Madrone Hospice, Inc. Quality Compassionate Care

Light Up A Life Light up a life is almost here. This is an annual event of

remembrance and an opportunity to honor those who

have made a special impact on our lives. Bundle up,

bring your family and please join Hospice staff and

volunteers for this heart felt ceremony with the lighting of

the Christmas tree in Old Town Yreka on Friday,

December 6th at 5:30pm. You may add the names of

your loved ones by making a donation of any amount to

Madrone Hospice in their memory. All of the donations

received help support Madrone Hospice. Individuals who

donate $50.00 or more will receive a special holiday

ornament as a keepsake in recognition of your support

and in memory of your loved one. Please contact Cleo at

530-842-6200 for more information.

December 2013

28th Annual Art Auction

Madrone Hospice, Inc. invites you to join us Friday,

March 14, 2014 for an exciting evening filled with great

food, great company, wonderful artwork and live music!

Doors will open at 5pm, dinner will be served at 6pm.

The silent auction will close at 6:45pm, winners will then

be announced and the live auction will begin at 7pm.

Tickets will be available beginning Monday, January 13,

2014 at the Yreka Chamber of Commerce, Madrone

Hospice, Inc. office or from any Madrone Hospice Board

Member. Please call 842-6200 for more information!!

We hope to see you there!!! Auctioneers Doug Langford and Darren

Mercier

Notes from Terrie Berensten, Executive Director, Madrone Hospice, Inc.

As we all know, life is about change. Change can be viewed as positive or negative, dependent upon the mindset of a person or

situation. We here at Madrone have become masters of change; primarily due to the nature of Hospice.

Recently we have a wonder change in our Board of Directors. With great honor and respect, I would like to introduce you to Nancy Barnes, a long time Siskiyou County woman who accepted the boards offer of becoming a member.

Nancy Barnes, Board member, Madrone Hospice, Inc. 2013

In August, Madrone Hospice, Inc. welcomed new Board Member, Nancy Barnes. Nancy lives in Scott Valley with her husband, Rick, where they have raised commercial beef cattle on Limerock Ranch since 1974.

Nancy earned her Bachelor of Science degree and teaching credential from the University of California at Davis and taught Science and Physical Education in grades 7 -12 at Etna High School. Later she taught clothing construction for College of the Siskiyous and was a sewing leader and community club leader for Etna 4-H Club while she was raising her two children.

Currently Nancy spends her time gardening, quilting, doing genealogy, working on her 1905 farmhouse and traveling with her husband. She is a member of the Scott Valley Quilters, Friends of the Etna Library, Native Daughters of the Golden West and the Siskiyou County Cattlewomen.

Nancy was impressed by the quality of care and family support that was given to her mother-in-law during the final weeks of her life while she was living in Madrone Hospice House and is pleased and honored to be a part of this valuable organization as a Board member.

A message from Catey Olivolo,

President of the Board

Hospice and Palliative Care: Making a Difference

A hospice nurse was recently asked, “How can you work in hospice? It must be so sad!”

She answered, “I love providing highly-skilled, compassionate care because I know I make a huge difference in the quality of a person’s life. Hospice isn’t about dying, it’s about living as fully as possible despite a life-limiting illness. I love that I can use my training as a nurse to bring comfort and dignity to my patients and seeing the relief on their faces and on the faces of those who care for them. I love being a part of a professional hospice team that works together to offer individualized, holistic care to families when it is critically needed. I love that I can offer practical solutions to patients and families at one o f life’s most challenging moments.”

November was National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to draw attention and raise awareness of this special kind of care. We want to continue in this quest for awareness year round.

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice care provides pain management, symptom control, psychosocial support and spiritual care to patients and their families when a cure is not possible. The nation’s hospices serve more than 1.5 million people every year, along with their family and caregivers as well.

Hospice care is fully covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and by most private insurances and HMO’s.

Many people only consider hospice care in the final days of life, but hospice is ideally suited to care for patients, families and caregivers for the final months of life.

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care brings the same interdisciplinary team care as hospice to people earlier in the course of a serious illness and can be provided along with other treatments they may still be receiving from their doctor.

