Music Therapy: Gentle Comfort for Hospice Patients of All Ages

Spring 2010
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Music Therapy: Gentle Comfort for
Hospice Patients of All Ages
Sabrina was just eight years old when
she became a hospice patient. She
looked forward to her weekly sessions
with Music Therapist Jessica Shaller.
By playing the xylophone and drums
to her favorite songs and ‘leading’
Jessica in playing together, Sabrina
experienced a sense of control that
living with disease so often takes away.
She expressed that music therapy,
“makes me feel surrounded with love
and helps me relax and get my anger
out.”
Before Sabrina died, she wrote and
recorded several songs with Jessica
for her family. One such song to her
parents and best friend, Monty the
cat, included the lyrics: “Thank you
for loving me so much, for snuggling
and hugging a bunch. You help me
each day when you say, ‘don’t cry, it
will be alright.’”
Caring for pediatric patients is never
easy and making sure a patient is
comfortable and less anxious, no
matter their age, is essential. Tailored
to each child’s developmental level,
music therapy can offer a nonverbal way to express emotion.
Children who attend Willamette
Valley Hospice grief support groups
and Camp Mighty Oaks summer
bereavement camp also receive music
therapy services to help them express
their feelings, cope with change, and
share memories.
In 2005, Willamette Valley Hospice
hired Jessica Shaller, a Board Certified
Music Therapist, to assist hospice
patients like Sabrina, as well as
bereavement clients. Many people find
music to be a relaxing part of their
everyday life but often aren’t aware
that music, when used by trained
professionals, can benefit patients at
the end of life. Music professionals,
called either a Music Practitioner,
Music Thanatologist or Music
Therapist, may all work with hospice
patients, but differ in their training
and scope of practice.
As a Music Therapist, Jessica has
formal training in music and
psychology, helping her care for
individuals of all ages with physical,
emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual
needs. Music Therapists work in a
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Willamette Valley Hospice
Board of Directors
Cretia Benolken
Andrew Bone
David Booth
Dennie Brooks
Naomi Hormann
Walter Jones
Wayne Kinkade
Patricia Lundeen
Carolyn McKinney
Rev John Moody
David Moss
Betty O’Brien
Ginny Posey
Carolyn Van Otten
Executive Director
Pam Matthews
Co-Editors
Melissa Lindley
Linda Hays
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communities of Marion and Polk counties.
OUR MISSION
To enhance the quality
of life for terminally ill
persons and their families;
to provide bereavement
support for the caregivers
and families of our
patients, and members of
the community; and to
educate the community
about end-of-life philosphy
and programs.
Cycle of Seasons and
New Beginnings
by Pam Matthews
Executive Director
I sat in the hospice memory garden today
enjoying the bubbling fountain and colorful
blossoms of our early spring. I thought
about cycles of the seasons and new
beginnings.
My history with hospice in Salem and with
Willamette Valley Hospice goes back to the
early 90s when I was the Administrator/
CEO of HomeCare Network and Evergreen
Hospice in Albany. HomeCare Network
had a branch office for home health in
Salem and provided nursing and aide
services to Willamette Valley Hospice
patients as part of the interdisciplinary team.
When Willamette Valley Hospice became
Medicare certified, the agency was able to
utilize its own staff for nursing and aide care.
A few years later, Evergreen Hospice began
providing hospice services in the Salem area
until 1998 when it closed the Salem office.
So, I have experience with Willamette Valley
Hospice as both a partner and a competitor.
Now I am delighted to be embarking
upon a new relationship with Willamette
I feel very much at home with Willamette
Valley Hospice’s non-profit mission and
philosophy. Since its inception by dedicated
Marion and Polk County community
volunteers in 1978, Willamette Valley
Hospice has truly provided important and
unique services to our hospice patients,
families and bereaved members of our
communities.
I am honored that the Board and staff
chose me to join them at Willamette Valley
Hospice. I will do my best to continue to
nurture the mission of the organization in
our community as we move into this new
beginning together.
Hospice Staff Continue Tradition of Giving
Led by the efforts of Susan Briney, RN, and
Scott Dangermond, MSW, Willamette
Valley Hospice staff donated over 320
pounds of food for Marion-Polk Food Share
over the holiday season. Over $1300.00 was
collected to help the food share purchase
the most needed items for the hungry in our
community. Susan says, “This annual food
drive is just an extension of what our caring
hospice staff does every day. “
Willamette Valley Hospice is a Marion Polk
Food Share emergency food box site for
hospice patients and their families.
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Valley Hospice as the Executive Director.
Throughout my 30 years of working with
hospice and home health in Oregon, I have
lived in the hills above Scotts Mills – so it
feels I have come full circle to be working
back in my own backyard after years on
the road driving to offices in Portland and
Albany.
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variety of settings and assist patients
by utilizing techniques such as musicfacilitated relaxation, therapeutic
singing, instrumental playing, lyric
analysis, and music combined with
imagery. Music therapy uses all types of
music and instruments.
Don and Chris sing at a family session.
Music therapy sessions for hospice
patients are often used to help
manage physical symptoms such as
pain, breathing difficulties, nausea,
restlessness, and to ease the dying
process. Patients are commonly
referred to music therapy when
emotional challenges such as anxiety,
agitation, depression, grief, and fear are
great.
Music therapy interventions are
customized to each patient and are
adapted as their needs change. Chris’
father Don, a hospice patient, recently
passed away after struggling with
Alzheimer’s for many years. Chris
said, “The music therapy provided by
Jessica from Willamette Valley Hospice
had a significant impact on my father
and our family. Jessica was able to
tailor the music therapy just for Dad
by choosing songs important to him
and that he would recognize. Music
therapy stimulated his remaining
memory function, gave him a sense
of accomplishment, and brought him
joy and happiness.” Following Jessica’s
suggestions, they were able to use music
to comfort and soothe Don when she
wasn’t there.
Like Don, communication and a sense
of connection with others can improve,
especially in cases of dementia, stroke,
developmental delays, and cognitive
impairments related to brain damage
or tumors. Spiritual support can be
provided through music therapy, as
well as the resolution of unresolved
conflicts.
