Horisun Hospice

09/12/2025

When we pause and look back, it won’t be the material things that rise to the surface of memory. What lingers are the tender details, the sounds of laughter filling a quiet room, the warmth of a hand slipped into ours, the way the sky looked when the sun painted it with fire one evening. These are the threads that quietly stitch together the fabric of a life well-lived.

At the end of our journey, it won’t be the size of our homes or the wealth we have gathered that brings comfort. It will be the love we shared, the embraces that lasted just a little longer, the words that made us feel seen, the moments that told us we were safe and deeply connected. These are the luxuries worth holding on to, the treasures that remain long after everything else has faded away.

So today, while we still can, may we choose to notice them, gather them, and celebrate them, because these small and beautiful moments are the true riches of life. I wish you lots of these …

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

09/11/2025

Losing someone I loved shattered the world I knew, and for a long time, survival felt like the only thing possible.

But slowly, in the stillness between the memories and the missing, I discovered that survival wasn't enough. Grief carved out a space in me, and instead of letting it stay hollow, I began to fill it, with meaning, with presence, with light, with love that continues in new forms.

I realized that honoring a life doesn’t end in mourning, it begins again in how we live, how we love, and how we carry forward the light they left behind.

In choosing to create, to grow, and to open myself to life again, I didn’t leave them behind. I brought them with me, into every brave moment, every act of kindness, every piece of beauty I now build from the sorrow.

This is not just survival. This is transformation.

Writer: Grieving Healing

Artist: Alina Skorokhod

Source: https://joseartgallery.com/artwork/painting-interior-meteliki-u-nicnomu-svitli?srsltid=AfmBOorSNPhTExxmFUzxbtcVFN2iEzfrrKZisorniG9oUwWHGl4Q0kwM

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09/10/2025

Forget me not, though my mind has changed.
Though words escape me,
and my memory has frayed.
The person I was is forever gone,
but my love for you lives on and on.
In the space of silence, my heart remains,
the life I lived, the memories I made.
Altogether, they are yours to keep –
my story, my spirit, my legacy.
Forget me not, for I’m always with you,
in your heart, in your soul,
in everything you do.

09/09/2025

09/08/2025

Please join us in congratulating Kathy, Spiritual Care Provider with HoriSun Hospice, a happy third anniversary with our team! Thank you Kathy for the compassion and empathy you share with our patients and their families. We are blessed to have you at HoriSun!

09/06/2025

Please join us in congratulating Sara, Bereavement Coordinator, on her third anniversary with HoriSun Hospice! Thank you Sara for all that you do to support our patients and their loved ones. We greatly appreciate the compassion and empathy you share with all, and for all that you do for our hospice team and the community! Happy anniversary and cheers to many more!

09/05/2025

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09/04/2025

A few reminders....

09/04/2025

Join us for our upcoming Fall Grief Group if you are interested in a group setting and support while grieving the death of a loved one.

Our Fall Grief Group will take every Monday morning from September 15th through October 20th. The group is held from 9-10:30am at the HoriSun Hospice office (8055 'O' Street, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE).

Sessions build upon one another each week, therefore we run a closed group after Week 2. For the best experience we ask that participants plan to attend all six sessions.

Please RSVP by September 10th to Sara Yates, bereavement coordinator by calling 402-484-6444, or emailing syates@horisunhospice.com.

09/02/2025

Hospice takes care of people the doctors are having a difficult time fixing; people the doctors probably can’t fix. What does hospice do? Hospice helps people live with the greatest possible comfort during the limited time they have left.

It is interesting that a person who can’t be fixed, who is approaching death through disease, looks very sick and often frail in the months before their death BUT they don’t look like they are dying or at least match our idea of what a person looks like. They have probably entered the dying process in those prior months but they don’t look like they are going to die. It is only in the one to three weeks before death, that a person who is dying from a disease actually looks like they are dying.

People are generally referred to hospice in the last weeks of their life, which is way too late to help the patient and is often just crisis solving with the family.

What do you say to someone to get them to accept hospice? Well, one thing to say after explaining the services hospice offers is to ask what they think will happen if they get on hospice too soon? The answer is really a good thing---the person gets discharged from the hospice program. They have stabilized or gotten better and no longer need the guidance that hospice offers. Great! And that does happen. Not a lot, but it does happen.

Getting on the hospice program when a person’s condition is deteriorating in spite of all the treatment that is being given or has been done is accepting a different kind of medical help. It is not saying I have given up hope. It is not implying that I am dying tomorrow or next week but it is getting help that centers around family, the significant people in our circle of life that are affected. It is accepting help for ourselves as we face life with illness, often accompanied by pain, fear, and eventually death.

What is scary about that? The scary part is that everyone has to admit, on paper, that there isn’t going to be the cure everyone was praying for. People have to face the realities of life — everyone dies. Fortunately, hospice services can support and guide everyone during that scary time. Knowledge and companionship reduce fear. Hospice helps reduce the fear we all bring to end of life decisions. It takes courage to face reality and we can face reality best when we have all the facts and are not alone.

08/31/2025

Please join us in congratulating Verneda, Spiritual Care Provider, on her third anniversary with our hospice team! Thank you Verneda for the comfort, empathy, and love you bring our patients and their families. We are greatly appreciative of all you do for our team at HoriSun and wish you a very happy anniversary!

08/29/2025

Horisun Hospice will be CLOSED in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 1st. An on-call nurse is always available 24 hours a day at 402-484-6444, or toll free at 877-412-1181. We hope everyone enjoys a restful long weekend!