In The News
The Unspoken Diagnosis — Old Age
Should doctors discuss probable life expectancy with patients who don’t have a terminal illness? Authors of a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine say “YES!” These researchers favor broaching the subject with anyone who has a life expectancy of less than 10 years or has reached age 85. In this NY Times blog, the reader comments are as interesting as the article. Read article >
Plain Speaking at the End of Life
In a recent NYTimes.com blog, Dr. Stephen Workman of Halifax, Nova Scotia takes exception to the language many physicians use when speaking with patients near end of life. He called language the most important tool health professionals have to improve the care of terminally ill patients.
Click here for the Q&A between Dr. Workman
and Paula Span >
New Goldstein Family Hospice of Cincinnati and Fernside Grief Center
On November 20, 2011 Hospice of Cincinnati and Fernside, a center for grieving children, celebrated the opening of the first and only grief center in the Tri-State area. The grief center is located on the Hospice of Cincinnati campus in Blue Ash at Cooper Rd and Reed Hartman Highway. Thanks to a meaningful gift from Eddie and Arlene Goldstein, the grief center has been permanently named The Goldstein Family Hospice of Cincinnati and Fernside Grief Center. The mission of the Grief Center is to promote healing for life after loss.
HOC “Wins” the Vote; Accepts Check from The Kenwood
Hospice of Cincinnati leaders Sandra Lobert, Janet Montgomery, and Lauren Scharf had the opportunity to attend the opening of The Kenwood, by Senior Star, a 288-unit premier senior living community on Kenwood Road. The three-story residential building provides the full continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing facilities.
Letting Go: What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?
Modern medicine is good at staving off death with aggressive interventions — and bad at knowing when to focus, instead, on improving the days that terminal patients have left.
The New Yorker, 8/2/2010. Click here to read the entire article.
Watch our therapy dog Sparky on WLWT News
On February 9th, 2011, Sparky, one of our therapy dogs, was featured on WLWT News. Watch as Sparky brings his extraordinary sense of love, peace, and acceptance to patients and families of Hospice of Cincinnati. Sparky will go anywhere. He visits the elderly, sick children, and even goes to schools to help kids feel more comfortable reading. He works anytime of day, sometimes several times a week, and even makes house calls!
WLWT News, 2/9/2011. Click here to watch the entire segment.
End-Of-Life Care at Home Can Improve Quality of Life for Patients and Families
Oncologist Recommends Discussing Treatment Options
63-year-old Lois Riley and oncologist Alexi Wright talk about the decision to undergo less intensive chemo in order to spend quality time with family. ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, 12/27/2010.
Click here to watch the entire segment.
The Cost of Dying: End-of-Life Care
Many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost. CBS News, 60 Minutes, 8/8/2010. Click here to watch the entire segment.
Hospice of Cincinnati Teen Volunteer Lends Comfort to the Dying
Kyle Nienaber, co-valedictorian at Beechwood High School, volunteers at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash every other Sunday. He has been giving his time to help the dying since he was 13, and recently received the Terrific Teen Award. Cincinnati Enquirer, 6/27/2010. Click here to read the entire article.
Families With a Missing Piece: A New Look at How a Parent's Early Death Can Reverberate Decades Later
"Would you give up a year of your life to have one more day with your late parent?" 1 in 9 Americans lost a parent before they were 20 years old, and for many of them, this sort of question has been in their heads ever since. Wall Street Journal, 6/2/2010. Click here to read the entire article.
60 Minutes TV Segment on End of Life Care
60 Minutes ran a special segment called "The Cost of Dying". It includes a very well prepared,
in-depth 4 page article and 3 videos about end of life care and the value of hospice services.
CBS News, 60 Minutes, 11/22/2009. Click here to see the entire segment.
Preparing for the Final Hours
Should you have a living will specifying the kind of care you'd want at the end of life if you couldn't speak for yourself? Wall Street Journal, 8/18/2009. Click here to read the entire article.
At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort
As an aging population wrangles with how to gracefully face the certainty of death, the moral and economic questions presented by palliative care are unavoidable. The New York Times, 8/19/2009. Click here to read the entire article.
Upcoming Events
Summertime Classic
Kenwood Country Club
Dinner & Auction, Sunday, May 20th, 2012
Golf Tournament, Monday, May 21st, 2012
This two-day event offers the opportunity for golfers and
non-golfers alike to support Fernside: A Center for Grieving Children. Sunday evening guests will enjoy dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction. Monday promises to be a fun afternoon of golf followed by an awards ceremony and dinner. All participating golfers can expect unique giveaway items. Over 350 dinner guests and 200 golfers are expected to attend. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information about participating as a sponsor, volunteer, dinner attendee or golfer, please call Molly O’Connor at (513) 865-1621 or email molly_o'connor@trihealth.com.
A Gourmet Sensation
Fine Dining & Wine
Satruday, September 8th, 2012
Since 1988, the nation's finest chefs have imparted their unique culinary creations to an ever-growing Gourmet Sensation crowd to raise funds for Hospice of Cincinnati. At this unique culinary experience, guests enjoy light appetizers and dinner-by-the-bite each exquisitely paired with a signature wine, beer or cocktail. Live entertainment and a silent auction complete the evening.
Beginning with the first year, and the tremendous treats of Wolfgang Puck, this event has featured some of the world's most illustrious chefs, preparing a sumptuous feast of their favorite specialties. Many chefs return year after year to enjoy the event and to donate their time and talents to support Hospice of Cincinnati. Please contact Molly O'Connor at (513) 865-1621 for more information.
Hike
for Hospice
Hamilton Hike — Saturday, September 22, 2012
1010 Eaton Avenue, Hamilton
Cincinnati Hike — Saturday, October 6, 2012
4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati
The Hike for Hospice of Cincinnati and Hike for Hospice of Hamilton are
a special set of events giving participants the opportunity to hike in memory or in honor of a loved one while helping Hospice of Hamilton
and
Hospice of Cincinnati continue its high quality of care for terminally
ill
patients and their families.
Every fall for more than 30 years, rain or shine, Greater Cincinnatians donning rain slickers or sunglasses have traversed a 2.5-mile route through Blue Ash to raise funds and awareness for Hospice of Cincinnati.
Proceeds from the event help fund programs and services at Hospice of Cincinnati. In July 1998, Hospice of Hamilton began a similar hike to support its hospice programs. Consider forming a Hike team with family and friends, at work or church, or with your favorite organization.
For information on Hike for Hospice of Cincinnati or Hike for Hospice of Hamilton, please contact
Jerri Spurlock at (513) 865-1618 or jerri_spurlock@trihealth.com.
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