Don’s family gathered for a group music
therapy session. Following Jessica’s cues,
Don played a tongue drum to favorite
songs he once sung with his brother
as a child and later taught to his own
children and grandchildren. His family
participated through selecting songs,
singing, and playing ukuleles while
Don responded by smiling brightly,
making eye contact, singing, and
clapping his hands in rhythm with the
music. His level of verbal interaction
increased and he shared his experience
Did you know?
Certified Music
Practitioner:
• receives 2 years of training.
• Provides live music in medical
settings in order to create a
healing environment.
Visit www.mhtp.org for more
information.
Certified Music
Thanatologist:
• receives 2 years of training.
• Uses pre-set harp and vocal
music at the bedside of a dying
person, referred to as a “music
vigil”, to promote physical and
spiritual comfort.
Visit www.sacredflight.org
or www.mtai.org for more
information.
Don’s wife, Becky,
joins in with
drum during
family session.
of the session by saying, “All here at
once” and “I’m excited, it’s good.”
Music therapy enhanced communications
and interactions between Don and his
family. Don’s wife, Becky, said, “Music
therapy was central to Don’s care at the end
of his life and enabled him to finish his
journey in the way we envisioned it - he
took his last breaths at home peacefully while
surrounded by those he loved in music.”
Music Therapist-Board
Certified:
• receives minimum of 4-year
degree program, including
a clinical internship often
with Master’s and PhD level
training.
• Uses music interventions to
accomplish individualized
goals.
• May use any instrument and
assist patients throughout
lifespan.
Visit www.musictherapy.org or
www.hospicemusictherapy.org
for more information.
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Hospitality Club of
Salemtowne Club
Cub & Kathleen Houck
Erma Hough
Wayne &
Jeanette Houghtaling
Perry & Ann Howard
Vinita Howard
Susan & Kenneth Howell
Charles & Leanne Hubbard
Leon Hubbard
Margaret Hubbs
Ronald Hubbs
Karen Hubert
Catherine Huddleston
Cinda Jane Huffman
Doris Huffstetler
Bill & Barbara Hughes
James & Emily Hughes
John Hughes
June & Bill Hughes
Larry & Karen Huges
Steven Hughes
Lawrence Hulse
Nancy & Rick Humpert
Tadd & Christy Humphreys
Robert Hurst
Wilbur & Hilda Hurst
Raymond & Grace Hush
Paula Hyatt
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Women
Independence Air Park Social
Committee
Instrument Covers Covers
John & Judy Irvin
Terah Isaacson
Carole Isenberg
Keiko Iseri
Tina Isley
Thomas & Yvonne Israel
Tamie Iverson
Katherine Jackmond
Gary & Jeanne Jackson
Robert Jackson, MD
Ruth Jacobs
Myrtle Jaech
Manuel Jama
Barbara James
Darrell & Charyl James
Ron & Sandy James
Thelma James
Joseph & Debilyn Janota
Jack & Tami Janssen
John & Regina Jenkins
James Jenks
Richard Jenks
Harold Jensen
Linda Jensen
Winifred Jensen
Jim & Linda Jett
Arthur & Flora Jincks
Ronald Johns
David & Cathy Johnson
John Johnson
Nell George Johnson
Robert Johnson
Robin Johnson
Terry Johnson
Theodore Duane
Thomas & Miriam Johnson
Ann Johnston
Florence Johnston
George Johnston, Jr.
Catherine Jones
Delores & Courtney Jones
Jeffrey & Mary Jones
Rowland Jones
Vickie Jones
William & Barbara Jordan
Mary Jova
Roger Judd
Dorothy Jurgenson
Joan Jurickovich
Richard Kane
Sung Ha Kang
Barbara Kanz
JK Karcher
Allan & Millie Kaarlin
Calvin Kaser
Cloreta Kaser
Charlotte Keasey
Linda Keene
Geraldine Keene-Pilling
Louis Kelle
Jean Kelly
Terry Kelly
Sharon Kemnitz
Nancy Kemp
Neal Kent
Lorraine Kerr
Janis Keuscher
John & Mary Kienlen
John & Margaret Kier
Craig & Abby King
James & Frances King
Robert & Rona King
Warren & Earlene King
Lisa Kingston
Marilyn Kirk
Anne Klassen
Shirley Klebaum
James & Judith Kleen
Robert & Michele Kliever
P.M. & Janes Klosterman
Donald Kluver
Arden & Joyce Knepper
Gary & Lenay Knepper
Glen Knickerbocker
Paula Knight
Knothe Apparel Group
Suzanne Knutsen
Joseph & Marion Koch
Lorraine Koch
Gary & Dorothy Koehler
Gladys Koehn
Bob & Kiana Koenig
Delores Koenig
Ronald & June Kohanek
Walter Kohler
Genevieve Kolb
Richard & Sharon Koloen
Bruce & Lee Ann Konieczny
Joe & Patricia Koos
Betty Kostenborder
Calvin & Orma Kraft
Ollie May Kraft
Robert Kraft
Jerry & Sharon Krause
Robert Krebs
Robert & Joy Krein
Melinda Krumroy
Dona & Ronald Kudna
