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WE CREATED Hospice Care of South Carolina to make a difference, a difference in your life and every life touched by an advanced illness. For anyone seeking answers about hospice care, we're here to help. We want to empower you or your loved one to live more fully, more completely and more in control.
For more than a decade we’ve been changing the way people think about hospice care by focusing on living, and focusing on what the end of life can be. In fact, we are the only hospice provider in South Carolina with faculty trained to teach End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) a nationally accredited course in all areas (CORE, Critical Care, Geriatric, Veterans and Pediatrics). And we were named Employer Of The Year by the National Certification Board for Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NCBHPN), employing 37.5% of all Certified Hospice and Palliative-care Licensed Nurses and 34.65% of all NCBHPN’s in South Carolina.
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Life Lessons in Unlikely Places – Part 2
2012-01-30 14:19:25. Posted by HCSCThe Holding Cross There has always been something about crosses that soothes my soul. I have many pictures of them and a dear friend built one for me out of the wood taken from the home in which he was born. It’s beautiful and I look at it each morning. I had never had a cross that I could hold in my hands. Tera Barnwell, one of the Nurses from my office, found a website that sold small crosses. The idea for the “holding cross” came from a Hospice Nurse in Texas. Her husband happened to be a carpenter. She gave them as gifts to her patients. The crosses were designed to fit perfectly in any hand. Tera bought one for each employee at the Cherokee County office. The day I got mine, I was on my way to make a visit with a patient. Jimmy was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease only a few months after he retired. He was a Christian man but God’s timing for his life had shaken his faith to its core. He dreamed of retiring and spending summer days at the lake fishing wi.......read more>>
Life Lessons in Unlikely Places - Part 1
2012-01-18 15:20:40. Posted by HCSCEvery day we learn from those we care for, we somehow change because of these experiences. Our patients are more than just people we provide services to. They become our friends, our teachers, and our heroes. From time to time we hope to share their stories and honor their memory to show how they made us better caregivers. Mr. Valentine I have been sitting at my computer staring at a blank screen trying to find the words to share a story with you. It usually comes easily. I just open my heart and it pours out. Not this time. It has been over a year since Nathaniel passed away. I can still hear him saying “nobody will miss me when I’m gone.” He was so wrong. Nathaniel Valentine. I loved saying his name. He hated it. He said I could call him “Nate,” I asked if I could call him Nathaniel. With a smile on his face, he said “whatever.” If you go only by first impressions, Nathaniel didn’t make a very good one. He knew it but he didn’t seem to care. He.......read more>>
Handling the Holidays After Losing a Loved One
2011-12-19 12:05:44. Posted by HCSCLosing someone close to you is a very painful experience. With the holidays almost upon us the special days ahead can intensify that pain. Planning a remembrance or ritual to celebrate your loved one’s life can ease the sorrow of these challenging times and help preserve memories of the affection you shared. Though the holidays can be particularly difficult for those left behind, it may also offer a unique opportunity to honor your loved one. Placing a special ornament on the tree, setting out a cherished decoration or serving a favorite holiday meal can evoke fond memories. Friends and family may wish to share notes of remembrance, placed in a stocking put up for your loved one. A candle might be lit in their memory, or perhaps a toast or prayer can be offered in tribute before a meal. Money that would have been spent on a gift could be donated in your loved one’s name to their favorite charity, homeless or animal shelter, or a needy family. Though your loved one’s presen.......read more>>
