Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care West

This hospice organization is a non-profit group dedicated to providing comfort and care to persons (& their families) facing the imminent end of life. I have been a volunteer with this amazing group of women & men..professionals and about 50 volunteers who take care of nearly every need that the patients & families present, both during & after the patients’ passing. One joyful task that a few of us volunteers take care of is creating “memory bears” out of favorite clothing items belonging to the patients stuffed with the soft, durable Poly-fil “stuffing”. Such a privilege and pleasure to make this one of a kind stuffed memory bears for families! In addition to the bears, I also make various shapes & sizes of Poly-fil stuffed pillows used by patients to cushion and/or rest on sensitive or sore areas of the body.

Peggy Bradley Shared “It’s an amazing experience meeting and being welcomed into these family circles at such a delicate time. To be able to spend time with them, then be able to leave a little token with them after our time together is done, is the most fulfilling, gratifying & greatest privilege I ever imagined.”