News and Press Releases
Finding Resolution and Meaning: A Hospice Spiritual Care Coordinator Q&A
What matters most to you? What do you need? What do you wish for? When our Suncoast Hospice patients are asked these quintessential questions, it can lead them to greater peace. Our spiritual care coordinators are honored to walk along these precious journeys. They...
Each Day Is A New Opportunity
No matter what is going on in the world or in our own lives, we greet each new morning with a simple choice. Will we be a part of the solution or part of the problem? Will we focus on the needs of others or will we be consumed by our own concerns? Rumi gives us this...
Becoming a Compassionate Presence: A Faith Community Conference at Suncoast Hospice
When we’re touched by the deep suffering from illness, facing death or grieving the loss of our beloved, we seek comfort and healing. Faith communities can be a great sense of support and compassion during these difficult journeys. But they must be prepared to help....
Facing Our Fears
We are all familiar with the icy grip that fear can take on our hearts. It can keep us from pursuing our dreams, stop us from saying what needs to be said or doing what needs to be done; and leave us feeling down and defeated. But there are two options for responding...
A Doula Volunteer’s Caring Comfort When a Baby Dies at Birth
Facing the loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby can be heartbreaking. Each year, many women and their families are affected by such tragic loss, pain and grief. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)...
A Poem For Hope
A beautiful poem about hope not only for the future, but for the past!
Teen Volunteers Share the Gift of Art
Pinellas County shines with its treasured waterways, wildlife and communities. A group of 12 Suncoast Hospice teen volunteers recently helped bring in the beauty of northern Pinellas through their photography displayed at our Palm Harbor community service center. The...
Finding Joy In The Ordinary
I subscribe to the “Happiness” theme on a news app on my phone. It posts scholarly research about what types of lifestyle choices bring us happiness and which do not. These scholarly articles are joined by testimonials from people who are in hot pursuit of happiness,...
Write On: PACE Seniors Craft a Story Creation
A sunny afternoon sets in and a group of creative minds convenes in the meditation room at the Suncoast PACE day center. The participants jump in talking and developing their island murder mystery. It’s a joint writing project that transpired from participant AnneGale...
The Important Questions
One of my favorite old sayings goes like this: When you are born You cry and the world rejoices Live your life in such a way That when you die The world cries and you rejoice! Such a wonderful turn of phrase and such a beautiful sentiment. To die with no regrets,...