulda
David & Ann Purcell
Kathryn Pyne
Paul F. Quigley
Edward M. Quinn
Helen Quint
Daniel B.Raemer
KathleenRalston
Astrida S. & Frank A. Ramrath
Madelyn J. Rankin
Janice Reagan
Ronnie Record
Joel I. Reisman
Frank & Gail Reitter
JonathanReusser
Sharon Reynolds
Doris L. Rich
Rose M. Richard
Stanley & Gertrude Richard
Toby & Gene Richard
Tom & Sandi Richards
Susan Richman
Lisa E. Liss &
Edward Richmond
The Richmond Family
Kathleen M. Rickert
Stephen J. Ridge, Jr.
James J. Riordan
The Rise Group, LLC
Ristorante Francesca
Helen & Lois Rittenberg
Mary Rizzo
Charles & Rhea M.Roazen
Donna M. Robbins
Eleanor Roberts
Elizabeth Robertson
Doris Robinson
Mary E. & Edward T. Robinson
The Rocheleau Family
Monna Rockefeller
Christopher Roderick
Mr.& Mrs. John Rogers
Joseph & Leah Romanow
Alice Rose
Bob & Barbara Rosemark
Margo Rosenbach
Barry Rosenberg
Bonnie Rosenberg
Caira Rosenburgh
The Rosens
Carol L. Rosenzweig
Pat Rosicky
Bernard S. & Louise Rosser
Phyllis & Bernard Roth
Susan & Glenn Rothman
Mr. & Mrs. Emilio Rotondi
Howard Rottman
Jo Ann A. & Richard N. Roy
Richard A. Royal
Nicolas Rozzi
Arlene D.Rubin
DeborahRubin
Lesley Litman &
William S. Rubin
Morton Rubin
Esther Rubinovitz
Evelyn F.Ruby
Marguerite T. Russell
Ethel Ryerson Roumeliotis
Blanche Sabina
Murray & Miriam Sachs
Alan & Miriam Sack
Jerry & Debbi Sack
H. Thomas & Shahin S. Sagafi
Roberta Sahl
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
John Salisbury
Myra Sallet
Janie Pollack &
David A. Salstein
Henry E. &
Everdene W. Salustro
Lorraine A. &
Anthony J. Salvucci
Ms. San-Yi
Herbert A. &
Marilyn E. Sancomb
Stephanie & Shel Sanders
Judith Sandler
Priscilla Sandler
Dorothy M. Sang
Dorothy R. Santamaria
RosalindSargon
Carol Sarno
Rhonda E. Saunders
Margy Savignano
Jennifer Sax
Marla Sax
Tom & Dianne Sayers
GertrudeScheft
Milton C. Schmidt
Naomi & Peter Schmidt
Kenneth & Arline Schneier
Ron & Betty Schneier
Sydra Schnipper
Patty, Rob & Alec Schoeck
Francine & Neil Schulman
Joel H. Schultz
Mary Schulze
Dr. Jules R. Schwaber
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schwartz
Joan & Michael Sclar
Katherine Scott-White
Kristen Seashore
Annette & WilliamSeaward
Patricia & Ronald E. Seested
Sylvia & Ellis Segal
Judy Selden
Lolly Selenkow
Mitchell Selig
Renata B. Selig
Anne M. Serafin
Ira & Ann Seskin
Freda Sesnovich
Amy Shaftel
Kamran Shahbazi
Alfred Shaines
Beatrice Shapero
Arnelda B. Shapiro
Barbara Shapiro
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Marcia & Jeff Shapiro
MichelleSharaf
The Shaughnessy Family
Charlie & Linda Shaw
Leo & Mary Sheehan
Slavojka C. Sheehan
Shirley Sheinfeld
Daniel H. Sheingold
Ethel Schatz & Susan C. Shell
Marlene & Frank Sherman
Sue & Joe Sherman
Susan Shevitz
Maxine & LeonardShindel
Helaine Shlasko
Sylvia & Robert Shocker
Alan & Barbara Shoolman
Norman Shore
Michael Shulman
Audrey Shuman
Eleanor Siegel
Jane & Jerry Siegel
Richard, Nancie
& Gabrielle Siegel
Irene & Morton Silin
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard R. Silva, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Silva, Jr.
