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How Hospice Volunteering Changes Lives
Posted on January 4, 2021 by Lisa Conti in VolunteersCare Dimensions volunteers often say, “I get more than I give” out of volunteering with hospice patients. Learn what this means for several of our volunteers. ...
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Pandemic Can’t Stop Healing Efforts of Rowley Women
Posted on May 15, 2020 by Lisa Conti in Donors, VolunteersWhen Gail Byrnes and Anne Boedecker of Rowley, MA, could no longer operate their businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they tapped into their love of sewing and helping others. ...
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Podcast: Telling Our Stories: The Importance of Reminiscing and Life Review
Posted on April 30, 2020 by Mia Buscone in Hospice, Learning Institute, Podcast, Social Work, VolunteersIn this latest episode of our podcast Living Forever, Not an Option, our hosts Mary Crowe and Lyn Skarmeas talk about the benefits of reminiscing and life review. ...
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Volunteers Continue to Help Hospice House Visitors During Pandemic
Posted on April 23, 2020 by Lisa Conti in VolunteersTwo volunteers from each of the Care Dimensions inpatient hospice houses share why they continue to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Greater Boston Hospice Volunteer Brings Personal Experience, Professional Skills to Her Patient Visits
Posted on February 24, 2020 by Aine Greaney Ellrott in VolunteersWhen she retired, Betsy Swaim knew she wanted a volunteer opportunity that would use her professional skills and interests and her personal experience as a family caregiver for loved ones with a terminal illness. She chose to become a hospice volunteer with Care Dimensions. ...
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Hospice Volunteer Cherishes Memorable Moments with Patients
Posted on February 18, 2020 by Rebecca Brackett in VolunteersWhen she first considered being a Care Dimensions hospice volunteer, Charlene Cotting of Bedford never anticipated how many amazing moments she would experience and how those moments would touch her life. ...
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Volunteer Helps People at Both Ends of Their Lives
Posted on February 12, 2020 by Care Dimensions in VolunteersRetiree Cindy Jalbert stays busy and engaged by volunteering with pre-schoolers most mornings and Care Dimensions hospice patients some afternoons each week. ...
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Elder Law Attorney Finds New Satisfaction as Hospice Volunteer
Posted on January 23, 2020 by Lisa Conti in VolunteersElder law attorney Bill Brisk of Newton, MA, is putting his passion and expertise to good use as a hospice volunteer for Care Dimensions. ...
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Military Experience Helps Volunteer Relate to Veterans Receiving Hospice
Posted on November 7, 2019 by Lisa Conti in Veterans, VolunteersCare Dimensions volunteer Jerry Dunn says his time in the Navy helps him relate to hospice patients he sees who also are veterans of military service. ...
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It Fills Me With Purpose: Being a Hospice Volunteer in Greater Boston
Posted on September 4, 2019 by Mary Gifford in VolunteersMary Gifford of Malden, MA, discusses the rewards of being a Care Dimensions hospice volunteer. ...
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