Gordon & Marian Kunke
Leonard & Floralee Kunzman
Carol Kuschnick
Gail Kuzaro
LCG Pence Constrution, LLC Bill Labhart
Joe & Cindy Lackner
Ladie’s Auziliary of The FRA
Unit 374
Barbara Lahay
Walter Lambert
Lancaster Assisted Living LLC
Lancaster Village LLC Stephen Lane
Linda Lange
DeEtte Lankford
Carol Ann Lantz
Robert & Nancy Larsen
Louise Larsen Revocable
Living Trust
Peter Larson
Barbara Lasley
Derek Latham
Bruce & Vicki Laudon
Viola Laudon
Chester & Arlene Laugen
Virginia Laugen
Lawrence Lauinger
Donna Laurence
Cora Lautenbach
James & Carolyn Laverty
Hilda Lawyer
Norman & Gay LeVee
Ruby Leach
Connie Leavitt
Marty & Carol Lee
Ronald & Janet Lee
Denny & Louise Legard
Diana & Lee Lehman
David Lelack
Kathleen Lelack-Green
Maxwell Lenz
George Leonard
Mary Lerner
Robert & Winona Letcher
Edythe Leupp
Clara Levitas
Stuart Levy
Thellen Levy
Mamie Lew
Delmas & Kay Lewellyn
Sally Lewis
Donna Libolt
David Lichter
Robert Lierman
Barbara & Gregory Lies
Carolyn Lindbeck
Melissa & Michael Lindley
Shirley Lindquist
David Lindsay
Woody & Jane Lovelace
Lorene Lovretich
James & Jean Lowe
Raymond & Arlene Lucas
Elmer Lucht
Steve & Peggy Luke
John Lulay
Stella Lulay
Allen & Mary Lund
Ann Lundberg
Kenneth Lundeberg
Patricia Lundeen
Gayle Lundmark
Larry & Kathie Lunz
Delores Lusk
Jo Ann
Ron & Ann Lyman
Francine Lynch
MOPS International Current &
Reitred Coordinators
Patricia Mack
Thomas & Norma Mack
Georgette Mackenzie
Macy & Son Funeral Directors
Charlotte Mader
Marie Madson
Joseph Maganini
Jay & Sherry Main
Bill & Mary Mainwaring
Gerald & Oradell Major
Arvon & Berneice Malstrom
Walter & Helen Mangnell
Ruth Manhire
Norm & Chris Manselle
Carol Manspeaker
Arnie & Carol Marcoe
Lester Margosian
Elaine Marier
George & Patsy Marinelli
Malcolm Marsh
Norman & Donna Marsh
Jean Marshall
Flora Marston
Nancy Martin
Rose Martin
Theodore Martin
Kathleen Martinez
Merle & Carol Marx
Beth & J.D. Mason
Linda Mason
Thomas & Lorraine Masters
David & Kristen Mattson
Thomas & Linda Maurer
Allen & Margaret McRae
Sarah & Jane McCabe
Louis & Carla McCanna
Cleo McCella
Howard & Patricia McMillen
Stuart & Mary McNeil
Shirley & Gerald McVein
Edwin Meadors
John & Denise Meck
James & Carol Meetze
Roberta & Ronald Mehl
Marilyn Meiseger
Quinten & Shirley Meland
Dallas & Janet Melcher
Andrea Melendy
Bruce Merrifield
Joseph Merrik
Betsy & John Messer
Howard & Cheri Messmer
Deborah Meyers
Doris Meyers
Pat Middelburg
Larry & Joyce Milbrandt
Eleanor Miles
Carma Sue Miletta
Joseph & Virginia Miletta
William & Gloria Miley
Anne Miller
Charlotte Miller
Dale & Carol Miller
Debra Miller
Forest & Rosemary Miller
James & Doris Miller
Jim Miller
Joan Miller
John & Susan Miller
Lois Miller
Norman Miller
Patricia Miller
Yvonne Miller
Roberta Mills
Jerry & Debbie Milner
Frank Minnich
Mary & Bernard Minten
Bob & Sara Mitchell
Budd & Janice Ann Mitchell
Steve & Tracy Mitchell
Richard & Josephine Moe
Donna Moen
Beverly Moffitt
Alvin & Violet Mohr
Robert & Carrie Mohr
Margaret Montgomery
Judi Moody
Thane & Susan Moon
Michael & Christine Mooney
Horace Moore
John & Nancy Moore
Lawrence Moore
Ned & Rose Moore
Helen Moorhead
Leslie Myers
Kay Myklebust
Glenn & Nellie Nado
Marjorie Napper
Mary Jo
Don & Christy Nathman
National Assoc. of Letter
Carriers Br 347
Bennett Nelson
Hugh & Sandra Nelson
Jack & Becky Nelson
Mae Nelson
Marc & Carol Nelson
Robert & Linda Nelson
James &
Catherine Nemechek
Ronald Neu
Roger Neufeld
Elizabeth Nevue
New Perspectivies
Center for Counseling &
Therapy Perspectives
New York Life Insturance
Co. York
Trent & Lucille Newcomb
Edyth & Frank Newell
Dennis & Patricia Newton
James & Jean Nichols
Maxine Niehus
David & Lillian Nielsen
Tony & Margaret Nielsen
Craig Noffsinger
Rose Nollen
Gary & Patricia Nopp
Jennene Norblad
Kathleen Nordmark
Louis E. & Nancy Nordyke
Norpac Foods Inc. North Santiam Funeral
Service
Raymond & Marilyn Northcutt
Northwest Commercial
Real Estate Sales,
Inc. Commercial
Northwest Pesticide Enterpise
Inc.
Ronald & Patricia Nowak
Claude Nunemacher
Peter & Jeanette Nunnenkamp
Leslie O’Brien
Richard & Betty O’Brien
Edwin O’Mohundro
Thomas O’Quinn
OECDD Social Fund Shirley Oakley
Frieda Obrist
“We think fondly of the hospice team that blessed our
dad’s life in his last days. We are again so thankful for
the smiles you brought to his face — and to ours. You
have taught us new degrees of compassion.”