Alfred & Roslyn Silverman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Silverman
Silverman Family
Helene Silvers
Nina Silverstein
Judith Simen
Alfred M. & Edythe R. Simon
Lee S. & Devra Simon
Betty L. & Ernest A. Singer
Ishaq & Igrecelia Siriani
Eve M. Slater
Mary Gambrill & Polly Slavet
Barbara & NathanSlawsby
Bob & Brenda Sloane
Marsha & Marc Slotnick
David Slover
Cheryl Slover-Linett
Robert &
Marguerite Smardon
Peter & Anne Smith
Stacy Smith
Gina Sniadack
Sean Snow
Esther & Bern Sobel
Solea Restaurant
The Solis Family
Ruth Solomont
Stanley Solomont
Mary Ann Grew Soltys
Laurina Sonia
Leo Sontag
Else Sorensen
Karen Sowa
Stephen & Ellen Sowa
Eleanor M. Sparks
Douglas & Virginia Sparrow
Stanley L. & Diana Spiegel
Carolyn & Robert Sprich
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Nancy R.Springer
Springhouse Residents
David & Ellen Staelin
Emily J. Stahler
Richard P. Stebbins
Robert Steen
Candice Steingisser
Stellina Restaurant
Marilyn Stewart
George W. Stiglich, Jr.
Carolyn Stillman
Carolyn Stone
Michael J. Stone
Paul M. Stone
William M. Stoney
Carmen Pancerella & Tim Strayer
Matthew & Margaret Strickler
Laura Subramanian
Jane Sulkin
Daniel & Anne Sullivan
John M. & Mary C.Sullivan
John N. Sullivan
Kay, Alice & Fran Sullivan
Sullivan Automotive Service, Inc
Roberta & Bruce Swerling
Maria & Sylvester Sylvia
Irene Szulman
Edward & Ann Tackeff
Marianne & Arthur Talis
Amy Tananbaum
Richard & Carole Tannen
Jiaqi Tao
Mrs. Robert Taplin
Lloyd & Barbara Tarlin
Lois Tarlow
Helen Tarnower
Anne R. Tavel, Ph.D.
Elizabeth L. Marks
& Paul A. Taylor
Mariah & William Temby
Raisa & Boris Leonid Temkin
Terramia Ristornate
Employees at The Tewksbury
Post Office
thai thai kitchen
Gayle Thieme
Mrs. Stanley R. Thomas, Jr.
Jean Thompson
Marjorie W. Thomson
Gwendoline Thornblade
Jean & Bruce Thurston
George A. Tilton
Douglas N. Tishler
Jason Tobias
Alan & Judith
Tobin Charitable Foundation
Ann Toffey
Susan W.Tofias
Marion G. Toomey
DeborahToppan
Mary R. Tornabene
Kimberly L. Tracy
Hope Tragakis
LTC Joe & Dawn Tragakis
Kimberly & Chris Trainor
CarmellaTraniello
Kathie Treble
Susan S. & Leo J. Troy
Helene & Maurice S. Tuchman
Gerald M. & JaniceTuckman
Harold J.Turin
Louise Turner
S. Michael Turner
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Umlas
Eric & Goldie Ungar
Marjorie Usseglio
Mr. & Mrs. Alan P. Van Buskirk
Barbara & John R. Van Scoyoc
Judith A.Vanderkay
Peter M. Vello
Debra Vennes
Phyllis S.Vitale
Jerry Wacks
Alice Wadden
Julia Wadland
Dianne & Fred Waldman
Anne P. Waldoks, Ph.D.
