Santa Claus made an early appearance during a recent Mending Hearts holiday party for children who have lost loved ones. Forty-seven children attended the party at the Gulfside Regional Hospice main office in New Port Richey. ...more

December 24, 2008

Puppets, jelly beans, goodie bags and Beanie Babies are all part of the Mending Hearts Program, which helps children to get through one of life's most intensely sad and unavoidable experiences: the loss of a loved one. ...more

July 8, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Being a child isn't all fun and games. It's also about learning, in and out of school. For young minds, life's lessons can be harder to comprehend or cope with than anything they face in the classroom. As bereavement counselors with Gulfside Regional Hospice, Sonia Quinones, Debbie LaBouef and Kristen Kern help children to get through one of life's most intensely unpleasant experiences, grief over the loss of a loved one. They have found one of the best ways is to approach the subject with well-crafted fun and games. ...more

July 2, 2008