Do you love to give and help others? Then participate in #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 29, the day after Cyber Monday! So what can you do on this international day of giving? We have a few ideas: Take an #UNselfie. Show the world why Angela Hospice means so much to you. Download this flyer and post it on social media. Be sure to tag us on Facebook and Twitter so we can put your photo in our #UNselfie album! Give your time. Help out a neighbor in need or volunteer .  Donate money to your favorite charity, like Angela Hospice, which you can donate to here.  Write a wonderful review. Organizations depend on kind words from people like you to help spread the word about what we do. Write a review about Angela Hospice.  Those are just a few ideas for what you could do on #GivingTuesday! It doesn't matter what exactly you do, what matters is that you give in some way. Let us know how you plan on participating! #GivingTuesday started in 2012 when the New...

Name: Krystie Davis, RN Home Care Case Manager How long have you worked here? Four years. What made you decide to work here? While going through Wayne State University Nursing School I worked as a caregiver at an assisted living facility, and Medtech. I loved that with this job I got to know residents and families, and I really enjoyed working with the elderly. There was a hospice RN who used to come to the facility I worked at, and she knew I was going through nursing school, so she would talk to me and teach me things about hospice. I found her job very interesting and knew I wanted to find out more about it. When I was in my community clinical rotation my last semester of nursing school, I was able to shadow Karen Cafeo (Angela Hospice Director of Quality Systems and RN) for a day and I loved it. A few months after graduation and taking my boards, I put in an application and was hired right away for the position. What is a typical day for you? Not sure if t...

For John and Lucy Stern the We Honor Veterans program at Angela Hospice is much more than just a way to gain volunteer hours. It’s a deep-rooted passion. “I always call it a labor of love, and labor isn’t really a good word. It’s more of an activity of love,” John said. “We just really, really enjoy it.” Their enjoyment is clear in a variety of ways but it’s really seen when you look at the program’s numbers. John and Lucy – who spearheaded We Honor Veterans at Angela Hospice – along with the help of 12 other volunteers, have performed over 400 ceremonies since the inception of the program. The most impressive part? They’ve done all those ceremonies in less than four years. “We thought it was just going to be a couple ceremonies here and there,” Lucy said. The Sterns first got the idea for bringing the program to Angela Hospice when Lucy found an article about We Honor Veterans in a nursing journal. Lucy, a now retired nurse who has been connected to Angela Hospice s...

Name: Brenda McClellan How long have you been a volunteer? Three years. What areas do you work in/what sort of tasks do you do as a volunteer? Started in the Care Center, now volunteers in medical records and helps with the mailings. What made you decide to become a volunteer? I had some extra time. I didn’t want to get a paying job because I didn’t know how regular I’d be able to do that because of other commitments so I decided to volunteer. I started looking for a place to volunteer and I have friends who volunteer here (one from high school, the other from college). They recommended it, so I started. Brenda works in the Medical Records department. What is your favorite part about volunteering? I just like being active and out with people. I’m a quiet person but I just like being out with people, talking, chatting, here and there.  What is one of your favorite stories or memories from volunteering? When I was taking the classes with Syndie I enjoyed meet...

A still from the documentary "Being Mortal." On November 9 join us for a free screening of the Frontline documentary "Being Mortal," which is based on Dr. Atul Gawande's best-selling book of the same name. A panel discussion will follow the screening at Madonna University. Read more about the panelists below. Kathleen A. Aseltyne Assistant Professor, Hospice and Palliative Studies, Department of Nursing, Madonna University Dr. Aseltyne completed her PhD. in 2013 at Oakland University in Counseling and Education, and also holds a Certificate in Bereavement from Madonna University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and has worked in various mental health settings including community mental health, and cancer and bereavement support groups. Dr. James Boal Angela Hospice Medical Director A graduate of Wayne State University’s College of Medicine, Dr. James Boal became employed in July 2000 as Angela Hospice’s full-time hospice m...