Susan Lindsey
Stephen & Evelyn Lineburger
Sonya Linn
James & Susan Litchfield
Jo Ann Livingston
Phyllis Llambias
Elizabeth Lockwood
Patricia Loe
David & Sandra Loewen
F. James & Sarah Lofting
Francis & Kellie
Rae Lombardi
Dave & Ellen Long
Rex & Alice Longfellow
Dale & Patti Loquasto
Lauralyn Lorenz-Glantz
James & Beverly Lorenzen
Lynn & Yvonne Lorenzen
Gail & Steven Love
Steve & Jill Love
Audrey Lovelace
Frances & Bill Lovelace
Don & Delight McClain
Dennis McColly
Robert & Virginia McConville
Marlene McCoy
Allen & Margaret McCullough
Carole McDonald
Kay McDonald
Terry McDonald, DDS
Walter McElhaney
Estate of Philip McHarness Patrick & Janet McIntire
Laverne McIntosh
William H. Marilyn McKee
Ginger McKenzie
Irene McKenzie
Dolores McKillip
Marge McLauchlan
Dennis & Patricia McLeod
Nelson & Ellen McLoud
Marlene McMahon
Janet McMannis
John & Carolyn McMillan
Gladys Moorman
Eugene & Glenda Morgan
Wilbur Morgan
Gail Morlan
Dennis Morley
Janet Morris
Charles Morrow
Cecelia Mosher
Wilma Moskal
Lee & Carla Moyer
Dennis & Lyn Mumey
Jerry & Kay Mumper
John Munro
John & Lisa Murphy
Kerry & Becky Murphy
Elva Murray
Marge & Quinton Murren
Agnes Mussmecher
Mutual of Enumclaw
Insurance Co.
Jeremy Myer
Delores Myers
Martha Ochse
Elmer & Joanne Ogborn
Velda Ohling
Glenn Okawa
Catherine Olcott
Donald & Barbara Olds
Raymond & Suan Olmstead
Elizabeth Olsen
Thomas & Shirley Opitz
Oregon Dept. of Consumer &
Business Services
Oregon Independent
Automobile Dealers Assn.
Oregon Ramblers 208 Nikolay Orlov
Beverly Otjen
Marilyn Ott
Gerald & Elizabeth Otter
Anthony & Sharon Pace
Pacific Living Centers Inc. Continues on page 8
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5
“Knowing that there was help
available for us made difficult
situations a little easier. We found
your staff and volunteers to be
helpful, caring, and compassionate.”
Community Outreach and Education
Willamette Valley Hospice staff and volunteers gave 163
presentations and attended 27 Health and Information
Fairs throughout Marion and Polk Counties and beyond.
Staff and volunteers made over 9,892 connections with
community members, informing them of the many
hospice and bereavement services available.
Bringing Compassion Home
In 2009 our staff and volunteers provided compassionate
care to over 1,100 patients, including six children.
Providing excellent and compassionate care for our
patients and their families is essential to our staff and
volunteers. According to results from our current
family satisfaction survey, 99 out of 100 families would
recommend Willamette Valley Hospice to others.
2009
Report to Our Community — Being there in so man
Volunteer Support Services
• 4,438 hours providing support for patients and their families
• 990 hours supporting bereavement services with phone calls and
support groups
Dream Team Award - Recognized as a member of
Oregon Hospice Association’s 2010 Dream Team,
Brittney Blakley, volunteer coordinator (front row,
far left) stands with fellow Dream Team recipients.
Appreciated by our staff and loved by our volunteers,
she has helped recruit and increase the number
of volunteers from 82 several years ago to nearly
200 at the end of 2009. She is clearly an asset to
our hospice organization, the volunteers she works
closely with, and to the patients and families we care
for each and every day.
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• 4,730 hours of office support, data entry, mailing projects, and
more
• 362 hours spent supporting children’s grief activities including
Camp Mighty Oaks
Journeys • Willamette Valley Hospice • Spring 2010
In 2009, 204 volunteers contributed over 11,259 hours
providing a savings of $219,000.00 for Willamette
Valley Hospice.
Grief Support Services
“After coming to the
grief group, my grief
is not as painful as
before. I see a light at
the end of the tunnel.”
Willamette Valley Hospice offers a variety of bereavement services to
educate and support individuals experiencing grief following a loss
of their loved ones. In 2009, bereavement counselors, interns and
volunteers reached out and touched a significant number of people in
the community.
Grief Support Activities
• 9 Six-Week Adult Support Groups
• 3 Six-Week Child & Family Support Groups
• 8 Six-Week In-School Support Groups
• 1 Coping with the Holidays Grief Workshop
• 1 Financial Decision at the End of Life Workshop
• 328 Visits made to Greiving Hospice Family Members
• 133 Community Counseling Visits
• 1,112 Supportive Hospice Family Phone Calls
• 394 Community Grief Support Phone Calls
• 2 Spring & Holiday Memorial Services
• 24 Drop-In Grief Support Groups
• 4 Grief in the Workplace Presentations
• 10 Educational Grief Presentations
ny ways
Where your donations
made a difference in 2009
Community Donations 2009
Total Community Donations $153,950
General
Contributions, 26%
Massage Therapy,
17%
Memorial Gifts, 60%
Adult and Community
Bereavement Services,
44%
Music Therapy,
10%
Grants, 2%
Camp Sponsorships, 2%
United Way, 1%
Honorium Gifts, 9%
Children’s Bereavement,
In-School Groups &
Camp Mighty Oaks, 2%
Volunteer Services,
21%
Unfunded
Care, 5%
In-Home Respite Care, 1%
Spring 2010 • Willamette Valley Hospice • Journeys
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Pacific Pride Services LLC Sally Packer
Nadine Padilla
Stanley & Joan Page
Susie Page
Bernita Palmer
Pamela Palmer
Richard & Valdean Pankratz
Douglas & Kathleen Parham
Eleanor Parker
Stewart & Mary Parker
Bobye Parks
G Neal & Sue Parks
Margaret Parks
Christine Patrick
Nita Patrick
George Patterson
Fred & Ann Patton
Jane Pauli
Barbara Payseno
Pamela Pederson
Armida Pena
Margaret Pennell
Lloyd & La Vaughn Penner
Robin Petchell
Charles Peter
Ralph Petersen
Virginia Petersen
Alice Jean Peterson
Dale & Patricia Peterson
Edith Peterson
Linda Peterson
Weston & Linda Peterson
Gary & Aileen Petrie
John & Laqueta
Jeanine Peyton
Ed & Peggy Phelps
Joanne Phillips
Ruthellen Phillips
Clarence & Irene Pietrok
Debra Pillette-Stephens
Pineway Ladies Golf Club Eugene & Jan Pingree
Peg Pink
John Piper
Donna & Joseph Plas
Dora Pohl
James & Kathleen Pointer
Marilyn & Robert Pool
Norman & Marolyn Poole
Donald Porter
Donald Porter
Portland General Electric Postal Connections Diana Powers Evans
Leroy & Donna Prantl
Clare & Glen Predeek
Jack & Patrcia Price
Gayle Priem
Pamela & Rick Primasing
Kristina Primbs-Wetter
Carol Prokofieff
George Prokop
Edna Pruitt
Public Safety Center Ardell & Jeanne Pugh
James & Lorraine Pullman
Jim & Sandy Purves
Todd & Catherine Putman
Fred & Patricia Pynes
WC & Shirley Radke
David & Sheryll Ralls
Ram II Lorena Ramey
John & Elmetta Ramseyer
Alfred & Anne Rasmus
Larry & Linda Rater
Paul & Elly Rathje
Marian Ratzlaff
Mary Redden
David & Kathleen Redford
Diana Redford
Nick Reding
Rick & Carol Reece
Don & Pat Reed
Richard Reed
Wallace & Kathrine Reed
Regence Employee Giving
Campaign
Stan & Alma Reimer
Donald & Elsie Renc
Ronald & Susan Rende
Gregory & Barbara Resch
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“Thank you for all
you did in the last
week of mother’s
life. To us you
were angels and
we will never
forget you. Your
presence also made
those last days
easier on mom in
all ways possible.
