Life's Journey
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Bryan’s Journey with Heartlinks
At Heartlinks, we understand the unique challenges families face when caring for children with life-limiting illnesses. Bryan’s story is a perfect example of the vital role of our Pediatric Palliative Program in providing comprehensive care and support to children and their families during unimaginably difficult times. The Diagnosis Bryan’s journey...
Love Never Dies
A message from Joan Souders, CGE, grief support specialist The 14th of February is a day many children look forward to as Valentines are exchanged and fun goodies are brought into the classroom. Memories of those days are fun to think about, and as time moves on, we giggle at...
Palliative Care Is the Missing Link in Healthcare
When you receive a serious diagnosis, you may feel like you have an impossible decision to make. Do I seek treatment and deal with the symptoms that will make me miserable, or do I choose to leave this life and my loved ones with dignity through hospice care? Thankfully, there...
Holding Their Hands Near the End
A message from Sam Tellez, Hospice RN Case Manager As a hospice nurse, encountering death is constant. Oftentimes, our patients are only with us a few days because their fear of coming onto hospice care delayed their admission. My personal experience with my stepdad opened my mind to hospice. He...
5 Things You Should Know about Palliative Care for Children
Heartlinks' pediatric palliative care program is growing and able to serve more children in Benton, Franklin and Yakima counties. Pediatric Palliative (pal-lee-uh-tiv) care is supportive care for children with serious illnesses and their families. It is a unique type of support provided by Heartlinks that focuses on quality of life...
The Sandals
A message from Joan Souders, CGE, grief support specialist In the book “Lament for a Son” by Nicholas Wolterstorff, he writes, “I have been daily grateful for the friend who remarked that grief isolates. He did not mean only that I, grieving, am isolated from you. He meant that shared...
Christopher Monk, ARNP, Returns to Heartlinks, Accepts New Palliative Care Patients
Heartlinks is pleased to announce that Christopher Monk, ARNP, returned to Heartlinks on November 6, 2023, and is accepting new palliative care patients. Monk provided exceptional, compassionate care to Heartlinks patients from October 2020 to December 2022. He joins Charlotte Davis, ARNP; Christa Miller, RN; Tana Church, RN; and several...
National Hospice & Palliative Care Month
Since 1978, November has been recognized annually as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. It's fitting that Heartlinks (formerly known as Lower Valley Hospice) has been serving patients and their families since the national observance began. Hospice and palliative care professionals work to remedy pain symptoms to help maintain a...