Testimonials If you had asked me 3 years ago what hospice was, I probably could not have told you. After going to work for hospice in 2006, I have truly learned how important and special hospice is to the patients and families facing end of life. The services provided by hospice care is something you truly can't appreciate unless you have personally been affected….and I have. My mother-in-law passed away in May 2007 while on hospice. The care, compassion and love shown by her hospice team was amazing. My only regret is that we did not get her on hospice sooner. Heartstrings Hospice is my passion. Helping others is my passion. Making a difference in someone's life is my passion. Providing the services patients and families need at the end of life to ensure they have the best "quality" of life they can is my passion. That's truly why "Compassion Matters". A. Knight, Business Administrator "Heartstrings Hospice will always be dear to my heart. Hospice is my passion as well as the love in my life. When I started my nursing career over 13 years ago, hospice was taking care of my father, it was then that I realized that Hospice was my calling and that love continues to this day. My patients and the staff at Heartstrings Hospice are now my extended family." - H. Sirmons, RN, Director of Clinical Services "My desire is to deliver peace and love to the folks of our great community" - L. Hayes, Community Liaison "My mother-in-law was at the place where she was unable to get in a car to go to the doctor. The hospice nurse came in and visited her every week. They informed the family of her condition, her needs and what to expect at this time in her life. They supplied her needs with dignity and respect for the family." - Mary Jo R. "It was late January 2005, when my Pop was hospitalized for the last time. Dehydration caused this last trip to the hospital. He said he was tired and ready to go! The family knew this was his way of saying he wanted to die. Our family asked the doctor for a hospice referral. After all of the paperwork was completed, we started making every day count. The information given to us by the hospice nurse prepared us for what was to come. The assistance when medications needed to keep him comfortable was invaluable. His decline progressed rapidly. Two weeks later, Pop had died, quietly and peacefully in the comfort of his home with those who loved him at his side. The emotional support we received from the hospice staff was the best. The care and kindness we received from hospice staff encouraged me to become a hospice nurse. Now, I try to help others faced with the same decision." - Peggy B. " I could never say enough good things about Heartstrings Hospice; they are the most caring, compassionate group of people. The professionalism of the nurses and staff show how they treat the patients with not only empathy and kindness, but as if they were caring for their own family member. They approach the challenges that every patient and their immediate family face when dealing with life changing diagnoses, as a whole picture not just the patient's illness. We know that they have taken great care of my father-in-law while battling his terminal and progressing prostate cancer, but when my mother-in-law, whom is the immediate caregiver, became ill herself and had to be hospitalized your staff went above and beyond to assist with making sure that my father-in-law was okay. They made extra trips to check on him and to make sure that his stand-in caregiver understood about his medications and routine. They also checked on how my mother-in-law's status was and if she was getting better. What more could I say? Thank you and it means a lot to our family that they have been there for us, all of us." - Sylvia S. "Continue your fantastic work. We will continue to refer to you again without hesitation." - Referring Physician