She was able to
go in peace with
her ever-grateful
attitude because
she knew so many
people cared.”
Mary Rex
Helen Rhoten
Carl & Barbara Rice
Samuel & Jerrilyn Rice
George & Erla Richards
Ray & Roseann Richardson
Robert & Janet Richardson
J Keith & Marjorie Ridings
Frances Riedman
Rick Ries
Chris Riffle
Donald Ringwald
Mary Ripley
John Ritchie
Steven Ritchie
Lanaya Ritson
Donna Rivett
Mike & Georgi Rivett
Barbara Roach
Rob & Lori Roach
Robert & Cecilia A. Suckard
Fund of the Oregon
Community Foundation
Charles & Carol Roberts
Evelyn Roberts
Mark & Jane Roberts
Charlotte Robertson
Jerry & Madeleine Robertson
Jo Ann Robson
Larry & Janet Rock
Stephan & Diana Rodewald
Gerry Roe
James & Chris Roethlin
Richard Roever
Toni Rogers
Doris Rohner
Edwin & Frances Rohner
Rohner Farms
Judy Rohrbacher
Donald & Bernice Rollofson
Anne Rose
Betty Rose
Howard Rosenbaum
Gerald & Merrily Rosenthal
James & Julia Ross
Norman & Barbara Ross
Thelma Ross
Betty Roth
Gerald & Carolyn &
Ivy Roth
Roth’s Margie Rowe
William & Betty Roy
Maxine Royse
Ada Lucille Ruch
Ron & Kathryn Rufener
Jo Ann Runyon
Franklin & Theresa Rush
Harold & Janice Russell
Donna Russell
Jennifer Russell
Monica Ryan
Richard Rygh
S.A.W. Family Foundation SDB Partners Inc Saalfeld Griggs PC Arthur & Jean Sacher
Salem Auto Dealers Assoc. Salem Clinic Salem Electric Salem Elks Lodge 336 R’s
RV Club
Salem Police Association Salem Ukulele Strummers
Assn
Ron & Sue Salvo
San Jose Search and Rescue Steve & Nancy Sanchez
Tom & Carol Saunders
Patricia Sawyer
Richard & Teri Schaefer
Sid & Vicki Schain
Sue Scheller
Robert A. Schenck
Karen & Mark Scherlie
John & Diane Schindler
James Schlechter
Arnold & Shirley Schmidt
Herb & Marlene Schmidt
Lawrence & Virginia Schmidt
Ronald & Mildred Schmidt
Charlene Schnurbusch
Jim & Lani Schoening
Philip & Linda Schollian
George & Merrie Schopfer
Louie & Marlene Schroeder
Bonnie Schrouder
Donald & Joan Schrouder
Journeys • Willamette Valley Hospice • Spring 2010
Doris Schrouder
Gerald & Olive Schuler
John Schulte
Edward Schultheiss
Ken & Kay Schultz
Wilfred & Margaret Schultz
Brian & Stephanie Schumacher
Joe & Susan Schumacher
Julie Schumacher
Thomas & Rita Schumacher
Klara Schuman
Dr George & Betty Schunk
Richard & Kay Schwartz
Schwarzler Family
Trust Family
Doris Scott
Randy & Cathie Scott
Roland Scowden
Constance Segel
Ellen Seiffert
Donald & Elaine Semolke
Lydia Senter
Serco Inc
Raymond & Virginia Sether
Jacqueline Shadoan
Dick & Pat Shankle
Ronald Shanks
James & Dolores Sharp
Karlynn & Dale Shatto
Jeanne Shelton
Jerry & Vi Shepard
Jack & Sandra Shepherd
Kenneth & Eunice Sherman
Sherman Sherman Johnnie
& Hoyt LLP
Neil & Nancy Sherwood
Roger & Linda Shilhanek
Claude & Eileen Shinn
Carol Shires
George & Barbara Shore
Helen Shotts
Beverly Shumann
Richard & Sally Siddoway
Patricia Siegmund
Bruce Sigloh
Dick Signell
Eldon Silbernagel
Larry & Patricia Silbernagel
Thomas & Kathy Silbernagel
Ruby Silver
Silverton Elkettes
Carolyn Simmons
Dan & Laurel Simmons
Irene Simmons
Robert & Nancy Simmons
Gary & Diane Simon
Claire Simons
Eric Simpson
Verla Sims
Gladys Sinanan
Sam & Jennifer Skillern, III
Arlene & Leory Slattum
Gary & Anne Smalley
Arlen & Carol Smith
Bob & Pamela Smith
Bryon & Sherry Smith
Bula Smith
Donald & Zada Smith
Donna Smith
Doris Smith
Joy Smith
Louise Smith
Margaret Smith
Patricia Smith
Royce & Paula Smith
Steven & J. Elaine Smith
Terrance & Shoron Smith
Wilma Smith
Paula Sneddon
Jeff & MaryAlice Snider
Anna Snyder-Wilken
Aparajita Sohoni MD
Carol Sohrweid
Sylva Solberg
Joseph Soldati
Jim & Phyllis Sorenson
South Salem Rotary
Club Salem
Jacqueline Spalti
Gary & Emma Spanol
Richard & Jeanne Spaziani
Susan Speckman
Harold Speidel
Helen Spencer
Susan & Del Spiker
Don & Eileen Sprague
Robert & Laurie Springer
Jeannette Spurgeon
Kenneth Spychalski
Mark Spychalski
St Helena’s Guild David & Susan Stanley
Shirley & Jeffrey Stanton
Starks Farm Stayton Road Runners Club H Clayton & Patricia Stearns
Judith Steele
Sharon Steele
Theresa Steele
Norman Steen
Sue Steffen
George & Patricia Steiner
Jean Stephens
Mildred Stevens
Linda Stevenson
Marilyn Stewart-Frank
Holly Still
Paul Stirling
