>>
>> WE
>> WE START THIS MORNING GIVING THANKS AND SHARING GREAT WAYS
TO GIVE BACK WITH HELP.
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
DEVELOPMENT IS WITH US ALONG
WITH A COURAGEOUS KID MOTHER
AND STONER.
AND STONER. YOU HAVE A REALLY EXCITING
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT EXPERIENCING
AND ENHANCING SERVICES, WHAT
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
BUT ABSOLUTELY, VICKI FOR
HAVING US WE ARE SO GLAD TO BE
HERE TODAY.
HERE TODAY. I AM SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
HOSPICE HEALTH ANNOUNCED THE
PEOPLE OF COMPASSION CAN PAY.
WE'RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO
JOIN US RAISING $24 MILLION TO
HELP PROVIDE EXPANDED SERVICES
FOR 41 TOWNS WE SERVE.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES YOU FACE OR HAVE
FACED OR THE NEEDS THAT YOU SEE
FOR LAUNCHING THE CAMPAIGN?
>> THE MISSION AT HOSPICE HELP
IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE FOR
PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AND ALL
ARE SUFFERING SERIOUS ILLNESS
AND END-OF-LIFE ILLNESSES.
WE KNOW OVER 10,000 BABY
BOOMERS WILL TURN 65 EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR
SERVICES ARE THERE REGARDLESS
OF THE FAMILY ABILITY TO PAY
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ABLE TO HELP FAMILIES WITH
SERIOUS ILLNESS AND A LONGER
LIFE EXPECTANCY.
LIFE EXPECTANCY. >> ESPECIALLY, I MEAN, NOW IS
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. A LOT OF NONPROFITS HAVE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT A REALLY CHALLENGING
TIME THIS IS BEEN.
WE KNOW HOSPICE HEALTH, ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT NONPROFITS
IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU NEED THE
COMMUNITY TO TO RALLY AROUND.
THAT'S WHY I LOVE THE NAME OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN. PEOPLE OF COMPASSION.
THIS IS TWOFOLD.
BY WAS THE CAMPAIGN GIVEN THAT
NAME?
NAME?
NAME? AND
NAME? AND THEN, WHY IS HOSPICE HEALTH
COMPASSIONATE CARE SO, SO,
VITAL?
VITAL?
VITAL? >>
VITAL? >> THERE ARE TWO GROUPS OF
PEOPLE WE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WE
THOUGHT ABOUT COMPASSIONATE
CARE.
CARE.
CARE. THE
CARE. THE FIRST ARE THE HEALTHCARE
HEROES.
HEROES.
HEROES. HOSPICE HEALTHCARE HEROES.
MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE
SERVICES THEY RECEIVE FROM US,
THEY ARE VERY VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THE CAREGIVERS.
THE CAREGIVERS. AUDIBLE PEOPLE THAT DURING
COVID AT ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR
WE ARE THERE DURING THE WORST
AND THE MOST FOR FAMILIES
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. WE
LIVES. WE WANT TO HONOR THOSE FOLKS,
THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE.
THE SECOND GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE
DONORS, SO GENEROUS TO THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. WE RAISE ABOUT 91% OF OUR GOAL
AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THE
GENEROSITY OF THE FAMILY, SO,
WE WANT TO THINK AS PEOPLE ALSO
THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE
OUT THERE TO THINK OF AS DURING
THE WORST TIMES.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL ASK SOME
MORE QUESTIONS IN JUST A
MINUTE.
MINUTE.
MINUTE. NOW, TAWANDA MENTIONED ONE OF
THE FOCUSES OF THE PEOPLE OF
COMPASSION CAMPAIGN IS
COURAGEOUS KIDS.
COURAGEOUS KIDS. PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE HOSPICE
IS NOT JUST FOR OLDER ADULTS,
THEY CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALL
AGES.
AGES.
AGES. KATIE KNOWS THIS VERY WELL.