Hospices are the largest providers of palliative care services and can help answer questions about what might be most appropriate for a person. Many hospitals also have palliative care teams available to provide services. Hospice and palliative care are available to people of all ages with any serious or life-limiting illness.

Hospice and palliative care combine the highest level of quality medical care with the emotional and spiritual support for patients, families and caregivers. Hospice and palliative care can make a profound difference and help maximize the quality of life for all those they care for.

To learn more, contact Madrone Hospice, Inc. 530-842-3160 or visit our website at www.madronehospice.org.

Memorial Donations received between August 16th, 2013 and

November 14th, 2013 Memorial Donations:

Virginia Ahrendt

Robert and Judith Dougherty

Teri and Wes Andrews

Nita and Larry Blanshaw

Ed Atthey

Mike and Julie Black

Daniel and Meridel Hedges

Murrell Weissinger

Jill Worner

Irene Mae Avery

Joe and Micki Barbara

Rick and Linda Evans

Albert Newton

Delbert L. Black

Doreen Black

Ron Bortman MD

Norma Young

Bruce Boughton

Vicki Bouchard

Shirley Brotzman

Audrey and Lloyd Flower

Susie Brown

Karen Brown

Marilyn Cothran

Anne Walent

Don Davis

Judy Grensted

Betty DePew

Dom and Joan Favero

Stephen DeRose

James and Carol Cowee

Tom and Ruby Desoza

Evie Bontrager

Dale Downey

Chris and Carol Miettinen

Dorothy Eddy

Iris Maday

Sue Skalisky

Margaret McCracken

Eibert

Dom and Joan Favero

Dewayne and Katy Spencer

Leonid Elinson

Environmental Health

Dina Elinson

Jim Elsea

Vivian Deeds

Karen Fiock

Joy McAboy

Mary and Dan Mundy

Dom and Joan Favero

Judy Grensted

Dorothy Eddy

Iris Maday

Sue Skalisky

Stan Ellison

Norma Young

Rollie Elsea

Janet Elsea

Wilma Elsea

Janet Elsea

Neil Evans

Margaret Evans

Sandra Sue Finley

Richard Hale

Joyce Landi

Evelyn and Martin Finses

Jim and Judy Finses

Norman Dale Fiock

Vivian Deeds

Karen Fiock

Mary and Dan Mundy

RH “Tiny” Garzoli

Richard Hale

Joyce Landi

Helen Gaulden

Judy Grensted

Leona Graf

Kelly Meiners

Larry Graves

Neva and Paul Weddle

Claudette and Dave Civalier

Judy Grensted

James and Regina Barnum

Lloyd Graves

Neva and Paul Weddle

Mick Grensted

Judy Grensted

Jim Griffin

Betty Cooley

Norma Young

Ann Burton

Lillian Durkee

Dom and Joan Favero

George Hale

Richard Hale

Helen Hammersly

Jim and Judy Finses

Ralph and Tana Gliatto

Jane Hunter

Bev Banda and Ed Medlin

Judy Grensted

Sandra Hedin

Neva and Paul Weddle

Deirdre Hemmingsen

Connie and David Peterson

Marilyn Hodge

Nancy and Don Messenger

Shirlee Holcomb Douglas and Cheryl Langford

Angeline Hurst

Norma Young

Richard Juarez

Richard Hale

Memorial Donations received between August 16th, 2013 and

November 14th, 2013 Linda Keyes

John Morgan

Bill and Mary Kleaver

Steven Kingsbusry

Carolyn “Sally” Kingsbury

Ruth Kleinkopf

Roxann Hagedorn

Nancy Landon

Dom and Joan Favero

Sally Loe

John and Pat Jackson

Marsha Pitkin

Robert McAboy

JoAnn and Randy Eastlick

Ken McCutcheon Douglas and Cheryl Langford

Peggy McCutcheon

JoAnn and Randy Eastlick

Richard Hale

Ken and Sandy Maurer

Mike Molter

Diane M. Crites

Norma Young

Kathryn Morgan

John Morgan

Lorraine Morris

c/o Barbara Ulbrich

Betty Muse

Frank Storno

Sally Nolan

Rita Fiock

Joan and Ralph Akana

John and Kathy Brazi

Kathy Cavin

Diane M. Crites

Susan and Dan Dorsey

Dom and Joan Favero

Julie Gaines

Bill and Mary Kleaver

Sally Nolan cont….

