Baltimore City Pipe Band Surprises Patient Who Founded Their Band 55 Years Ago
For Gilchrist volunteer coordinator Lindsay Ellis, a favorite part of her job is arranging memorable experiences for patients that bring them joy. So when a...
Former WWII ‘Code Girl’ Honored for Service, Celebrates 100th Birthday
Gilchrist honored Joan Heslin Moore, 100, with a veteran salute tribute in July to thank her for her service as a lieutenant in the Navy’s...
Gilchrist Celebrates National Grateful Patient Day
September 7 is National Grateful Patient Day. Gilchrist is honored to receive words of gratitude from our patients and families every day. Some write letters...
Gilchrist Salutes the Oldest Living Navy Seal
Charles Gillet served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. He took pride in...
Keeping Her Safe
Shoshanna Drinks is a sweet, cherub-cheeked two-year-old who was born with Tay-Sachs disease, a rare genetic illness for which there is no cure. After developing...
More Time for Treasured Moments
Gilchrist takes on her mother’s medical care, so Carol can focus on just being a daughter and sharing treasured moments again. Carol Grap had been...
Veteran Granted One Final Wish
As Todd Morley’s cancer grew progressively worse, he had one final wish — to marry his life-long love, Tammy. Tammy had been caring for him...
Answers When You Need Them
Before coming to Gilchrist, Debbie Dasher’s experience with the healthcare system was harrowing. After a surgery to remove a tumor on her lung, doctors said...
The Fourteenth Week: My Family’s Experience With Gilchrist’s Jewish Care and Support Program
We have a principle in Judaism that God sends the “cure” before the “disease.” While my husband’s devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma—fatal brain cancer—had no cure,...
Pediatric Hospice: The Unknown Road Ahead
The first time Joan Garlow walked through the doors of Gilchrist Center in search of information on pediatric hospice care, she broke into sobs and...