The Gilchrist Blog
The goal of our blog is to provide you with comprehensive and inspiring information about issues that are important to our continuum of care. We also share the latest news about Gilchrist, highlight our work in the community, promote upcoming events, provide program-specific information and offer ways you can help – either by volunteering or fundraising.
Self-Discovery in Grief
Self-Discovery in Grief: By Laurel Freeman, LCPC Discovering Our New Sense of Self We know that the death of our loved one has changed us...
Hospice Volunteers Make a Lifelong Impact on Families
Hospice Volunteers Make a Lifelong Impact on Families A hospice volunteer can make an impact that lasts a lifetime. Case in point: Ed Kaplan. More...
Gilchrist Receives National Recognition for Quality of Hospice and Palliative Care
Gilchrist Receives National Recognition for Quality of Hospice and Palliative Care Quality is paramount to everything we do at Gilchrist, and we are committed to...
Elder Medical Care: “It has been a blessing for me”
Elder Medical Care: “It has been a blessing for me” Many people know Gilchrist for the hospice care it provides at the end of life....
My Last Mission
My Last Mission: A Veteran Shares What Gilchrist’s We Honor Veterans Day Celebration Means to Him I attended the first Gilchrist Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans...
Addressing the Disparities in Hospice for African American Communities
Addressing the Disparities in Hospice for African American Communities Hospice care has historically been underutilized by African Americans. According to a 2020 report from the...
Gilchrist Kids Guides Family Through the Unimaginable
Gilchrist Kids Guides Family Through the Unimaginable Shanika Robinson thought the worst was behind her. Her teenaged son Tre had battled leukemia for five years...
How Gilchrist’s Partnership with Tanzania Changes Lives
Gilchrist’s support in Tanzania has made all the difference for our partners. Unimaginable Challenges One year ago, Gilchrist’s Tanzania partners faced unimaginable challenges brought by...
Happy New Year from Gilchrist
Happy New Year from Gilchrist: Together, Our Story Goes On A message from Gilchrist President Catherine Hamel: To all of Gilchrist’s friends, supporters, patients and...
Healing the Heart
Healing the Heart. Kelly Lekas had just turned 30 when she lost her dad, Mitch, to melanoma. She was extremely close to her dad, having...