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"Thank you for being part of a profession that values life through death. You maintained the balance ever so delicate between compassion and interrupting a precious moment." “I was greatly comforted by the hospice
people who helped my aunt and me. Their presence and availability helped to
ease my anxieties. I am very grateful that my aunt died peacefully, thanks to
your caring ministry.” "I want to take some time to thank you for the extraordinary care and compassion given to my father. What a sense of comfort and peace he felt under your care. Thank you all!" "Thank you for helping us take the steps with our mom. The Journey for us held so many years but you helped make it clearer. Suddenly, it was over and mom passed on but it wasn’t sad for us. A total sense of calm took place. The sunshine seems brighter-the air seems fresher-the grass seems greener-the world now seems at peace and we are at total peace. We are renewed as we know mom is renewed." "Words are not adequate when thanking someone that helps people the way that you have. Your guidance and care regarding the care of my father was priceless. The love and attention that you’ve shown me and my family was a great thing and I truly thank you. I can’t remember everyone’s name so I want you to pass these thanks onto everyone. Thank you so much. You all make a difference in our world and I’m sure you make God very proud. Take care of yourselves." "We were all overwhelmed by your caring staff. We had no idea that your profession was so good and caring. Words can’t convey our gratitude to you and all of your staff. Please thank all of them for us." "I would like to thank you for the comfort you and your colleagues at the Hospice of the Twin Cities provided my mother during her final days. Though your meeting with her when she was alive was brief, I felt there was a strong connection and empathy that she greatly appreciated. My family and I also wish to express our appreciation of the support and assistance you and your colleagues provided when she died. In particular your help in guiding us throughout the wonderful memorial service helped us enormously. In addition the music therapist’s beautiful voice enhanced the many emotions we all experienced. The work that you and your organization do is not widely known but after being personally involved with your group, I am more aware of the value and impact your association has on the community. Your caring and dedication was echoed by many. I can only reiterate how valuable your organization is to people in need of comfort and advice in these trying times." "Everyone who helped make mom comfortable in her last few months was very responsive, aware, attentive to all of her needs and ours. We couldn’t have gotten through that time with out Hospice and had the dignity that mom had and deserved. Thank you so much for being there." "I can’t begin to thank you enough for the support and care you provided my mother and me during her last days. Your music, moral support, information, prayer and concern got my family and me through a very difficult time. God Bless you all." "What a fantastic group of people you are. The care, consideration, and support we have all received has been unbelievable. We could not have made it without you all. You’re the best." "Thank you so much for being with us through mom’s last struggle. I can’t even start to tell you how much it meant to have you come. And when you appeared Sunday nite, you don’t know how I was wishing you’d come and then, there you were!! Your very caring compassion is just the best. You are wonderful. Thank you for being there for us!" "I really appreciated the booklet (don’t remember name) but the suggestions of “I’m Sorry”, “Thank You”, “I love you”, and “It’s OK to go” were so important as I said goodbye to my Dad over a few weeks period. I don’t think I would have said all of them without permission and encouragement from folks like you." "We did not know you well but you certainly gave us much peace of mind during our Mom’s last couple of days. You all were so caring & thoughtful & I would like to say thank you so much for all you did in such a short time. I would certainly recommend you quite highly!" "I had asked the nursing home if there would be any real difference between the nursing home care or hospice & we were told “not really”. In reality, it is like night & day. Hospice is the difference between suffering & not suffering." "Hospice was a service I never dreamed possible. It was absolutely wonderful, and I’ve recommended it to many people. Thank you for the love, concern, and care shown to both my husband and myself. It was all super, and God bless you for it." "What a wonderful group of people. We love you all. Mom sure thought the world of you. She said you were her special nurses and friends. The rose that was delivered to the mortuary was so nice. We had heard of your good work in people’s homes. We never had any idea that you came to nursing homes. May you continue to help people in need. We love you all!" "On behalf of our entire family I want to sincerely thank you and all of your other staff workers who took such wonderful care of our father and especially for being so kind to him as well as to our entire family. We will never forget the wonderful service, and especially the love that was provided to us by all of you. Hospice of the Twin Cities will be in our hearts forever. Keep up the good job with others in need as well." "My dad was 101 years old. We feel blessed to have had him for so long - and with the hospice care - we feel he had the best we could give him. The ladies from Hospice were great and special people. We enjoyed their visits, and their concern for him and for us. Thank you very much." "We couldn’t possibly say enough “thanks” for all of your hard work and commitment. All of you are such special people, you should be proud of the job that you do. You were the most wonderful thing to happen to my father during the last months of his life." "How can I begin to thank you for all your kind support of our family during our mothers last days? Your visits kept us going through mom’s last day. Your tender touch, your beautiful songs and your caring words helped us through this sorrowful time. You were indeed a blessing to us. God bless you and thank you for all you do." "I can’t say enough good things about hospice. They were wonderful to Dad & my family. Follow up contact was great. Hospice was a blessing when I was feeling overwhelmed with the situation. David, the singer & guitar player, will forever be in my heart. He has a special gift. Susan, Social Worker, simply outstanding!" "I will highly recommend Hospice to any family. You all were absolutely great." "he care and treatment given to my client in his last days I believe