TOGETHER AGAIN: ELSIE KIMMEL'S SENIOR WISH

TOGETHER AGAIN:  ELSIE KIMMEL'S SENIOR WISH

CNS hospice patient, Elsie Kimmel, recently had a very special family dinner, thanks to the CNS Senior Wish Program. You might be surprised to learn that about half of the Senior Wishes we host are simple family dinners in a patient's home or care center. Most hospice patients don’t have the energy to go on an airplane ride or attend a Jazz game and really just want to spend time in their home, surrounded by family, which was the case with Elsie. 

The Ride of a Lifetime: Louis Griffin’s Senior Wish

The Ride of a Lifetime:  Louis Griffin’s Senior Wish

On May 6, 2022, just 10 days before turning 87, Louis Griffin climbed into a Cessna airplane for his Senior Wish and the ride of his life, accompanied by his son, Daryl, and CNS social worker, Jason Bohman.

Pilot Kim Hall of Leading Edge Aviation in Logan flew the group from the Logan Airport throughout Cache Valley, including Millville Canyon and Mount Logan, where Louis and his family used to enjoy  camping.

Gratitude and Healing: A Story of Compassionate Care

Gratitude and Healing: A Story of Compassionate Care

Norma Jeanne Smith was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer in 2018 and went through two years of treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, which helped her go into remission for two years. When her cancer came back in 2022, Norma started an experimental cancer treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and was making good progress until she developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, which unfortunately affects 3% of the people who undergo this specific course of treatment.