by Andrea Heenan | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog
Music therapy is not a passive activity for Chandrea Owens-Hicks. When Tidewell Hospice Music Therapist Sarah Michaels, MT-BC, plays the guitar and sings, Chandrea sways with the music, claps her hands, bangs a small drum and occasionally yells out, mimicking a song...
by Jenna Kominski | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Monday Message, Monday Motivation
There is an old saying from India that is a favorite of mine. It goes like this: When you are born, you cry and the world rejoices Live your life in such a way that when you die The world cries and you rejoice. Contained in this short but impactful verse there is a...
by Jenna Kominski | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Monday Message, Monday Motivation
As we continue to wrestle in 2022 with the gap between where we are and where we would like to be, one of our core values as an organization becomes critically important. Being “Eternally Hopeful.” This core value is important because, while there is hope, we still...
by Andrea Heenan | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Hospice Care
Ruth Anderson always told friends and loved ones she knew how her life would end. There was never a doubt in her mind she would succumb to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, which would happen to her moments after her husband, Sam, died....
by Jenna Kominski | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Monday Message, Monday Motivation
We can make a difference today. We can choose not to “dial it in” but to engage the work before us with enthusiasm and dedication to excellence. We can choose not to allow the ever-present draw of our own personal concerns to blind us to the needs of those around us....
by Jenna Kominski | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Monday Message, Monday Motivation
I had a guitar teacher once who used to tell me that a great performance was 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration. In his popular book, “Outliers” Malcolm Gladwell builds on this idea with his assertion that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in any...
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