“exceptional care” to residents: “My desire to join the Hospice team was really inspired by the opportunity to co-create a brand new place for exemplary palliative and end-of-life care in Elgin. When I read about the design for Hospice, the ways that nature has been incorporated and all the work that has been done to make it feel less like a medical facility and more like a home, I got excited thinking about how I could use my skills to help complement that work as a Medical Director and member of our physician team!” The devoted Kyra expresses how privileged she feels to be a member on the Hospice team, as she describes her excitement, “Hospice is just one new part of the palliative care landscape in Elgin. There are already so many passionate nurse practitioners, physicians, nurses and interdisciplinary healthcare providers -- who do an incredible job supporting people with serious illness to both live and die well. I have been welcomed with such warmth and open arms by the healthcare community here, and the community as a whole. I want to express my gratitude for all their contributions and support for Hospice of Elgin.” Seizing the opportunity to highlight Hospice of Elgin’s Executive Director, Kyra voices, “Brenda is such an incredible leader. Her passion and drive to give back to her own community as the Executive Director is inspiring.” To conclude, Kyra presents this thoughtful message: “There is so much fear and misconception surrounding palliative care. Many times after hearing that I work in palliative care, people say, ‘That must be so sad,’ and some days my work is sad, but sometimes it’s happy -- or funny, or joyful. Some days, it’s all of those things at once. Regardless, caring for people with serious illness is always meaningful and that is what is important. My work is to relieve people of suffering, whenever possible, and
to support people through suffering when relief is not possible. It is about non-abandonment. Are people, regardless of their diagnosis, prognosis or who they are, worthy of being cared for and supported up until their final breath? Without a doubt. That to me is not sad, that to me is hope-giving.” Those with inquiries about the developing Elgin of Hospice are encouraged to phone their office at 519-631-7495, and connect with a member of this dedicated team. Hometown St. Thomas May 2025 cover
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