Eric R. & Carol Waldron
Jane & Kenneth Walker
Sonia Walker
Virginia M. Walker
Jean B. Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wallace
Eileen M. Walsh
The Walsh Family
Jennifer & Rich Walter
Doreen M. Walters
Peter Walworth
Lea YingWang
Harriet Warshauer
Amy & Steve Wasserman
Janet B. Wasserstein
Doris T. Watt
Jacqueline Webster-Patton
Susan & Arthur Wein
June Weinberg
Arlene Weiner
Dr. & Mrs. James Weiner
M.R. Weinrobe
Aaron G.Weintraub
Marjorie E. Weisberg
Rosalyn Weisman
Kenneth Weissberg
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Weisshaut
Stanley Wentworth
David Wheeler
Ruth Wheeler
Philip & Bailey Whitbeck
Benjamin & Jan White
Edith White
Judy & Dan White
Dorothy A. Wiesenfeld
Penny Wigglesworth
Mildred L. Wigon & Family
Robert & Ann Wilcox
Alice H. Williams
Sidney S.Williams
Elizabeth Johnson
& John Williamson
Carroll M. Williamson, Jr.
Arnold B. Wilson
Josephine Wilson
Lucy L. Wilson
William & Mary Wilson
Delsa Winer
Marilyn Winer
Arnee R. & Walter A. Winshall
Ernest & Roswitha Winsor
Daniela Winston
David Wiswall
The Wok
Helen A. Berger & John H. Wolff
Richard Wolff &
June Johnson-Wolff
Theodore Wong
David B. & Monique Wood
John E. & Pauline B. Woodward
Constance & Marvin Wool
Barry Q. Wu
Marguerite A. Wyman
Chester & Joanna Wyskiel
Seth & Barbara Yalenezian
Boris Yamnitsky &
Julie Schuster-Yamnitsky
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Yanofsky
Richard M. Yanofsky
George & Sally Yarworth
Satoshi & Chiaki Yasuda
Alice Young
Nancy Yurco
The Zack Family
Martha Zallinger
Jonathan A. Zarge
Leona Zarsky
Herbert J. & Hanna Zeiger
Harriet White
& Stanley Zelermyer
Paula & Bill Zellen
Connie Zellner
Ellen R. Zellner
Phyllis Zieff
Scott Warmkessel
& Margaret Zirker
Marc & Victoria Zissman
Mary T. Zitano
Veniero Zizzi
Ofer A. & Dorit Zmiri
The Randi & David Zussman
Family Foundation
We are proud to
publish the above list
of Circle of Caring at
Hospice of the Good
Shepherd supporters.
Our deepest
gratitude for their
generosity.
We apologize for any
omissions or errors.
“Big Feat”: Big Fun
On September 14th, Circle of Caring at Hospice of the Good
Shepherd hosted its annual “Big Feat” Memorial Walk in Newton.
Though the pathways were damp and rain poured down only minutes before the Walk’s kick-off, Hospice staff, board members, volunteers and community members of all ages turned out to walk
in memory or in honor of loved ones. Following the Walk, participants enjoyed a picnic lunch donated by Whole Foods Market and
listened to the harmonic “Newton Love Tones” who sang songs
like “Lean on Me,” helping to raise awareness about end-of-life issues. Jordan Rich of WBZ Radio drew the raffle, awarding an array
of wonderful prizes donated by local restaurants and vendors.
This year, thanks to walkers, area business sponsors and those
who donated in honor or in memory of a loved one, $36,000 was
raised ~ more than in any other year! “The spirit one finds at the
“Big Feat” Memorial Walk is emblematic of the concern for others
that is evident every day here [at the Hospice] in the care that is
consistently provided to our clients and their families,” states Tim
Boon, Executive Director. The “Big Feat” Memorial Walk is held
annually in September.
Hospice: Living, Dying, or Both?
From our Medical Director, Gail Gazelle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
W
hen you
hear the word
“hospice,”
do you think
about living or
do you think
about dying?
If you are like
most people,
the first thing
you think of
is death and
dying. And,
certainly, hospice is a service for people
who are in the final chapter of their life.
But does that mean that hospice is all
about dying?
As of the fall of 2008, we cannot change
the fact that there is no cure for the
advanced stages of cancer, congestive
heart failure, Alzheimer’s disease,
chronic lung disease, stroke, kidney
disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and
many others. The thing that CAN be
changed is the manner in which this
critical period of people’s lives will be
spent. Although they can’t be cured,
people with advanced illnesses need
all the care they can get, and Americans
have expressed strong views about
what that care should focus on.
