Galileo Place: a safety net for caregivers By: Craig Dresang, CEO After Betty Mundy’s husband, Jack, received an early diagnosis of dementia she faced a swirl of conflicting emotions that ranged from relief to overwhelming worry about the future. On one hand, she was grateful for the clarity that his diagnosis provided. She said, “I […]
Being board strong
Being Board Strong By: Craig Dresang, CEO The weighty work of a nonprofit board is no small thing. A board holds the power to make an organization live up to its highest calling and to shine its brightest light, but it can also threaten an organization’s purpose and even its very existence. High-functioning boards know […]
The healing power of story
Storytelling is powerful medicine. Sometimes, storytelling can deliver a level and type of comfort to a patient or family that no amount of prescription medications can touch. This is especially true for families who are in transition or in the process of losing someone they love. The holidays are particularly difficult times for people who […]
Finding peace at the end
When YoloCares affiliated with the California Hospice Network in 2021, it acquired the collaborative energy and leadership of some of California’s leading minds in end-of-life care. One of those individuals is Mike Milward who serves as CEO of CHN. Milward, an attorney and hospice chaplain who was also CEO of Hospice of Santa Cruz County, […]
A father’s farewell
A father’s farewell By Craig Dresang, CEO of YoloCares Death is always a surprise. Rarely, is someone fully prepared for it, and few people expect it when it finally comes for them. It was no different for Sammy Vana, a man who loved the water, being around people, and telling corny jokes. The day before […]
Where there is loss, there is hope
Loss is an inevitable part of life. Being alive means being vulnerable to both ordinary and extraordinary loss. Sometimes losses are expected. Other times loss arrives as an unwelcome surprise. My own mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer 17 years before it took her life. Over the years, she had what she referred […]
