Hospice Giving Foundation

Has someone in your family died from #COVID-19? Or do you know someone that is in this position? FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Reimbursement program is now open for applications. Learn how to apply: http://ow.ly/Y9Ds50EnF6k ***... El programa de reembolso por funeral COVID-19 de FEMA ya está disponible. ¿Alguien de tu familia ha muerto por COVID-19? O ¿Conoces a alguien que esté en esta situación? El programa de reembolso para funerales COVID-19 de FEMA ya está recibiendo solicitudes. Aprenda más sobre cómo aplicar: http://ow.ly/Y9Ds50EnF6k #NHDD

La planificación anticipada de la atención médica es más que atención médica. Obtenga más información sobre nuestros talleres gratuitos que se ofrecen este mes: https://hospicegiving.org/workshops/ #NHDD #healthcare

Advance Health Care Planning is about more than health care. Learn more about our free workshops offered this month: https://hospicegiving.org/workshops/ #NHDD #healthcare #planahead

This week is National Healthcare Decisions Day! Join us as we highlight the importance of advance #healthcare decision-making and the resources and planning tools available to support YOU. #NHDD Learn more: https://hospicegiving.org/nhdd2021/

We know holidays like today can be tough when coping with grief. That's why we created this free on-demand workshop and discussion of how to best cope with grief during days like today. Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/494189628 Sabemos que los días festivos, como el Día de San Valentín, pueden ser difíciles para afrontar el dolor. Es por eso que a petición creamos este taller gratuito y una discusión sobre cómo enfrentar mejor el dolor durante días como hoy. Míralo aquí:... #valentinesday

Prison hospice advocate, Marvin Mutch, shares his personal experience of life and death inside prison and his belief that compassionate care is an important step towards humanizing the criminal justice system. El defensor de los cuidados paliativos en la prisión, Marvin Mutch, comparte su experiencia personal de la vida y la muerte dentro de la prisión y su creencia de que la atención compasiva es un paso importante hacia la humanización del sistema de justicia penal. https://endwellproject.org/ill-served/ (End Well )

En este mes de San Valentín deja un legado de amor y escribe cartas a las personas más importantes de tu vida. Nuestra Especialista de Programas, Erandi García te da algunos consejos de cómo empezar a escribir esas cartas de amor. https://vimeo.com/511327522

Death Cafes open space for conversations about dying. We invite you to come together with others to share your stories and feelings, to listen, to accept, and know you are not alone. **** Los "Death Cafes" abren un espacio para conversaciones sobre la muerte. Te invitamos a que te unas a otros para compartir tus historias y sentimientos, para escuchar, aceptar y saber que no estás solo.... #deathcafe

We're kicking off 2021 with exciting news to share We welcomed three new directors to our board We honored two dedicated directors with Emeritus designation Our HGF team expanded from a mighty 5 to 6 staff members - welcoming Erandi Garcia to our team!... Meet our new board and staff: http://ow.ly/iibo50DexXT

Do you know what a POLST form is? Do you have one? If not - we can help you out. POLST = Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. This form tells emergency personnel what treatments you would want in the event of a medical emergency. If you're not sure how to get started, join us Thursday for our free virtual workshop. Details below.

Need a last minute holiday #gift? Consider a gift supporting our work, HOPEGives, on behalf of a loved one. HOPEGives is a long-term, local movement to shift societal attitudes about death.... Learn more and make a gift today: https://www.montereycountygives.com//hospice-giving-found/ #giving

Looking for something new to watch? Thanks TalkDeath for sharing this list of top 10 death positive shows to stream. Do you have any other #deathpositive shows you suggest? Let us know in the comments! http://ow.ly/ILcY50DaHPB

In this short video, Refuge In Grief offers guidance on how to support those we love who are experiencing grief. The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed, exactly as it is. - Parker Palmer... https://youtu.be/l2zLCCRT-nE

Only ten days left to support our work with a gift to MCGives. HOPEGives is a long-term, local movement to shift societal attitudes about death. Learn more and make a gift today: https://www.montereycountygives.com/.../hospice-giving.../

Dr. Lisa Cooper, recognized #health services researcher and medical educator at Johns Hopkins Medicine, developed interventions that enhance patient-physician communication, improve health outcomes and reduce #healthcare disparities. https://youtu.be/CBNWaQM2JrE #equity