YOU ARE A MOM OF A COURAGEOUS
KID, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. MY SON MEYER WHO WAS BORN IN
2015 WAS BORN WITH A CONDITION
WHICH THE DOCTORS TOLD US HE
HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO LIVE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS THEN THAT
WE SORT OF ENTERED A CLUB A
PARENT REALLY EXPECTS TO FIND
THEMSELVES A PART OF.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SCARY AND YOU
ARE ALONE OR YOU FEEL ALONE.
YOU KNOW, THE HOSPITAL AND THE
STAFF PUT US IN TOUCH WITH
COURAGEOUS KIDS.
COURAGEOUS KIDS. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND
THEY WERE THERE FOR US.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW HOSPICE REALLY HELPED
YOU MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WAS
SUCH A PRECIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME
YOU HAD?
YOU HAD?
YOU HAD? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. SO, WE WERE IN A POSITION WHERE
WE REALLY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH
TIME OUR SON HAD TO LIVE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HOURS.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MONTHS.
WE DECIDED TO TAKE HIM HOME
FROM THE NICU AND WE BROUGHT
HIM HOME WITH A FEEDING TUBE.
HONESTLY, SOME OF IT IS STILL A
BLUR TO ME BECAUSE THE STAFF AT
COURAGEOUS KIDS TOOK CARE OF SO
MANY OF THE DETAILS SO WE DID
NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, GETTING ALL OF THE
MEDICAL DEVICES WE NEED IN OUR
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. WE
HOUSE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
TO GET SET UP.
THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL OF THAT.
WE JUST SHOWED UP AT HOME WITH
HER BABY AND WE GOT TO SPEND,
YOU KNOW, THE LAST DAYS OF HIS
LIFE JUST SPENDING IT WITH HIM
AND SHOWING HIM LOVE AND
SNUGGLING WITH HIM WHILE THEY
TOOK CARE OF ALL OF THE OTHER
DETAILS.
DETAILS.
DETAILS. THEY WERE THERE FOR US FOR
MEDICAL NEEDS AND ALSO
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOO.
SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, NURSE
PRACTITIONERS.
PRACTITIONERS. CONSTANTLY CHECKING ON YOU.
SEEING WHAT YOU NEED.
IT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT STANDS OUT TO
ME MOST AT THAT TIME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW.
NOW.
NOW. BRING YOU BACK IN, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING ABOUT
YOUR SWEET, SWEET, MEYER.
I ALSO WANT SAY, TAWANDA, A
STORY LIKE KATIE AND HER
FAMILY, HEARING HOW HOW THEY
HELPED WITH ALL THEY GAVE AND
BENEFITED THEM.
BENEFITED THEM. YOU NEED PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP
>> I THINK 2020 HAS BEEN A
DIFFICULT YEAR FOR NONPROFITS.
AGAIN, MANY PEOPLE ARE GRIEVING
IN THE COMMITTEE.
MANY PEOPLE LOST LOVED ONES
DURING THIS TIME AND MANY HAVE
NO ABILITY TO SAY GOODBYE THE
RIGHT WAY THE WAY YOU ARE USED
TO SAYING GOODBYE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FAMILIES
ARE OKAY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THEY GRIEVE A PROPERLY, TO COPE
WITH ILLNESSES APPROPRIATELY
AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
THE BEST END-OF-LIFE FOR THEIR
LOVED ONES THEY CAN AND THE
ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF
ASKING EVERYONE TO CONSIDER
MAKING A GIFT AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. YOU
YEAR. YOU THINK ABOUT END OF THE YEAR
GIVING, REMEMBER HEALTHCARE
HEROES, PARTICULARLY THOSE
HELPING FOLKS AT THE MOST
DIFFICULT TIME OF THEIR LIVES,
AND THEIR LIVES.
SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND FAMILIES
LIKE KATIE AND HER SON
UNFORTUNATELY LOSING LOVED ONES
DURING THIS MOST DIFFICULT
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. PLEASE GIVE.
PLEASE GIVE. THE EASIEST WAY TO GIVE IS TO
GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE A
DONATION.
DONATION.
DONATION. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S RIGHT ON THE SCREEN
RIGHT THERE, THANK YOU BOTH.