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Veterans Day Breakfast We appreciate your service, now let us serve you. Free breakfast for all area veterans, their spouses, widows and widowers. November 10 at 9:30 a.m. Please RSVP by calling Julie Summers at 573-756-6768 to reserve your seat.
November 2017
Recognizing hospice care Celebrating National Hospice Month November is National Hospice Month, and to recognize the importance of hospice services to quality end of life care, Presbyterian Manor’s Heart and Soul Hospice would like to share Clayton’s story. Not long after Clayton was diagnosed with a life limiting illness, he was told that curative treatment was no longer an option. Clayton quickly made the decision to seek hospices services. At first, Clayton thought hospice was a way to avoid burdening his family with his illness. It did not take Clayton long to discover that by deciding to utilize hospice, he had put together a supportive team for himself and his entire family. Together, Clayton, his family, and the hospice team created a plan of care that included Clayton’s medical needs as well as emotional and spiritual needs for himself and his family. Clayton’s wishes were prioritized. Clayton is not a fan of baseball, but his family loves the game. Clayton’s wish was to have a baseball party for his entire family. The hospice team helped him make that happen. That day there was baseball, air hockey, and a room filled with family, laughter and HOSPICE, continued on page 2