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Spiritual Care Provides Relief and Comfort at Care Centers
We want the best care and comfort for our loved ones who live with advanced illnesses. For more than 40 years, Suncoast Hospice has provided compassionate care for our Pinellas County community. Our expert teams treat and comfort the whole well-being of patients –...
read moreThe Simple Things
Abraham Maslow is the renowned psychologist best known for creating “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.” His research and experience led him to many insights into our potential for actualization and happiness. One of my favorite quotes is, “The most fortunate are those who...
read moreGive Something Away Day: Donate to Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops
If you could do one good thing today, what would it be? Would you help someone who needs care? Today is National Give Something Away Day – a perfect day to pack up your unneeded, gently-used clothes, dishes, furniture and other stuff to give away to the Suncoast...
read moreTeen Cheer Team Brings Joy and Companionship to Patients
One thing is for sure, Doreen Prucha adores company at her place at Stratford Court of Palm Harbor. This day was extra special. Her teen volunteer cheer team from Suncoast Hospice came to visit and shortly afterwards two of her family members arrived with dinner and...
read moreWhat A Difference We Could Make
In her simple words, Mother Teresa cuts to the core of a global concern. She wrote, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Whether it is in the home, in our workplace, in our community, our nation, or our world – what a...
read moreWomen’s Giving Network Awards Second Annual Grants for Empath Health Care
We are deeply grateful for the community’s generous support. Every dollar given to our Suncoast Hospice Foundation helps sustain, expand or create Empath Health programs and services that enhance care, comfort and quality of life for people touched by illness and...
read moreThe Art Of Being Fully Present
We all have those moments when we are in a beautiful natural setting or in a place of worship, or in the presence of someone we love deeply -- and we feel a part of a larger, more expansive and holy reality. But these moments pass, and we find ourselves back in our...
read moreBe Brave and in the Know – Get HIV Tested
It’s normal to get regular check-ups for our health. But, why not necessarily HIV testing? We know that HIV is still out there. It can happen to males and females, young and old, including those who are having sex or sharing intravenous drug needles. Infections are...
read moreSurviving the Loss of a Sudden Unexpected Death
When you go out into the world each day, you always expect to come back to the people you love. If a loved one suddenly dies or is killed one day, it will sideswipe you into shock and sorrow. Did you say, “Goodbye” or “I love you?” Why did this happen? How can you...
read moreEmbracing Impermanence
Change is hard. It disrupts comfortable routines and established ways of being in our world. Change prods us to explore uncharted territory where the path forward is uncertain and even scary. It’s natural to resist change. But, one author challenges us, “Embrace...
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