Speakers
For over twenty-six years, Gaston Hospice has touched the lives of thousands of people in Gaston County.  As a service to our community, we provide a speaker's bureau to inform and educate the Gaston County community on end of life issues.  Our qualified educators, both staff and volunteers, can provide an overview of our services, hold a question and answer session or offer a series of workshops.  The most commonly requested topics are listed below, but any program can be custom designed to meet the special needs and time limits of your organization.

If your weekly/monthly lunch or dinner groups, circle meetings, mission groups, prayer breakfasts or Sunday School classes would be interested in having a hospice representative (staff or volunteer) speak, please contact Gaston Hospice at (704) 861-8405, or email Emily Craig at craige@gmh.org.

Topics

• Robin Johnson House - When is inpatient hospice care appropriate?
• Hospice 101 - When is hospice care appropriate?  What does hospice have to offer?
• Faith in Time of Crisis - The role faith plays during illness and end of life
• Care for the Caregiver - Practical ideas on how to provide long and short-term support to caregivers
• Isn't it Time We Talk? - Advance care planning for everyone
• Help Without Harm - Ideas and discussion on how to prepare for visits with the seriously ill
• The Grief Journey - A discussion on the process of grieving and the path to emotional healing

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