The power of music is undeniable. Whether you like dancing to the top hits or relaxing to the classics, music brings joy, helps us relax and even helps “blow off steam” at the end of a long day. Music can invoke a range of emotions and be therapeutic by helping us relate to a story or shared experience.
Enjoy each day. A story of Carousel Pediatric Care. Balancing emotions and finding expressive outlets can be especially difficult during cancer treatment. Seventeen-year-old Hannah Viens is acutely aware of this challenge. “I struggle with emotions, sometimes they can go from one to the next really quickly,” she shares. “My faith helps me deal with those struggles.”
Search for Solace. Christina Curlett was considerate and selfless with a great sense of humor. It was that spirit, her husband Greg recalls, which helped the couple when Christina was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma. “When cancer came, it was the most important time to have a sense of humor,” he shares, “because it’s so dark and heavy, so terminal and scary.”
An enduring legacy of care and generosity. Dr. Shirley Salmon’s legacy of compassion lives on at Kansas City Hospice House™. Patients and staff often experienced Dr. Shirley Salmon’s sweet smile and gentle spirit as she walked the halls of Kansas City Hospice House™. Though it has been many years, she is remembered as one of our most devoted volunteers.
Sustaining Angel shining a bright light for others Words almost never have one single meaning. Sustain, for example, can mean “to support something” or “to endure a trial or hardship.”…
Classic Waldo Fun-Raiser reaches a milestone! Sunday, August 12 marks the 10th year that Pat Sanders, owner of Patrick’s Bar & No Grill, and his family have hosted the Craig Sanders Memorial .1K in memory of (brother) Craig “Satch” Sanders and (mother) Shirley Sanders.