George and Glynda Marlatt

Kathy Perdue

Daniel and Donna Soares

Larry and Frances Stidham

Judi and Ron Washington

George Meek, Tyke Meek

and Mona Paine

Frank and Lynda Hovanec

Don Pierce

Gamma Omicron Master

Jeanette Roberts

Dennis and Valerie Roberts

Henry Robles

Joey and Marla Bailey

Barbara Burns

Col. James and Sharon Chessum

JoAnn and Randy Eastlick

Geraldine Facey

Sam and Debbie Martin

Greta Morss

Lloyd Rugg

Norma Young

Frank Silva

Vera Rizzardo

Marino and Nola Rizzardo

Jim and Shirley Silva

John and Pat Jackson

Annie Jean Smallwood

Kathy Cavin

Norman and Pat Cooley

Audrey DeAvilla

David and Carol Gross

John Morgan

Dorothy Mott

Rita Fiock

Judy Grensted

Kathy Perdue

Annie Jean Smallwood

Cont...

Lillian Robberson

Larry and Frances Stidham

Dolores Baker

Gordon Smith

Neva and Paul Weddle

Judi and Ron Washington

Jackson St. Sunshine Fund

Judy Grensted

Nicole Talley

Macy Smith

MaryLou Smith

Judi Drake

Irma Smyth

Vivian Russell

Ed and Ann Hale

Robert Solus

Harold and Ruth Leal

Bertha Sylva

Yreka Trail Riders

Joan and Ralph Akana

John and Kathy Brazie

Betty Cooley

Mary Cummins

JoAnn and Randy Eastlick

Shirley Fisher

Tony and Mary Ann Hanna

Carol and Larry Holm

John and Pat Jackson

Bill and Mary Kleaver

Don and Susan Langford

Ruth and Harold Leal

Judy Grensted

Joy McAboy

Dorothy Mott

Memorial Donations received between August 16th, 2013

and November 14th, 2013 Bertha Sylva Cont…

Barbara Machado and

Steve Ross

Vivian Russell

Jim and Shirley Silva

Richard Terwilliger

Dolores Tozier

Sylvia and Leonard

Sylva

Jim and Judy Finses

Jessie Thatcher

Lindsay McCorkle

Betty Thomas

Norma Young

Dom and Joan Favero

Joe Truttman

Margean Briggs

Charles and Carlene

Leonard

Jim and Shirley Silva

Marie VanCamp

Vivian Deeds

Janet Elsea

Dom and Joan Favero

Judy Grensted

Janice Van Camp Lodge

Mary and Dan Mundy

Judi and Ron Washington

Shirley Zanella

Paul and Carla Goodwin

Roxann Hagedorn

Voices For Hospice 2013:

Tri-Counties Bank

(co-sponsor)

Angeline Hurst

Cathy Lyman

Sandy Hedin

Donna and Pat Griffin

Sandy Hedin cont...

Chuck Hedin

Ronald Young

Sharon Young

Tom Kegg

Donna and Pat Griffin

Jennifer Devine

Joan Van Auken

Susan Sieber

Tom Sieber

Jeanne Silva

Patty Bennett

Frank and Wini Rizzo

Debby and Mike Whipple

Doris Friesen

Dwala R. Smith

Helen Shelton

Tana and Ralph Gliatto

Betty Wiltsey and Ray

Wiltsey

Pamela Weatherby

Jerry Fehlman

Kari Fehlman

Radie Shinar

Troy and Cleo Wheeler

Charles “Holley”

Dawson and Frances

Dawson

Holley Hudelson and

Debora Patti

Light Up a Life

Donations:

