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JANUARY 2022

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Notes From Friends

Hospice of the Valleys serves hundreds of patients each and every year. We honor them by sharing their stores. They remind us every day of the meaning and purpose in our work and that human connection is at the heart of the hospice experience.

The following are notes Hospice of the Valleys has received from the families of patients that we have been privileged to provide hospice care.

We were so very touched to receive a beautiful call last week from a family's loved one who passed on Hospice of the Valleys' service. They could not say enough about the wonderful care they received and the excellent direction they received from the assigned team as well as the amazing triage nurses and after hours nurses.
"I couldn't have done this without you all."

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Wishing Upon A Star

By: Dr. Lynn Euzenas
Director of Spiritual Care & Bereavement Services

Dr. Lynn Euzenas - Hospice of the Valleys

As we kick off the new year, I remember listening to a holiday album, and there I was surprised by a wonderful duet by Mary J. Blige and Barbara Streisand, singing "When you Wish Upon A Star." That song destined for magic from its composition. Leigh Harline and Ned Washington wrote it in autumn of 1938 for the story crew of the fledling Disney to-be-classic Pinocchio. When they played it for the staff, it was immediately embarased as the theme song for the cartoon feature length movie. The actor whose voice was cast as Jiminy Cricket, Cliff Edwards, recorded the song, and it elevated Jiminy's role in the move from a minor one to that of the narrator, and the song was elevated to the movie theme playing over the opening credits. Subsequently, it became the familiar theme of all things Disney.

And I thought to myself, what better a song do we need for 2022?


When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No requested is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true

As we step out of 2021 into a new year, so many still feel the weight of the continuing pandemic, the heaviness of the clothing of griefs of many kinds, the struggle to find our footing amidst the cycles of changes to what had been "normal" to us. There is a tiredness which lingers in this "old year" which we'd like to shed in the "new."

So is it too simplistic to call us to dream again? To make a wish and believe? To trust that, contrary to what we've been experiencing, that "fate is kind, and she brings to those who love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing>"

On New Year's Eve, I stood outside and looked up, made a wish that all of our dreams come true.

Peace and joy, good health and happiness, and a restoration of the child in all of our hearts is my wish for all of you, in the New Year, 2022.

Caring for Our Community in Times of Uncertainty

By: Dr. Leslee B. Cochrane
Executive Medical Director

Dr. Leslee Cochrane - Hospice of the Valleys

During the holidays I took my family to the Hotel Del Coronado on a surprise visit with friends to see the incredible holiday light show. We enjoyed strolling through the beautifully decorated Hotel and grounds including an outdoor ice skating rink. The evening was topped off with hot coffee drinks and delicious gelato. Our family made some wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.

Unfortunately, not all "surprises" are good ones, like when a loved one finds out that they have a serious medical condition with only months to live. We at Hospice of the Valleys have been providing exceptional end of life care to hospice patients and their families for nearly 40 years. During the Covid pandemic, our incredible hospice team has provided uninterrupted hospice care to our community 24/7. Because we are your local non-profit community hospice, our mission has always been and will always be focused on taking care of our community. As Hospice of the Valleys, we care for our patients and their families with the same compassion and excellence we would want for our own family.

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Hospice of the Valleys was the only Hospice Program in the entire State of California to achieve Hospice Honors Elite status in 2021. This recognition is issued by the Health Care First organization based on exceeding the National Standards on each of 24 separate quality indicators measured in the Medicare family satisfaction with hospice survey. Thanks to the generous  support of our community, we are able to provide excellent end of life care to those in need of care and no one is ever turned away due to a lack of insurance or resources.

During this time of increased uncertainty created by the Covid pandemic, we want you to be assured that Hospice of the Valleys will continue to provide exceptional end of life care to all who need it. Medicare patients, not their insurance or doctors, have the right to choose which hospice they feel will provide the best care. This is true, regardless of what type of Medicare plan they have. If you or someone you know is in need of end of life care and you are looking for a hospice that was rated as "elite" by the families we serve; please give us a call at 951-200-7800. If you have questions or concerns  about hospice care, we would love to talk to you. Caring for our community is what we do best!

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