Numerous studies of seriously ill
individuals reveal that more than
fearing death itself, what people fear
is being a burden on loved ones, being
in pain or other physical suffering,
and losing their sense of dignity and
control. They fear prolongation of
the dying process, dying an overly
technologized death, and dying in
an unfamiliar environment. A 1998
Gallup poll revealed that almost 90%
of Americans want to die in their
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by for-profit chains, private entrepreneurs
or large healthcare systems, HGS is still
owned by you,… by us,… by every person
who has cared enough to serve on its Board,
or as a volunteer, or to make a financial
contribution. We are all both owners and
stewards of HGS and we can take pride in
everything this organization does to improve
the lives of our neighbors and their loved
ones.
This newsletter is dedicated to all of
you who have made the work of this
organization possible through your
financial support. In the following pages
you will find a listing of our donors for
the Program Year 2008 – July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008. There were
nearly 2,000 generous contributors at
all levels of giving. On behalf of the
Board of Directors, the Hospice staff and
volunteers, and all of those to whom we
have been privileged to provide service,
thank you!
own home. For people not enrolled
in hospice, less than 20% die in their
homes. All of the concerns Americans
raise are things that hospice addresses.
And, all of the staff at Circle of Caring
at Hospice of the Good Shepherd
address these issues as aggressively
as a cardiologist treats a heart attack
in a 45 year old.
It is normal to fear death. When I talk
to seriously ill people about hospice,
their initial response is fear. People who
are used to going back and forth to the
hospital may be particularly fearful that
enrolling in hospice somehow means
getting less care. I always acknowledge
their fears and reassure them that
hospice provides the highest level of
intensive caring for them and for their
loved ones. I tell them that I hope they
will live as long as they possibly can and
that all of life is for living. I explain that
more than being about dying, hospice
is also about living. It is about living
as well and as fully as you possibly
can, even when life has dealt you an
unfortunate hand of cards.
For any thoughts or questions about this
piece, feel free to contact Dr. Gazelle at
ggazelle@hospicegoodshepherd.org.
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First Hospice in Massachusetts: A 30 Year Tradition of Caring
Notes from Executive Director , Tim Boon
Like any organization that survives as
long as this one has, Circle of Caring
at Hospice of the Good Shepherd
has experienced many changes. The
past two years have been especially
significant in this way. The regulatory
and competitive environments of
healthcare generally, and hospice
specifically, have been tightening,
and in order for HGS to remain
relevant, competitive, and viable, it
has had to change as well.
About two years ago, our Board of
Directors completed a process of strategic planning that identified
a multi-point plan for ensuring this organization’s continued ability
to provide its uniquely excellent level of care amidst the gathering
pressures of increased costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and
increased competition. Included in that plan were the following:
• The addition of a dedicated Medical Director certified
in Palliative Medicine
• The addition of a dedicated Spiritual Care Coordinator
• The creation of an agency web-site
• Improved partnerships with area hospitals
and nursing facilities
• The creation of our Center for Life Transitions
• Updated clinical information systems
As a result of that plan and its implementation, this past year has
been our busiest ever. In the past year HGS provided care to more
people than in any year in its long history – and not by a small
margin. In this past year there were over 40% more people admitted
to HGS than there were during the year that had previously been
our busiest ever.
These are very good things and, for me, they inspire confidence
in the organization and its Board of Directors. They tell me that
those charged with the responsibility of ensuring the future of
this hospice are taking that responsibility seriously, are forwardthinking, and are willing to do the work and make the decisions
necessary to continue the organization’s unique history of caring
and leadership in end-of-life care.
However, as I have noted often over the past year, the things that
make the Hospice of the Good Shepherd so precious are the many
ways it has not changed. Those things are most evident in the
relationships that exist between our staff and the people for whom
we care. It was true 30 years ago and it is still true today that you
will not find a more dedicated and caring group of professionals
than those at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.
Another thing that has not changed and that makes this hospice
exceptional is its ownership. The Hospice of the Good Shepherd
is still the community-based, not-for-profit organization it was 30
years ago. While many other hospice programs are now owned
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