by user | Oct 21, 2021 | Articles, News Release
Robert Casper of Oakwood, Oh. and Carey Nance of Melrose, Oh. are going on a special trip this weekend to New York City, with a stop along the way at a state park in Pennsylvania. The trip is a wish granted to Casper by The Angel Foundation in Van Wert, a nonprofit...
by user | Oct 13, 2021 | Articles
Local hospice services were in the spotlight at the 22nd CHP Hospice “Beacon of Hope” dinner/auction on Oct. 7 at the Junior Fair Building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The families of the late Peter Clemens and Jane Mason spoke about their experiences with the...
by user | Oct 13, 2021 | Articles
By Barbara Karnes, RN I was talking with someone yesterday about labor. It takes labor to get into this world and labor to leave it. The similarities and the differences when we leave “home” and when we go “home”—-all labor, all hard work. Labor to enter the...
by user | Aug 27, 2021 | Articles, News Release
Back in February, Rob Bradford, 49, of Van Wert, slipped and fell on ice at his home. He laid outside on a cold winter night for nearly four hours before being found by his wife. Bradford was rushed to the hospital suffering from frostbite and hypothermia. His core...
by user | Jul 9, 2021 | Articles
“Why don’t you check out a grief support group,” is often offered as a suggestion to people after the loss of a loved one. And it’s not a bad suggestion. Grief and bereavement support groups offer many benefits to participants. Grief support groups come in a variety...