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    Former Marine and Navy Seal Finds Comfort in Hospice Care
    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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    An interview with hospice patient – Betty Jane “BJ” Pa
    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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    Hospice Means Comfort
    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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    Hospice Care is for Everyone, No Matter Their Age
    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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    Paying it Forward - Kris Speegle
    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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    Looking forward to visits filled with Aloha – Henry Aguiar
    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...
    239 views0 comments
    Love from Loss - Richard and Judy Blankenfeld
    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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    Strangers for a second…become family – Dorinna Cortez, daughter of hospice patient, Albert Cortez
    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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    Enjoy Life Till its End - by Carolyn Mizuno
    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...
    742 views0 comments
    Bringing Grandma Home– as told by Rauchelle Nenio-Torres
    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...
    166 views0 comments
    Graduating from Hospice Care - An Interview with Iwao Nagata and Sharyl Okamoto
    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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