Owen & Katherine Stockard
Dorald Stoltz
Danny & Jeanette Stone
Delmar & Rose Marie Stone
Clarence & Winnifred Storey
Marjorie Storm
Paul & Carol Strauch
Debbie Straw
Charles Strong
Susie Strubhar
George & Elsa Struble
Ione Strughold
Larry & Susan Stuart
Sheila Sund
Ruth Surgeon
James & Ardyce Swift
Betty Swinkels
Matthew & Donna Swisher
TOPS OR 813 Salem Ursula Tabor
Jim & Hope Tacchini
John Tackett
Rudy & Rosie Talarico
Michael & Sherri Tallon
Richard & Shirley Tank
Rholan & Edith Tankersley
Tim & Kathee Tarpley
Charles & Mary Tarter
William & Amy Jo Tattersall
Doyle & Joyce Taylor
Hershel Taylor
Marion Taylor
Russell Teachout
Ronald Templeman
Sally Templeman
Loren Thackery
The Law Office of Eden Rose
Brown
Joseph & Mary Thimm
Alice Thomas
Becki Thomas
Karen Thomas
Dorthy Thompson
Gerald & Susan Thompson
James Thompson
Lynn Thompson
Sharon Thompson
J. Immel & Raymond Thorne
Loren & Margaret Thornton
Delores Throneberry
Millie Tibbitts
Delmond O. & Patricia Tilgner
Vince & Babs Till
Ruth Tisler
Connie Tjernberg
Walter & Jennifer Todd
Dean & Laura Tofte
Jim Tokarski
Larry Tokarski
Richard & Minnie Toledo
George & Carol Tookey
Mary Toon
Daniel Toporek
Angelo & Rosina Toscan
Debra Tracy
Randy & Lynnette Traeger
Transportation Safety Division
Linda Trick
David & Lullu Truitt
Roy & Ellen Tulee
Elsie Turner
David & Jennifer Tuss
United Way Clement & Charlene Unrein,
Jr.
Clint Uselman
Dr. C W & Patricia Utter
Robert & Louise Vachter
Sandra Valella
Dorothy Valish
Gaida Valkovskis
Theresa Van Handel
William & Cheryl Van Natta
Patricia & Carl Van Well
Wilbur & Darline Vanderbeck
Dorothy Vandoorninck
Jeffrey & Diane Vanhoy
Nick Vera Cruz
Deanna Verboort
Sylvia & William Berburg
Tom Vervaene
Helen & James Vibbert
Alden Vickstrom
Ione Vigeland
Virgil T. Golden Funeral
Service
John Vohar
Lorene Vollmar
Valerie Vollmar
Wesley & Nancy Vollmer
Guy Wade
Ruth Wagner
Wagon Wheel Dollars of
Salem Wheel
Beverly Walker
Dick & Elaine Walker
Lorrine Walker
Neil & Lynne Walker
Patricia Wallace
Marvis Walter
June Walton
Frank & Alene Walz
Frank Ward
Mr & Mrs Ward
Jerry & Jean Warden
Dorothy Warwick
Tatiana Washburn
Washington Traffic & Safety
Eduction Assoc
Wilbur Watters
Margaret Wattier
Charles & Jane Wavra
Frank & Darlene Wavra
Timothy & Joanne Wavra
Leslie Buck
Charles Weathers
George & Jerri Weathers
Jack & Karen Weaver
John & Patricia Weaver
Kenneth Webb
Jeannie Webber
Richard & Kristin Weddle
James Weins
Larry Weinsheimer
Donna Weisner
Verle & Stewart Weitzman
Charles & Barbara Wellman
Grover & Gladys Welty
Wayne & Lynne Werbel
Daniel West
West Coast Trust Sybil Westenhouse
Carolyn Westover
Chris & Barbara Westover
Frances Jean Whipple
Lois Whitaker
Jim & Eileen White
Marie White
Kay Whitney
John Whittington
Dennis & Tammara Wiard
Janice & Ron Wickett
Mrs H Wayne Wigle
Wilco Farms
Betty Wilkens
Willamette Chapter Oregon
Council of the Blind
James Willhite
Bill & Kathe Williams
Linda Lee Williams
Ron & Penny Williams
Steve & Linda Williams
Darlene Williamson
Nevada & Gerald Willis
Linda Willnow
Dawn Wilson
Dorothy Wilson
Mark & Doris Wilson
Robert & La Vonne Wilson
Thomas & Harriett Wilson
Gerald & Henrietta Wimer
Elizabeth Winer
Sandra Wiscarson
Lynn & Frank Witherspoon
Jim & Ruth Witsmeer
Gordon Wogan
Anna Wolf
Marjorie Wolf
Philip & Mary Ellen Wolf
Gary & Joyce Wolfard
M. Jean Wollenburg
Rhonda Wolter
Women’s Alliance Salem
Unitarian Fellowship Alliance
Darlene Wood
Tim & Pat Wood
Steven & Cherie Woodworth
Howard & Rosella Workinger
Reuben Worster
Billie & Norma Wright
Harry & Florene Wright
Jill Wright
Loel Wright
Robert & Patricia Wright
Louisa & Gordon Yano
Bertha Yoder
Sho & Kaz Yoshida
Dennis & Jan Young
James & Roberta Young
Ken & Maureen Young
Mike & Ruth Young
Jon & Kathy Yunker
Charles Zemanek
Don &Vivian Zielinski
Lou Ann & Ronald Ziglinski
Fred & Charlene Zimmerman
John & Vera Zimmerman
David & Sandra Zolkoske
Willamette Valley Hospice has prepared this list with
great care, but despite our sincere efforts, errors do
sometimes occur. If you were a donor during the fiscal
year and your name was omitted or misspelled we hope
you will forgive us and advise us of our error.
