Letters from Loved Ones

The Mary Washington Hospice team is so appreciative of the beautiful and heartfelt letters and messages we receive from our hospice patients' family members and loved ones.

We wanted to share some of their kind words below:

• "To our wonderful hospice team,
  Our family is grateful for your loving care, kindness and concern for and to my husband and our family. Your attention and anticipation of his needs greatly assisted his peaceful transition and gave comfort to us all. Special shout out to Tracey and LaTaisha for being amazing and my rock through his last days. I couldn’t have picked a better hospice service for my husband!”
• “I want to thank you for your remembrance ceremony that you recently held for those that had passed during the previous year. My daughter and I thought it was beautiful!”
• “Our bereavement counselor, Karen Myers, was exceptional! Her monthly calls were always so timely. The kind words of encouragement and support always touched my heart and I was able to share her insights with my sisters, which helped us so much during our healing process.”
• “Words cannot fully express the depth of gratitude I and my sisters feel toward the amazing nurses and counselors from Mary Washington Hospice and Grief Support Services. In our hours of need, my mother was ministered to in the most amazing, respectful, caring, knowledgeable, and tender way. In turn, they held us up as her caregivers, providing amazing support and insight as we then knew what to expect and how to meet her needs- and even those of her sweet dog. The Service of Remembrance was also touching, healing, and appreciated.”
• "Thank you for your dedication especially through these difficult times."
• "My heart is filled with gratitude because you made his last days bearable."
• "Thank you all for being special people and choosing this path. You are needed."
• "Everyone that came to visit was professional, caring and supportive."
• "You helped us get through a difficult time."
• "I truly appreciate all of the great help and love that was shown to my husband and me."
• "Thank you for making Mama’s last weeks more comfortable. We have nothing but great things to says about her care team."
• "The services you provide to patients and their families are always valued but are indeed a blessing during our current environment."
• “Your staff filled so many needs ​with gracious and loving hearts. You brought us all to a ​place of peace.”
• "Ms. W’s daughters wanted to say thank you to every member of the team that provided care for their mother. They shared that every single hospice team member was attentive, gentle, kind and listened to all they had to say. Everyone was extremely helpful with answering their questions and providing education. They feel they could not have had a better experience given the circumstances and feel at peace with how their mother passed."