Jackson Robert Amens

Carrol Jackson

Turk and Lil Anderson

Evie Bontrager

Walter and Lilly

Anderson

Jan and Gary Anderson

Teri and Wes Andrews

Nita and Larry Blashaw

Edward Athey

Mike and Julie Black

June Athey

Mike and Julie Black

Larry Bacon

Nancy Bacon

Betty Barnes

Rick and Nancy Barnes

Christopher Bass

Thomas and Susan Brass

Eileen Blake

Cynthia Garland

Carl Bontrager

Evie Bontrager

Jan and Gary Anderson

Gary Bowers

Rick and Chris Bowers

Chris Branham

Martin and Lauri Bishop

Robert and Janet Clifford

Candy and Don Janssen

Cheryl Conlon

Stella Selby

Arnold Crechriou

Dorothy Crechriou

Norm Cummings

Patricia Cummings

Freda DeAvilla

Audrey DeAvilla

Tony DeAvilla

Audrey DeAvilla

Memorial Donations received between August 16th, 2013

and November 14th, 2013 Light Up a Life Donations Cont….

Geo Desoza

Jan and Gary Anderson

George and Vina Desoza

Evie Bontrager

Tom and Ruby Desoza

Jan and Gary Anderson

Vina Desoza

Jan and Gary Anderson

Beki Filipello, Eleanor Gropper, Thomas Delong, Donna Linderman, Pam

Reimer

Judith Somerset

Jim and Denise Downey

Shirley Downey

August Duchala

Mary and Tom Laurent

Mary Duncan

Bill, Bruce, Byran and

Mary Duncan cont...

Darlene Duncan

Dennis Egeline

Nancy Egeline

James A. Eiler

Mary Valora Craddock

Jim Ellis

Norma Ellis

Sandy Finley

Ed and Ruth Wiseman

Tish Gallagher

Martin and Lauri Bishop

Don Garland

Cynthia Garland

Hank, Jean and Scott

Gibson

Cheryl Hender

Martina and Raffael

Gliatto

Ralph and Tana Gliatto

Linda Greene

Stella Selby

Sandie Guse

Jerry Guse

Bill Hall

Kathleen and Al Kennedy

Sally Hammond

Michael and Lynne Schafer

Toney and Toni Barber, John and Hazel Duncan, Martah, Steve and Peter

Ferrari

Bill, Bruce Byran and

Darlene Duncan

Sandy Hedin

Phil and Ellen Noble

Donna and Pat Griffin

Gary Hender

Cheryl Hender

W.D. “Red” Houston

Harriet Houston

Charles Hurley

Maxine Hurley

Angeline Hurst

Cathy Lyman

Phil and Clara Janssen

Candy and Don Janssen

Fred “Speed” Jones

Margie Jones

Russ Haskin, JR.

