Commun ty Matters Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
November 2017
Recognizing Hopsice 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. It was not long after Clayton was diagnosed with a life limiting illness that 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. Clayton soon began to understand 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. HOSPICE, continued on page 2
Ken Lohrentz is to the far right of the four teachers in the front row. The photo was taken on the occasion of the school dedication, Sept. 1, 1962, two weeks after Ken’s arrival as the first American teacher. Students are smartly dressed in their “double whites.”
A lifelong love of Africa Resident revisits Tanzania, where he taught 55 years ago In the 1960s, Ken Lohrentz taught English in Tanzania for two and a half years. This summer he returned to the continent to see old friends, reconnect with former students, and soak up the breathtaking beauty of the landscape, the culture, and the people of eastern Africa. “I think it’s terribly unfortunate that many people have the impressions of Africa that they do. The idea is that it’s all a place where violent acts and nonfunctional governments are found, and that it’s all a dangerous place. That’s not true,” said Ken, a resident of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. “My biggest takeaway of the whole trip is that we here in the U.S. get a very skewed view of what life in Africa is like. We only hear about the problem areas -- the violence and unrest that are occurring, and the poverty and hunger. We don’t hear about how wonderful the people are. They are so friendly, hospitable, kind and open to visitors.” Ken graduated from Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., in 1962 with a history degree. The Vietnam War was escalating, and Ken was a religious AFRICA, continued on page 2