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Volume 1, Issue 4
CMH hosts Lights of Remembrance “Cheer-ity”
Citizens Memorial Hospice held a
special Lights of Remembrance open
house on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 5:15
to 6:30 p.m. at the Carrie J. Babb
Cancer Center at Citizens Memorial
Hospital (CMH) in Bolivar. Hosted
by CMH Hospice staff, the evening
welcomed in the holiday season with
entertainment provided by Bolivar
High School Chorus Line, in addition
to the recognition of three individuals
with special awards including:
Hospice Light Award, Butler Funeral
Home; Hospice Partner in Care
Award, Cynthia Hatfield, director of
pharmacy; and the Sue McCoy Hospice
Service Award, Sherrie Herbert,
CNA—Home Health.
The purpose of the annual Lights
of Remembrance “Cheer-ity” event
was intended to honor the life of a
loved one, support the Hospice
philosophy of living life fully,
comfortably and dying with dignity,
and to involve the community in the
support of Hospice care. Individuals
had the opportunity to make donations
of $10 to $500 per light in honor of
family and friends, or in memory of
loved ones.
The lights decorating the tree
were dedicated to those people who
are being honored or memorialized.
Giving to the Lights of Remembrance
program will provide donations in our
area to ensure that physical, emotional,
spiritual and bereavement care is given
to all terminally ill patients and their
families.
CMH Hospice caregivers strive to
help patients remain as comfortable as
possible at home, or in a homelike setting,
with family and friends. The program
also provides support to the family after
a death of their loved one through a
bereavement program.
For more information about CMH
Hospice or Lights of Remembrance,
donate online at http://
conta.cc/1L08b6s or contact CMH
Hospice at 417-326-3585 or
800-955-3493.