Hospice Pioneer Traces Family Line of Faith
In May 1941 at just 10 months old, Lois Bechtle arrived in a little town called Pasto in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. Her mother, Katherine, ...
Home Health Aide Cares for Body and Spirit
When he was just a boy, Edvin Tejeda, a home health aide at Hospice Care of the West, felt a higher calling to care for the whole person ...
Being a Compassionate Companion Resources
We started a series on “Being A Compassionate Companion at the End of Life” at Hospice Care of the West. I gave many classes out in ...
Adventures of Nurse Julie
On the 10th anniversary of service as the first nurse at Hospice Care of the West, we are honored to celebrate Julie Voelz. Her journey is ...
Through the Thicket of Grief to the Light of Remembering Life
I was invited to speak at the Hospice Care of the West Annual Memorial Service. This is one of my favorite communal rituals that the hospice ...
Celebrating the Life Journey of Our Hospice Doctor
When Dr. Jorge Rivero was a young medical student in Lima, Peru, his grandfather, Felix, challenged his newly acquired patient care skills. ...