TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
hospice was synonymous with death, too. That can be pretty depressing and quite grim. When I started this job, I thought, how am I supposed to sell what we do to the world as something other than just being depressing? I am here to inform you that hospice does not equal death—some patients live receiving hospice care for years.
I guarantee you that the people I have met through our hospice services in these facilities are far from depressed. The wisdom, love, care, and guidance I have received around a domino table from these wonderful, empathetic, caring humans—not just patients—but human beings, is immeasurable.
We have put together various activities for these residents underneath the Heritage Home Health & Hospice name. We have had a snow machine at Christmas, margaritas, been on “Hawaiian cruises,” and made scarves. I even wore a turkey suit for Thanksgiving last year and let the residents shoot me with Nerf guns. Yes, that happened. I never knew I could learn so much from these wonderful people. I have learned that life is so beautiful, and we should hold everything dear to us while we still have the chance. There are so many misconceptions about what home health or hospice is, which is why I am so proud to work for Heritage Home Health & Hospice. I now work in a different role as the digital media manager running their social media, but I can still see the positive impact our services have on these humans and their families. I am proud to educate my community on hospice and its importance. Hospice is about transitioning from one chapter to the next. We are aid and comfort during the difficulty of that transition for both the patient and family. Before this job, I had never worked in anything healthcare related a day in my life. Through this process, I have learned that empathy and compassion will always be my top priority in any career field I choose in the future. Treating people with love, dignity, and respect is the Heritage Home Health & Hospice way, and I have now adopted it as my way too.
LOCAL EVENTS October 8 University of Arkansas- Texarkana Casino Night Texarkana Arkansas Convention Center, 7 pm-10 pm October 8 Cosplay Crawl Downtown Texarkana, 6 pm October 9 Healthcare Express Fall Market Silvermoon, 2 pm-6 pm October 14-15 Gayble Moss Memorial Golf and Tennis Tournament Northridge Country Club October 14 Downtown Live! Downtown Texarkana, 6-9 pm October 14-16 Watson Team Roping Four States Fairgrounds October 15 Tough Kookie Breast Cancer Race Texas A&M University- Texarkana, 8 am October 15 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimers Spring Lake Park, 8 am October 15 Oktoberfest on the Line presented by Farmers Bank and Trust 11 am-10 pm
October 1 Hospice of Texarkana Jeans and Bling Texarkana Convention Center, 7 pm-10 pm October 1 Texarkana Museums System Twilight Tours 7 pm October 1 United Way of Texarkana Battle on the Border Dolly Parton Look Alike Contest Battle on the Border, 6 pm October 3-31 Williams Memorial United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch Sunday-Friday, noon-dark Saturdays, 9 am-dark October 4 National Night Out Block Party for Pinson Park 6:30 pm October 7 HandsOn Texarkana 14th Annual Tapas and Wine Collins Home, 5 pm October 7-9 Lucky Dog Barrel Racing Four States Fairgrounds October 8 Rockin’ That Extra Chromosome Down Syndrome Awareness Walk Downtown Texarkana, 10 am-2 pm
October 20 Book Club Sponsored by Texarkana Public Library, 3 pm-4:30 pm October 21 Haunted Texarkana Ghost Walk Kress Gap, 8 pm October 22 Mutts Gone Nuts Perot Theatre, 5 pm October 26 Orthopedic Specialists of Texarkana Lunch and Learn—Hip and Knee Pain Treatments Silver Star Smokehouse, 11:30 am October 27-30 The Little Mermaid by Silvermoon Children’s Theatre October 28 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Perot Theatre, 8 pm October 29 Bowie County Livestock Club Show Four States Fairgrounds October 29 Haunted Texarkana Ghost Walk Kress Gap, 8 pm October 31 Haunted Texarkana Ghost Walk Kress Gap, 8 pm
LIVE MUSIC October 1 Elvis Redbone Brewery, 7 pm October 2 Michael W. Smith WayMaker Tour Perot Theatre, 7:30 pm October 8 Zuill Bailey with the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Perot Theatre, 7 pm October 21
Monsterboy Lives The Hideout, 9 pm
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