tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post1531035835244434819..comments2023-08-24T00:28:08.108-07:00Comments on Why is American health care so expensive?: Thinking beyond hospice Janice Boughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-65986872341924210322016-06-03T10:17:45.660-07:002016-06-03T10:17:45.660-07:00Janice, I think this is a wonderful idea and also ...Janice, I think this is a wonderful idea and also think there might be a role for the Gritman Foundation to play in helping to develop it. The Foundation has about one million in dedicated funds to spend on hospice care programs and is currently in the process of hiring a part time hospice coordinator to be responsible for our efforts in this area. Seems to me what you are proposing would be very much within the guidelines of what the funds are to be spent on. I've forwarded the blog to Adina Bielenberg and Nancy Lyle for their consideration.BarbaraWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699513742755447020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-22073579984322104802016-06-02T22:40:30.088-07:002016-06-02T22:40:30.088-07:00That's what I was thinking. You get something ...That's what I was thinking. You get something by giving something, because it's really kind of wonderful to have a way to use what you know to help somebody out. You're welcome to take the idea to MT. The end-of-life doula organization INELDA is out of New Jersey.Janice Boughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-44557666739716742122016-06-02T18:11:22.230-07:002016-06-02T18:11:22.230-07:00Gosh. What a great community role for retirees to ...Gosh. What a great community role for retirees to play. Available time, empathy, and shared mission.kenrolstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752539964212693500noreply@blogger.com