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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Acts of Aloha - A Holiday Message
“When my Mom, Zelda Kelson (Lainaholo) was admitted to Pōhai Mālama Care Center in 2017, we were so relieved to have the expertise and...
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Nov 18, 2020
- 6 min
Thankfully, We Signed Up Early
When I try to imagine caring for my husband without Hospice, I would have had to place Jeff in a nursing home. I could not have coped...
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Aug 20, 2020
- 6 min
The Best Decision We Ever Made Was The Hardest
My sole purpose is to convince you, who is suffering, terrified, and/or exhausted, to make one of the hardest decisions you will ever...
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus COVID-19 Information from Hawai‘i Care Choices
The latest updates from Hawai‘i Care Choices on our response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 and how you can protect yourself and your loved one
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
THE MAX AND YETTA KARASIK FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARDS $25,000 GRANT FOR PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM
Hilo, HI, February 20, 2020: Hawai‘i Care Choices, formerly Hospice of Hilo provides a continuum of care for our East Hawai‘i ‘ohana -...
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Dec 4, 2019
- 6 min
Former Marine and Navy Seal Finds Comfort in Hospice Care
JoAnn Aguirre and her partner Duke Ogden,a former Marine and Navy SEA were together for 20 years, up until his death at Pohai Malama.
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Manuel Daog - A Soldier's Journey Home!
Manuel Daog, SFC, US Army, was born on February 12, 1929 in Hilo Hawaii. He was the fourth of five children. His parents Benita and...
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dnakata
- Oct 19, 2019
- 4 min
An interview with hospice patient – Betty Jane “BJ” Pa
81-year-old hospice patient, Betty Jane “BJ” Pa has been dancing all her life. Now in retirement "this is how I choose to live."
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Sep 25, 2019
- 6 min
Hospice Means Comfort
Annette has been caregiving since she was 18 years old when she started caring for her uncle and then her parents.
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Hawai‘i Care Choices
- Aug 14, 2019
- 10 min
Hospice Care is for Everyone, No Matter Their Age
What do you do when the baby you’ve been joyously preparing for is diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses before you’ve left the hospital?
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dnakata
- May 8, 2019
- 4 min
Paying it Forward - Kris Speegle
Kris Speegle of Allstate Insurance grew up on Kaua’i attending Kaua’i Hospice’s annual firework tradition, ‘Celebration in the Sky.’ He...
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dnakata
- Apr 20, 2019
- 4 min
Looking forward to visits filled with Aloha – Henry Aguiar
The hospice and palliative model of care means staff and volunteers continually open their hearts through a high-touch approach that...
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dnakata
- Apr 8, 2019
- 4 min
Love from Loss - Richard and Judy Blankenfeld
“I was familiar with the work hospice did for us and with us for my daughter. I felt that I needed to try to do something to “pay back.”...
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dnakata
- Mar 29, 2019
- 5 min
Strangers for a second…become family – Dorinna Cortez, daughter of hospice patient, Albert Cortez
I couldn’t give dad the kind of care I wanted to be able to give to him without help. I think when you love someone it is so important...
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dnakata
- Mar 15, 2019
- 3 min
Supporting Children in Grief
Maileen Keawekane is grateful for the support Hawai’i Care Choices’ bereavement program has provided her three children, Douglas III...
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dnakata
- Mar 4, 2019
- 3 min
Enjoy Life Till its End - by Carolyn Mizuno
“There is no later. Live now with gratitude for each precious day.” – Tanimoto Dharma Designs I have this quote near my husband’s...
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dnakata
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
Bringing Grandma Home– as told by Rauchelle Nenio-Torres
I first learned of Hospice, when my grandmother was told she had end-stage cancer with days to live. Shortly after receiving that call, I...
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dnakata
- Feb 22, 2019
- 4 min
Graduating from Hospice Care - An Interview with Iwao Nagata and Sharyl Okamoto
What does it mean to “graduate” from hospice care? A person is eligible for hospice care when a doctor, in his/her best opinion,...
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dnakata
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
Free community presentation to plan for the unexpected
Volunteer presenters from Community First, a local non-profit dedicated to improving healthcare community-wide, will be offering a free...
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