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Religion - Special services
Calvary United Methodist Church, Martinsburg, W.Va. Lenten study will begin Sunday and continue on Sunday, April 8, at 9:30 a.m. The topic will be A Journey in John’s Gospel. To register, call 304-267-4542. Christ Reformed United Church of Christ,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Lent, Methodist, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Dr. William Lamers Jr. dies at 80; championed modern hospice care
"I'm not sick; I'm only dying," a friend told Dr. William Lamers Jr. The man had inoperable cancer and wanted to go home to die, but his doctor wouldn't let him out of the hospital. It was the early 1970s, when most people with incurable illnesses died...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, John Thornton, Lithium (drug), Marquette University, Behavioral Conditions
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Not ready to die, but prepared
The cancer that started 11 years ago has now ravaged the body of Freddie Ramos. It attacked a kidney first, then a lung, and the 57-year-old family man knows that death waits in the near distance.
He's not ready to go, he says, but he's prepared....Tags: Medicare, Nursing, Government Health Care, Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals
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Open the discussion on dying
Last week, my dad was taken on a practice run from his Northern California nursing home back to his house. He'd had recent hip surgery, and the idea was that if he could master the challenge of getting in and out of the car and the wheelchair, he could...Tags: Medical Specialization, White House, Genes and Chromosomes, Family, Nursing
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Dora E. White, 74
Mrs. Dora Elaine McSherry “Dodie” White, 74, of Little River, S.C., died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C. Born April 10, 1937, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Bible, John Wesley, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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Hospice of Northwest Michigan earns designation from We Honor Veterans
Hospice of Northwest Michigan has received “We Honor Veterans” level two status from the national campaign designed to empower hospice professionals to meet the unique needs of dying veterans. Hospice of Northwest Michigan is the only...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Health Treatments, Health Treatments
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Baby born with rare brain tumor faces chemotherapy
Sue and Ben Erickson thought they were prepared after learning that their baby could be born with physical or mental disabilities. An ultrasound during the 36th week of pregnancy revealed an excess of cerebral fluid on the unborn infant's brain, but the...Tags: Symptoms, Students, University of Chicago, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Family
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Dignity therapy allows terminally ill patients to recount lives for posterity
![Peyton "Pete" Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he finally agreed to care at San Diego Hospice, he documented his life story.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67307850-11150307.jpg "Peyton "Pete\" Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he finally agreed to care at San Diego Hospice, he documented his life story.")
Peyton "Pete" Dralle wasted little time after he learned doctors could do no more to treat his throat cancer. He took spur-of-the-moment trips, got his affairs in order and, when he finally agreed to care at San Diego Hospice, he documented his life...Tags: Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Newspaper and Magazine, Psychotherapy
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Business briefs for Feb. 7
Goode in Frankfort
Main Street Perryville Executive Director Vicki Goode attended the 2012 Kentucky Main Street Conference in Frankfort last week, where Main Street Perryville and its EDP Partner the Heart of Danville were both named “designated&...Tags: Medical Specialization, Career and Workplace, Marketing, Employees, Nursing
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Richard J. Rice, 83
Richard J. Rice, 83, of Baltimore, and formerly of Hagerstown, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care at North West Hospital in Baltimore. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. -
Business People - Dec. 18
Lutheran Home Care & Hospice Lutheran Home Care & Hospice recently presented its 2011 Karen A. Rohaly Award to Lisa Beaver, RN, hospice nurse, at the agency’s annual employee appreciation dinner. The award was established after the death of...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, General Practitioners, Volleyball, Litigation, University of Pittsburgh
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Joyce W. Way
Overland Park, Kan.: Joyce W. Way, 69, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Dec. 10, 2011, at her home, from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) under the care of her husband, Kansas City Hospice and Care staff. Joyce was born on May 15, 1942, in Aberdeen, to...Tags: Cat (animal), Health, Western Michigan University, Cornell University, Wesleyan University
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