Thank you.
You may opt out of future publication and fundraising
communications by writing to Willamette Valley Hospice,
1015 3rd St. NW, Salem OR or email [email protected].
Willamette Valley Hospice Receives Community
Enhancement Award
Memorial Garden Continues to Brighten Neighborhood
Far from the noise of busy streets and tucked within a small West Salem
neighborhood, the hospice memorial garden remains one of Salem’s best-kept
secrets. This quiet garden recently earned Willamette Valley Hospice the West
Salem Community Enhancement Award for on-going beautification of the
community.
Presented by the West Salem Neighborhood Association and the West Salem
Business Association, the award recognizes the best-maintained businesses that
contribute to the quality of life in West Salem.
Willamette Valley Hospice’s memorial garden provides visitors a relaxing fountain,
rock garden, and benches for quiet contemplation. Among the trellised vines,
memory flags created by family and friends with the names of their loved ones
blow in the breeze. Used throughout the year for community memorial services,
the next Spring Memorial Gathering takes place on June 3rd from 3-5 pm.
For more information
regarding the memorial
garden, upcoming
community memorial
services, or hospice
services, please call us at
503.588.3600 or visit our
website at www.wvh.org
and go to our Bereavement
Services page
.
Many Thanks to our Active Volunteers
Ellany Adams Lucas Adams Camille Adrian Kathleen Aeschliman Jen Akeroyd Natalie Amo Kathy Andreas Alice Bailey Mary Lou Baldwin Susan Bearden Gretchen Beck Betty Beilstein Lisa Bennett Bill Bernt Pegi Bielenberg Tasia Blanchard Sheri Blasio Mary Brillhart Marilyn Brock Patricia Boschke Brad Busey Jackie Bylsma Kathleen Calder Sabrina Cambone Jenny Cho Kathy Clayberger David Collett Holly Collier Albert Cooney Carmela Coyne Lee Coyne Joani Cremer Catherine Crowe Janna Curtis Cathy Daniels Verne Deplois Angelique Deplois-Basl Coral Doeden Elisia Drake Judy Easterly Tenessa Eckstein Ruth Edsall Elaine Eldredge Paddee Embrey Carol Esch Maggie Erpelding Ron Espersen Sharon Espersen Kathy Farrell Karin Feskens Maria Flores Cindy Flugum Diane Foster Coleen Frantz Sharon Franzel Jane Garland Pam Gentzsch Kate Graham Rita Gray Ana Gutierrez Tami Hamm Mary Hance Mary Hancock Eileen Harder Arlene Harouff Mary Harp Hannah Harper David Hartwig Kier Hartwig Darren Hegewald Donna Heintz Josefina Hernandez Patricia Hollenbeck Kathie Isom Peggy Jackson Cindi Jarvie Judy Jeffreys Diana Jensen Ruth Katter Peggy Kelly Guyna King Rachel Knotts Emma Kraft Melinda Krumroy Laurel Lace Jon Langenwalter Ellen Langsather Cecilia Larson Diana Lehman Bella Lemmon Phyllis Lind Candace Lindstrom Laurie Linn Betty Lockwood Dan Long Melissa Luu Kristin Marcroft Michael Martin Mae Masters Roberta Matteucci Lou McCanna Carla McCanna Scott McClendon Ron McFadden Carrie McIntire Lois Miller Megan Miller Dolly Mills Nayely Montes Lorrie Morrow Kathleen Mrowka Kathy Myers Tran Nguyen Lori Norton Meredith O’Donnell Nancy Ohren Carolyn Olhauser Gemma Olson Paulette Olson Carmen Ottele Amy Overlin Tiffany Pagel Amanda Parish Pamela Paul Adrienne Pauly Deborah Perin Theresa Peters Theresa Peterson Jeanine Peyton Ross Pickerel Karon Redmond Mary Rezac Anna Marie Rhea Anita Richardson Cindy Richins Rita Roberts Angie Rodriguez Fred Roe Carla Rogers Bob Ruhr Martha Russell Linda Schellendberg Salome Serron Jacqueline Shadoan Neil Sherwood Manisha Shrestha Bruce Sigloh Joy Smith Sherry Smith Kim Sprenger Ambra St John Jean Stephens Marilee Sullivan Betty Swinkels Jan Thompson Wah Tom Jim Underwood Alan Venegas Wendy Wan Darrell Ward Stacy Weathermon Carol Weaver Dolores Weekly Teresa Whitehurst Cynthia Wilcox Lucy Wilk Palmer Wold James “Jim” Wright Teresa Wright Heather Younk Vince Zollner BEREAVEMENT
VOLUNTEERS
Suzanne Brazier Mary Brillhart David Collett Verne Deplois Jane Garland Mary Harp Linda Hofman Judy Jeffreys Emma Kraft Nicole McDavid Nancy Niswonger Shelley Pointer Rebecca Ruppert Martha Russell Julia Schmidt Edna Ann Shelton Joan Wiens James “Jim” Wright Teresa Wright SPECIAL PROJECT
VOLUNTEERS
Bree Allhiser Ashley DeFrancis Glenice Emmert Aleysha Ford Bill Gentzkow Shelby Hamm Rachel Kelly Mariah Krause Lauren Layton Pat Lewis Maxine Newton Heidi Olson Emily Rogers Sara Rush Kayla Ryan Virginia Tat Ruth Williams Spring 2010 • Willamette Valley Hospice • Journeys
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Summer Camp Supports Grieving Kids
and Families
Do you know of a family who may benefit from this
unique camping experience?
