Tag: pikes peak hospice and palliative care
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‘They gave everything’: Flag-placing honors departed service members ahead of Memorial Day
On Saturday morning at Pikes Peak National Cemetery, a volunteer carefully placed a small U.S. flag in front of a headstone. The flag was centered 12 inches in front of the headstone and five inches into the ground. Neatness and uniformity mattered. After placing the flag, the volunteer stood, read aloud the name on the…
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Pikes Peak Hospice donation drive smashes goal; 150 new blankets collected for veteran patients
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care reached out the local community with an ambitious request in early January. The Pikes Peak region’s only nonprofit hospice asked for donations of up to 100 new, handmade lap blankets for its veteran patients by March 2. “We realize this is an ambitious goal,” Susan Edmondson, executive director of…
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‘A hug from the community’: Pikes Peak Hospice seeks red, white and blue blankets for veteran patients
Last year, as part of an ongoing effort to honor local military veterans, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care performed more than 100 “bedside salutes” and pinning ceremonies for veteran patients. The ceremonies include the gift of a handmade red, white and blue blanket, sewn or crocheted by a volunteer. In response to increasing patient…
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PPH & PC touches lives with compassion
For more than four decades, Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, through love, compassion and the Empty Stocking Fund, has touched the lives of residents ages 1 to 100. PPH&PC provides compassionate and expert end-of-life care to patients and their families, and ensures comfort for those facing serious illness. The region’s only nonprofit hospice, PPH&PC…