3 Wishes Project - CHNE ICU

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The 3 Wishes Project is a team whose focus is humanizing the dying experience in Christian Northeast ICU, providing positive memories for families and providing patient and family centered care while boosting staff morale.

02/15/2026

I apologize that I have not been updating his page regularly. Despite the chaos with my expanded role and the high hospital census. the project is going strong and bringing happiness, joy and comfort to both families and staff. I'll keep working on providing regular updates. Your support means everything. ❤️❤️❤️

Her favorite color is blue. With the snow on the ground, the snowflakes were very fitting. Some precious keepsakes for t...
02/15/2026

Her favorite color is blue. With the snow on the ground, the snowflakes were very fitting. Some precious keepsakes for the family so they will always have a little part of her with them. ❤️🥰

Repeat families are always bittersweet. While a reunion is always appreciated, it’s equally heartbreaking to know that t...
11/15/2025

Repeat families are always bittersweet. While a reunion is always appreciated, it’s equally heartbreaking to know that they’re in a situation that needs our project yet again.

Just a little background on the family dynamics. This patient had a sweet family - a beautiful wife and 6 amazing kids. I was reminded that almost a year to the date, we helped his ex-wife, *Nancy (and mother of 4 of the kids) with her then husband *William’s passing.

I found out early one morning that my patient had passed. On my way to work, I received a phone call from *Nancy. She told me that she remembered everything that we did for her family last year and asked if I could do the same for her kids at the hospital. Of course, I was honored to fulfill that request.

She said, “We still have *William’s fingerprints. It’s still in his room. It’s something that we will cherish forever. We pass by it everyday. We still talk about you! What you are doing there…God is going to bless you.”

The things that we do may take just a moment of our time. But, it’s these stories that I hear that makes me realize just how significant it is to our families that receive them.

*Names have been changed to protect PHI*

A big THANK YOU to 99.1 JOY FM for donating 40 prayer bears and 40 Bibles to our project!!Faith plays such an important ...
11/14/2025

A big THANK YOU to 99.1 JOY FM for donating 40 prayer bears and 40 Bibles to our project!!

Faith plays such an important role in our patient’s lives and is a strong foundation of this community. Having these to give to our families is such a blessing. The bear can give physical and even emotional comfort, but the sovereign and sacred words on these pages can provide comfort beyond anything else. It can comfort the heart and soul. ❤️

Thank you to Cindy Johnson for coordinating this. It wouldn’t have been possible without you!

“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1–2

Presented the 3 Wishes Project today at the Midwest Regional Conference on Palliative and End of Life Care. So far out o...
10/20/2025

Presented the 3 Wishes Project today at the Midwest Regional Conference on Palliative and End of Life Care.

So far out of my comfort zone, but the project is too amazing not to share. It went well and had a very engaged audience.

I’m grateful for the Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association who gave me the opportunity to present.

Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, well wishes, texts and messages today!! ❤️❤️❤️

Honoring our patients at this time of life is always a gift. Most of the time it’s a gift to us just as much as it is to...
10/19/2025

Honoring our patients at this time of life is always a gift. Most of the time it’s a gift to us just as much as it is to the families.

However, when we get to honor a veteran it’s so much more. Grateful for the opportunity to give back to those who have given so much to us. 🇺🇸

I’m asked, almost on a daily basis, “How do you do this all of the time?” Or “I could never do this.”My answer remains t...
09/11/2025

I’m asked, almost on a daily basis, “How do you do this all of the time?” Or “I could never do this.”

My answer remains the same. I tell them that it is truly an honor to be able to help them navigate through what is arguably one of the hardest time of their lives. That this is a God given calling of mine. That I know if I have these conversations, they’re done with kindness, compassion and empathy.

Personally, I’m able to compartmentalize and keeping this mindset is what keeps my mental health intact.

But then…there are some patients. Those in healthcare probably have their own story of a patient. The one that breaks through every wall or shield and absolutely obliterates your heart and soul.

This family was mine.

A beautiful life ending far too soon, leaving behind a wonderful family including a young son. As I’m around the same age and a son of an age close to mine, this was one I just couldn’t put into a box to protect my heart.

So, my coping mechanism? To spoil them endlessly.

1. This word cloud (which most who have been following know it’s one of my favorite things to do)

2. Fingerprint hearts and heartbeats in a bottle. I was able to make special canvases with her fingerprints and those of her children.

3. Build a bear heartbeat bear for her youngest

4. Purple was her favorite, so we got her a purple blanket and silk bonnet

All of this and it still didn’t seem enough. Many tears were shed, including my own. While I considered it borderline unprofessional, they told me that it made me a human and shared their appreciate for that.

I squeezed my boys tight when I got home late that night. This is one that will stick with me forever. A precious memory but also as a reminder as to why this Project exists. ❤️❤️❤️

Much to the chagrin of Christian’s loading dock, our inventory has arrived!! 😅This is a lot to go through, but seeing ev...
09/10/2025

Much to the chagrin of Christian’s loading dock, our inventory has arrived!! 😅

This is a lot to go through, but seeing every box is just a symbol of the impact we can have on a family.

Every box is love.
It is kindness.
It is empathy.
Every box is someone’s precious memory.

I’m eternally grateful for the support this project has received, especially from the Christian Hospital Foundation. It is only because of that support that we can do what we do. ❤️❤️❤️

09/03/2025

We’re about to make our first big purchase for the 3 Wishes Project at CHNE with the generosity of the Christian Hospital Foundation. I’m forever grateful that they saw our vision for what the project could be and the impact that it could have on the community. Now, we are going to be able fulfill more wishes and on a greater scale than what we have been!

It’s been a whirlwind of a week and didn’t have time to pose our wishes for pretty pictures, but the important thing is ...
08/22/2025

It’s been a whirlwind of a week and didn’t have time to pose our wishes for pretty pictures, but the important thing is the impact on these families were just as powerful.

This family had only two siblings remaining, each flew from opposite ends of the country to say goodbye to their mother. She was a music teacher, so the music note was perfect. 🎶 We provided them with a speaker so she could listen to all of her favorite music.

It was such an honor to give them something that they could take back home with them, even thousands of miles apart. ❤️ ✈️

So thankful for the generosity and talents of others, because without them this project would not be possible. Adding th...
07/28/2025

So thankful for the generosity and talents of others, because without them this project would not be possible. Adding these BEAUTIFUL handmade blankets from Patty Londeen to our inventory to share with these patients and their families. ❤️❤️❤️

Her favorite color was pink. A woman after my own heart. 🩷💕These words clouds are not only a beautiful keepsake for the ...
07/25/2025

Her favorite color was pink. A woman after my own heart. 🩷💕

These words clouds are not only a beautiful keepsake for the families, but paints a wonderful picture of who she was. It aides the families who are sometimes lost in grief, shift their focus to more positive thoughts. These are beautiful memories framed to last forever. By doing this, it helps us bring the humanity back to the ICU. Because, as I tell my families, we know she is so much more than any diagnosis or medical record number.

She is someone’s mother, sister, grandmother.

She was gracious, giving and forgiving.

She is beautiful.

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Columbia, MO
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