For its eleventh year, Camp Mighty Oaks welcomes and supports
any child, age 5 or older, along with adult family members, who has
experienced the death of a loved one. Camp Mighty Oaks, Willamette
Valley Hospice’s bereavement summer camp for the entire family, will
be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Oregon 4-H Center. Campers
enjoy a full day of traditional camping experiences, including great food,
new friends, fun and yet healing activities. In a casual and comfortable
setting, children and their families find ways to grow together and gain
more understanding about grief and loss.
Nine-year-old Lauren recently lost her father. She told her mother she wished all
the kids from Camp Mighty Oaks could attend the same school together since they all understood what
each other were going through. “A powerful part of camp is having the opportunity to talk with others about
their loss,” says Lori Ensign, camp director. “Parents and children each participate in small groups to explore
the grief and loss within their own lives.”
Camp Mighty Oaks is a program funded generously by community donors, who have enabled families to
attend each year, regardless of their ability to pay the $25 fee for each child and $35 for each adult. For more
information or to support Camp Mighty Oaks, call Bereavement Services at 503-588-3600.
Become a Circle of Caring
Member.
A monthly gift ensures ongoing
support for hospice care services.
Easy, convenient and saves postage,
your gift can be given by credit
card or through your checking
account much like direct deposit.
Call Linda Hays, Community
Development Manager at
503.588.3600 to find out how or
go to www.wvh.org/donations to
learn more.
Thanks to You – Light Up A Life Fund-raising
Campaign a Huge Success.
This winter’s Light Up a Life campaign was our most successful
fund-raising effort to date. Donations for our special hand quilted
ornaments raised over $24,000. Your kind support will help
us provide unfunded care, volunteer services, and bereavement
support to our hospice families and members of our community.
You do make all the difference.
Remember Us
A planned gift can benefit
your family and the community today and
Willamette Valley Hospice tomorrow.
Please remember
Willamette Valley Hospice
in your will.
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A Fishing Trip on the River…Priceless
Just another day? Not to Tommy and not to our family!
by Tammy Salshenberg (Tommy’s Sister)
I wish there were enough words that could explain what Willamette
Valley Hospice and Gold Star Transport did for our family when
they granted my brother, Tommy, his final wish to go fishing one last
time. When the Willamette Valley Hospice Social Worker Diana
Nicholson-Nelson, contacted Donna Smith , President of Gold Star
for help, not only did they happily agree to transport Tommy for his
final fishing trip, but they offered their own boat at no expense.
Throughout his last days, Tommy barely had enough strength to do
the minimal everyday activities we all take for granted. The day of the
fishing trip, for the first time in a month and a half, I saw my brother
initiate self will. He was dressed in everyday clothes with tennis shoes
on, and his wallet in his back pocket! Just another day? Not to Tommy and not to our family! It was
a priceless gift. Gold Star picked a good name for its company, because
they receive one every day, in my eyes. Willamette Valley Hospice was
the silver lining. My deepest thanks go out to all the members of
Willamette Valley Hospice and Gold Star!
Have a cell phone you’re not using?
Donate it to a soldier!
Angie Robinson, RN, is accepting donations of used cell phones
to send to our soldiers that do not have one. Angie discovered the
need for cell phones from her son-in-law, a member of the U.S.
Air Force. Drop off your cell phones at our office during business
hours before July 1st, and they will be sent to a soldier in need.
We Need Your Help!
We hope you like our new look.
We have been able to make this change
to the Journeys newsletter while holding
our printing and production costs at the
same level.
Now Accepting Donations for our 1st
Annual August 7th Rummage Sale -
Call Melissa Lindley 503.588.3600 or melissal@
wvh.org for details. Proceeds will benefit hospice care
services and bereavement support.
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mark your calendar
ADULT GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS - 6 Sessions
There is no cost for these groups, but pre-registration is required. To register or
for more information contact Bereavement Services at 503.588.3600 or toll-free at
1.800.555.2431 or visit us on the web at www.wvh.org
Silverton - evening
Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm
May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10
Family Birth Center, Silverton
Hospital, 2nd Floor, 342 Fairview,
Silverton
Salem - daytime
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:30 pm
May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd St. NW, Salem
Stayton - daytime
Fridays, 10:30 am - noon
July 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6, 13
Santiam Hospital,
1401 N.Tenth St., Stayton
Salem - evening
Mondays, 6:00-7:30 pm
June 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12, 19
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd St. NW, Salem
Drop-In Grief Support
Salem - daytime
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 am
July 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, 25
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd St. NW, Salem
Silverton - evening
Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm
Sept. 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21
Family Birth Center, Silverton
Hospital, 2nd Floor, 342 Fairview,
Silverton
SPRING
MEMORIAL
GATHERING
June 3, 2010
Thursday,
3-5 pm
Willamette Valley
Hospice Memorial
Garden, 1015 3rd
Ave. NW, Salem, OR
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS for
Adults & Children ages 5-18
years old
Salem - Tuesday Evening
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm
Sept. 21, 28 & Oct. 5, 12,19, 26
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd St. NW, Salem
There is no cost for these events, and no registration is needed.
Willamette Valley Hospice now offers three monthly opportunities to receive grief support on a drop-in basis.
To locate the entire calendar of grief support information please visit our website at www.wvh.org then click on
Bereavement Services followed by Grief Supports and Services.
A recent participant in a grief support group stated that the group helped her immensely. “Now it’s getting easier to
deal with the loss and to embrace the memories,” she said.
Drop-In Discussion Groups
Creatively Expressing Grief
These groups offer a chance to express grief through
discussion.
Creatively express your grief through the use of art.
1 Wednesday of every month; 6:30 - 7:45 pm
or
4th Thursday of every month; 12:15 - 1:30 pm
st
2nd Thursday of every month
1:00-2:15 pm
Please contact Bereavement Services at 503.588.3600, or toll-free at 1.800.555.2431, with any questions.
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