improved his quality of life dramatically. It was apparent to me that the staff involved truly did their best and showed genuine concern for the patient’s quality of life." "You have all been an incredible blessing to my mother and all of us, her family. How much all of your services has meant to each of us is indescribable. My mother expressed her gratefulness for her care many times because your care was go genuine! Thank you for blessing us." "My words can scarcely convey the gratitude my family and I feel over the care and love you showed my mother in her last days. Many, many thanks! Every single person who came into her, and our, life during those days was “just right.” And then, the rose and follow-up calls are a continued gift of caring and an acknowledgement of the bereavement which inevitably follows death." "What a wonderful service you give at a family’s crisis time. How compassionate you were and how comforting it was to have someone there to help our family through our loss." "The Hospice program and the Hospice personnel make the death of a loved one much easier. We sincerely appreciate all that was done and continues to be done for our family. We will never forget all that Hospice has done for us." '"he Hospice staff proved to be knowledgeable and compassionate. Their presence was greatly appreciated." "I want to take some time to thank you for the extraordinary care and compassion given to my father. What a sense of comfort and peace he felt under your care. Thank you all!" "I felt supported by hospice in respecting my father’s living will and dignity in dying. This provided great comfort to me in the midst of a very difficult process." "All the individuals at Hospice that we were in contact with, not only conducted in the highest professional manner, they displayed a genuine concern about my brother’s care meds, & comfort. I can’t say enough good things about Hospice of the Twin Cities." "Thank you for all the support and love you gave to all of us as we traveled the difficult journey together with Mom. We will spread the news of your love and care to others so they will call on you if need be." "My one meeting with Hospice was extraordinary for me. I did not know how to “let” her die. The booklet on last days was invaluable to me. It explained what I was seeing. I had been afraid of death because I didn’t understand. Hospice enlightened me and my husband." "On behalf of our family I would like to thank and acknowledge all those who made it possible for Dad to spend the last part of his life with us and in his home preparing for his well earned reward. We would not have been able to grant his final wishes without the ongoing quality care from Hospice of the Twin Cities and their team working on weekends and on call throughout the evenings. Each contact held its own importance. From the team’s coordinators, some of whom we may not have met face to face, but from whom these special people were chosen to work with our father and who provided them with the care that they need to be able to give back to their clients, to the social workers who pulled together the combined information and arranged to have it shared with our family in the form of a care conference, we have been provided with the best of all possible attention for all of our individual and changing needs throughout this process! This has been a unique and life altering experience. We will be ever grateful for your gentle and firm hands in holding us together during this special time." "I can’t think of a better recommendation that to say that I would want Hospice care if ever I needed it. Each of you have a unique function and not one person that I know was anything but caring and available. As you all know I am most blessed to have had your care during my parents illness and still. Thank you." "Our entire family was taken care of so thoroughly during my dad’s illness. We always felt secure and reassured by everyone involved. Hospice workers are truly angel on earth. The medical care and advice was so helpful and dad was always ready to listen to anyone from hospice. He called Cindy & Melissa his “other girls” and David (music therapist) was a true light in his life as well as a godsend for the rest of us." "Everyone was very concerned, caring & very attentive to all our wants & needs. Everyone treated my sister with respect was so kind to her. Everyone was remarkable in each & every detail. I really appreciate all you did for her. Tending to all her wants & needs. Thank you so very much to all of you. You all were so wonderful." "What a gift you all were to us! We only met a few of you over less than a week’s time, but I can’t tell you how much you meant to us. The gift of music on the Monday before Mama died meant so much to us – I’m afraid my sister are both drawing complete blanks on names, but we loved the guitarist and Rosie – and I don’t know what we would have done at the very end if the nurse hadn’t come to us immediately after our phone call in the middle of the night. You truly provide a priceless service. Your generosity, kindness and warmth will be treasured always." "To each and every one of you who cared for my mother, and those who called to also check on my needs . . . Thank you for your very sensitive and very gentle care which you gave during my mother’s last month of life. I feel sure that her physical and emotional and spiritual needs were very competently met and with compassion for her frailties." "Your organization continues to do a superhuman job in assisting families in need of help. This is the second time the Hospice has done so for someone that I know. Thanks to all of the staff for making amazing acts of kindness possible." "Words are always inadequate when trying to extend thanks for services that go beyond the expected. And your service is without a doubt one of the most beautiful acts human beings perform for one another. I firmly believe there is a special place in Heaven for all of you." "Thank you so very much for your beautiful gift of love and caring at such a time of grief and sadness. I felt so lifted in your presence of missionaries of love and consoling." "It would not be possible for me to adequately express my thanks to all of you for everything you did for my sister during her illness and death. Your presence brought so much comfort to me and my family. I feel very fortunate to have had your help and support at this sorrowful time. I admire and respect you for using the gifts you have been given to help others and lessen their burdens."
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Hospice of the Twin Cities 10405 - 6th Avenue North, Suite 250 Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 763.531.2424 1.800.364.2478
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Thoughts of hope, words of thanks, songs of praise....