Those who know Deborah Oyer will tell you that she is a ball of energy. Anything she does in life is done with gusto. She dives in head first! So, it’s no surprise that when her grandson Henry started to…
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton will hold its 2019 Annual 3k/5k Remembrance Walk on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton (324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420). Registration begins at 8:30 am, with the walk beginning at 10 am. Participants…
The Ohio Nurses Foundation named Cassie Baughman, LPN, CHPLN, a nurse with Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton Crisis Care, one of the 100 Great Ohio Nurses. Cassie was nominated for her dedication to nursing and her commitment to patient advocacy. She…
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton has achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is the second time that the not-for-profit hospice organization has been recognized with this designation. In 2016, Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton was…
In lieu of gifts, soon-to-be newlyweds Jenn and Ryan Wharton wanted to do something special to "give back." “We already had a fair amount of belongings needed to start our lives together,” Jenn said. “We felt that God has already…
Grief unexpectedly inspires volunteerism for Katie Gillotti at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. The Gillotti family members were busy with preparations for a new school year in 2016 when their world was rocked by a cancer diagnosis. Katie’s father, Steve, was…
Bereavement means that we are deprived, robbed or stripped of someone or something of high personal value. In other words, it’s the objective state of having suffered a loss. Grief refers to our internal and external reactions to loss. Mourning is the way…
According to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the Baby Boomer generation is giving the most hours of volunteer service in the U.S. The hours senior citizens give toward volunteering do not go unnoticed. A majority of volunteers…
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton will hold its new volunteer orientation on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, in the Community Room at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton (324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420). Additional volunteer orientation sessions will…
For those who are struggling with what to say to family members and friends of the victims of the mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District, bereavement specialists at Ohio’s Hospice say that listening and sharing memories about the person who…
