Donor Stories

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Kindness and Compassion Personified: Why I Support Hospice

I wish you could have known my wife, Marcia. She was brilliant—a perfect wife and mother of four. We met as children when I pushed her in a snowbank. Years …


Why We Support Hospice: Kirk’s Story

When Kirk, my husband of almost 43 years, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in January 2012, we were stunned. Kirk hadn’t been in the hospital since he was a …


Norene and Art Bunker

Why We Support Hospice: Norene Bunker’s Story

Over the years, we have heard about hospice care, talked about it, and even supported it. But the concept of care really came to life when we witnessed, firsthand, the …


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Why We Support Hospice: Becky Rantanen’s Story

My father had one request of his children before he passed away in 1996: “Take care of your mother.” Dad spent his final days in a hospital, uncomfortable and homesick. …


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Gifted Gratitude: A Family Member’s Choice to Support Hospice

 “I knew if I needed them, all I had to do was pick up the phone and they’d be there. I could not have done this [cared for loved ones], …


Committing to a Cause

When David and Emily married, they launched an annual tradition of giving back in memory of their grandfathers, both of whom had been served by Hospice.