Palliative care, Sunita Puri shares, gives doctors, patients and their families a new vocabulary with which to talk about the way life's goals can shift when you have a serious illness and how to plan for a good final chapter. https://www.npr.org//a-good-life-and-a-good-death-what-is- (via NPR )

Do you know the difference between #hospice & #palliative care? Patients who begin hospice experience less suffering & have quality time with loved ones. Palliative care differs, but also provides coordinated care & better family support. Learn more: http://ow.ly/RuHS50D70Pc

Nora McInerny , author and reluctant grief expert, shares with End Well why she and her first husband, Aaron, co-wrote his obituary. Funny, irreverent and full of love, this obituary went viral and stands as a testament to why writing our ending is good practice for being alive. https://2020.endwellproject.org/solutions/every-word-counts

"As a palliative care physician, I can tell you that this is not only meaningful for the patient and for the family, but it's meaningful for the clinician as well. shared Mark Thomas Hughes, MD. Hughes shares 4 goals for end of life conversations: http://ow.ly/f3Yv50COhEy

There are just a few days left to join us in Holes for Hope. Grab your golf partner or get a foursome together and play in honor of someone you love. Learn more: https://hospicegiving.org/holesforhope/... #hospice #endoflife #healthcare #golf

‘I believe supporting someone who is dying is the biggest gift we can give a loved one.’ Anna Holmes shares her beautiful story of the role she played in her sisters end of life journey. https://www.dyingmatters.org/blog/viv-anna-holmes-part-one Via Dying Matters

Don't miss the message from our CEO, Siobhan Greene, as she shares that while gatherings will be limited, the difference this year is a physical difference, not a difference of heart. We have had the great opportunity during this pandemic to bring people together for important conversations. http://ow.ly/4oF350C3kBz

Another awesome team playing in Holes for Hope! Thank you Laurie and Larry Wetterschneider, for your support playing in honor of Barbara Collins. Send us a photo from the course and we'll share! There's still time to play : https://hospicegiving.org/holesforhope... #hospice #healthcare

Thank you Suzanne and Geoffrey Ashton (and Oliver ) for your support in Holes for Hope! They played a round of golf in memory of Suzanne's mother, Jeanine Jaffie. There's still time to join us in Holes for Hope this month! https://hospicegiving.org/holesforhope... #hospice #healthcare

Thank you Ramsin & Denise Ganji for your support in Holes for Hope! Ramsin & Denise played a round of golf in memory of both of their parents. There's still time to join us in Holes for Hope this month! Learn more: https://hospicegiving.org/holesforhope #hospice #healthcare #endoflifecare

Thank you Jennifer and Tom Knowles for your support in Holes for Hope! Jennifer and Tom played a round of golf in honor of Kit Calligaro. For 36 years, we teamed up with our golf community to support compassionate care through end of life. We can’t hold our much-loved scramble in person this year, but we would still be honored by your support in 2020. Grab your golf partner and play any course on any day in October in honor of someone you love. Learn more here: https://hospicegiving.org/holesforhope/

Join us tonight for our virtual Death Cafe. Death Cafes open space for conversations about dying. Discussions cover the gamut, but the topics come from the participants’ interests. Some people talk about losing loved ones or fear of dying, while others may reflect on the ethics of euthanasia, beliefs about life after death, their hoped-for legacy, or how they wish to be remembered. We invite you to come together with others to share your stories and feelings, to listen, to accept, and know you are not alone.

Author Harriet Brown shares with the Washington Post how her definition of a "good death" changed during the passing of her father. What does a "good death" mean to you? http://ow.ly/eOWv50BVmtx... #death #endwell #hospice #endoflifecare #healthcare

As noted in the The New York Times - you don't have to grieve alone. We're hosting our second Death Cafe on Monday (10/19) from 5:30 - 7:00 pm PST - an open (virtual) space to talk about grief, death and dying. Will you join us? Register here: https://hospicegiving.org/workshops... https://www.nytimes.com//pandemic-grieving-alone-friends-s

Will you be joining us tonight at 5:30 pm PST for our #free Advance Healthcare Planning workshop? In this 45-minute session you will learn how to access, complete and formalize your wishes using an Advance Health Care Directive. Register: http://ow.ly/Bwka50BRCcz #healthcare

Thank you to our board member, Barbara Collins, for playing her part in our Holes for Hope fundraiser! She and her husband dedicated their round of golf in honor of both of her parents, Ralph and Marilyn. Hear from Barbara as she shares why funding for compassionate end of life care is more important now than ever: https://vimeo.com/463972935