Recognizing Nurses Best in Class Awards

Recognizing Nurses Best in Class Awards

by | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Hospice Austin nurses Patricia Smith and Emma Perry were honored at the Austin American-Statesman’s Third Annual Recognizing Nurses Best in Class Awards Gala in the Hospice/Home Health category. The Statesman’s Recognizing Nurses celebration commemorates the Austin...
The Country Nurse

The Country Nurse

by | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

She’s known as “the country nurse.” Jacque Shroyer, who drives about 500 miles a week, visits patients in Cedar Creek, San Marcos, Kyle and Buda and all spots in between.  “My jeep has 182,000 miles on it and I got it brand new five years ago,” she said with a...
Paying Homage

Paying Homage

by | Apr 9, 2019 | Being Present, Caregiving, Hospice, Volunteering

I showed up for my afternoon shift at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House where my mother-in-law died more than 15 years ago. The walkway is made of bricks. Many of them contain names and life dates of people who had died at the hospice. Recent rains had caused dirt,...
The Depths of Eternity

The Depths of Eternity

by | Apr 8, 2019 | Volunteering

One of my most memorable experiences was when I provided 11th-hour relief for a young man in his 20’s with brain cancer. Each time he would cough, his head would become very red in color and he would be in obvious distress. I used a craniosacral therapy technique at...