Marilyn Yawnick and Linda Carlin

Tom Kegg

Donna and Pat Griffin

Rick Kenney

Chris and Carol Miettinen

John L. Boudreaux

Margean Briggs

Millie Laurent

Mary and Tom Laurent

Steve Laws

Jerry Guse

Harry Bryan, Harry and Margaret McLean, Lee

and Ella Bryan

Mary Ellen Bryan

David E. Lemos

Mary Lea Lemos

Everyone She Has loved

and lost

Tracy Axton

Dorothy D. Mackey

Emmett Mackey

Patsy Young, Clariece Cattani, Helen Easton,

Marcia Ramsdell,

Erika McHenry

Gamma Omicron Master

Kearny McConnell

Elaine Skillen

Ken McCutcheon

Rick and Nancy Barnes

Geoge McPherson

Chris and Carol Miettinen

George “Ritchie” Meek

Margean Briggs

Paul Nair, John

Ravenscroft, Charles

Reedy

Mary Ravenscroft

Charles Reedy, Micky

Nowland

Judith Somerset

Ellen Nyberg

Jan and Gary Anderson

Georgeanne DeMarco,

Eleanor Nystrom

Gamma Omicron Master

Lynn Peterson

Connie and David Peterson

Jean Prather

Edward Prather

Chuck Richards

Irene Richards

Bob Ross

Karen Ross

Pete and Vera Scala

Patty and Dietmar Karle

Martha Schlander

Marilyn Yawnick and Linda Carlin

Jim Schwartz

Judi Drake

Helen and Leonard

Shelton

Ralph and Tana Gliatto

Radie Shinar

Troy and Cleo Wheeler

Wesley M. Skillen

Elaine Skillen

Mark Soares

Jan and Gary Anderson

Trueman Tracy

Mary Ravenscroft

Linda True

Susan, Blair and Alex Hart

Marie VanCamp

Kathy Woodward

Robert Webber

Robert and Mildred Dias

Bill Wilkins and Suzanne

Elizabeth Wilkins

Florence Wilkins

Ronald Young

Sharon Young

Light Up a Life ~ In Honor

Of ~

Troy and Cleo Wheeler, Catey and Chris Olivolo, Charlene and Robin

Broce

Judith Somerset

Light Up a Life General Donations:

Luke’s Yreka Drug

May Davis

Norma Geyer

Vernon and Shirley Gilmore

Russell and Lavonne

Harding

Jane Hunter

Joy McAboy

Mt. Shasta Ambulance

Service

General Donations:

Callahan Community Church

Jim and Judy Finses

Helen and James Smith

Lee and Rusty Mohar

Hospice Informational Forum

Have you ever found yourself wondering what hospice really is? Is hospice care an uncomfortable

conversation to bring up? Are you not sure if you can afford it? Will your insurance cover hospice

care? You are not alone with these questions. There are many people in our community with the same

inquiries.

Listen to personal stories from people who have utilized hospice care and how it effected them and

their family; hear from those who have graduated from hospice. Have your questions answered by a

panel of hospice professionals. Our goal is for our entire community to understand hospice is a place

to turn to when you don’t know what to do. We offer understanding, compassion, quality care and

dignity for loved ones when end of life is near.

If you would like to understand what hospice is, please join us Wednesday, January 22, 2014 (location

to be determined), for our upcoming public forum regarding hospice and benefits we can provide for

your family. This forum will begin promptly at 5:30pm. For more information, please call 842-3160.

Voices for Hospice

We would like to extend a warm thank you

to everyone that helped make this year’s

Voices for Hospice a great success. Once

again we have been amazed by the talent

in our wonderful community. The generosity

among everyone that participated was

astounding, whether it was generosity with

their voice, or generosity with their baking

skills; you all made this a most pleasurable

evening. We look forward to seeing you all

again in October of 2015!!!

Thank you to all of our church community who participated

in this year’s Hospice Sabbath, November 10, 2013.

Every November is National Hospice Awareness Month. During the Hospice Sabbath, we

offer our churches the opportunity to take a moment during their sermon to speak about

hospice services and the benefits we offer. We also provide them with inserts for their

church bulletins and white roses as a symbol of remembrance. During this time, they may

even have a moment of silence to remember those loved ones that are no longer with us.

~ Breakfast Club ~

Please join us at the Purple Plum Restaurant

every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. This is

a group for people who have had a loss. While

the group does not focus on loss, they do offer

companionship and friendship. Please call

530-842-3160 for more information.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!

Madrone Hospice, Inc. along with Madrone Senior

Services and our Hospice Shops are looking for

dedicated, caring individuals to become part of our

hospice family. We need people to make in-home visits to

patients and to volunteer their time at the Madrone House

and our shops. For in-home and Madrone House

volunteers, please inquire at 255 Collier Circle in Yreka,

and to volunteer for the shops, please pick up an

application at 209 W. Miner Street in Yreka.

Hospice Informational Forum

Our first informational meeting in regards to hospice and

palliative care will be held on Wednesday, January 22,

2014, (meeting site has yet to be determined). We will

have a panel of hospice professionals at this forum to

answer questions and clarify any misconceptions you may

have regarding hospice. Please call 842-3160 for more

information.

28th Annual Art Auction

Mark your calendars for an exciting evening of dinner, drinks, fabulous artwork, live and silent auctions and live

music from Mary Parker Hammer. Please join us at the Miner’s Inn Convention Center,

Friday, March 14th, 2014. Doors will open at 5pm with a champagne art preview and the silent auction will begin.

Tickets will go on sale January 13, 2014.

Call 530-842-6200 for more information.

Rose from the Madrone Hospice Rose Garden. Picture taken in late

September 2013.