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Volunteers provide patients and their families the same kind of support a good friend would offer, such as providing a break for family caregivers, running errands, providing transportation, sharing information, or just listening. Learn more about the unique role that volunteers have in caring for the individuals and families served by Hospice Friends by clicking here. Painful feelings surround the death of a loved one. Sadness, anger, shock, and emptiness are normal reactions to loss. Some people reach resolution on their own. Others want the support of others. We maintain a lending library of materials on coping with illness, death, and grief and send out regular bereavement packets to anyone that has lost a loved one. We also coordinate a bereavement support group. The group is facilitated and provides a safe, non-judgmental place for those grieving to share their experiences. Please call for the current meeting schedule. We can also refer patients and their families to other area agencies that may provide additional services. Equipment items such as wheelchairs, bedside commodes, walkers, and shower chairs are available for loan. Supplies provided include nutritional supplements, incontinence supplies, wedge pillows, egg crate mattresses, and bed pads. Please contact the Hospice Friends office for a complete list of supplies and equipment available. Volunteers provide transportation for individuals to and from medical appointments, including transportation to radiation and chemotherapy treatments in Yakima. Comfort therapies are provided for clients free of charge by trained professionals that volunteer their time and skills to Hospice Friends. Current therapies offered include massage, reflexology, music, healing touch, and reiki. If you would like to know more about any of these services, please contact the Hospice Friends’ office. The Hospitality House is a place to stay for out-of-town family members that are visiting a loved one with a life threatening illness or attending a funeral of a loved one. This home away from home is provided free of charge through the generosity of one of our volunteers. To find out about availability or how to use this service, please contact the Hospice Friends office. To read more about how the hospitality house and the amazing volunteer that made it happen, click here. Vigil services are offered to individuals during the 11th hour of their life. Volunteers stay with a patient at their bedside so that they do not have to be alone when death is imminent. This service may be at the request of the patient, a family member that needs a break, a member of the hospice team, or a family member that lives out of town and can not be with their loved one.
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