SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Holiday food drive to be
held at Fred Meyer Dec. 2
The Florence Christian
Church, in partnership with
Fred Meyer, will be holding a
holiday food drive on
Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
All food and cash donations
will benefit Florence Food
Share.
Peace Harbor providing needed palliative care
The term “palliative care”
was not unfamiliar to Charles
and Bertha Morris. The
Florence couple had heard it
several times over the years, so
when PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor
Medical
Center
launched its own palliative care
program, they were among the
first to call to inquire about
services for Bertha.
Bertha was diagnosed with
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
at the age of 70. This incurable,
degenerative nerve disease
results in muscle weakness,
difficulty with balance and loss
of sensation in the feet, lower
legs, hands and forearms.
Bertha has lived with the con-
dition for several years, and her
symptoms continue to worsen.
Her primary desire is to live
her life as fully as possible,
focusing on quality of life and
participating in as many enjoy-
able activities as she can.
“Palliative care has been so
helpful for Bertha,” said
Charles, Bertha’s primary care-
giver. “The fact that Dr. Kerner
comes to our home for visits
has been invaluable. We don’t
have to waste Bertha’s energy
on getting in and out of the car
for a doctor visit.”
Having a physician on the
team — Stephen Kerner, DO
— who visits patients in their
homes is a key component of
Peace Harbor’s Palliative Care
Most needed items for the
local food pantry are: Flour,
coffee, baby and adult diapers,
Hamburger Helper, mac and
cheese, canned meat (tuna,
chili, Spam, etc.), canned
tomato products (diced,
stewed, etc), milk and eggs.
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“This is the type of care I
love providing and that is des-
perately needed in Florence,”
Kerner said.
Providing timely symptom
management is a priority for
the Palliative Care team —
omething Bertha also appreci-
ates.
“Dr. Kerner was able to get
me on a medication that has
made all the difference in the
world. I do not have near as
much pain as I used to, which
means that I can do more of the
activities I love to do every
day,” she said.
Palliative care programs
serve patients who have been
diagnosed with a life-limiting
illness and desire alleviation of
symptoms — whether social,
physical, emotional or spiritu-
al.
There are no time restric-
tions, so patients can receive it
at any time and at any stage of
illness.
Palliative care fills the gap
for patients who want and need
comfort and treatment at any
stage of disease, whether termi-
nal or chronic.
The Peace Harbor Palliative
Care team currently consists of
a physician, a medical social
worker, a medical office assis-
tant and several volunteers.
Services include pain and
symptom management as well
COURTESY PHOTO
Bertha and Charles Morris utilize PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center’s palliative care program.
as psychosocial support.
Emphasis is placed on Advance
Care planning, including dis-
cussion about health care goals
and completion of Advance
Directives and Physician
Orders for Life Sustaining
Treatment (POLST) forms.
Beginning on Jan. 10, 2018,
the Peace Harbor Palliative
Care program will host a series
of classes designed to train
prospective volunteers to work
directly with palliative care
patients in the community. The
trainings will be held at Lane
Community College Florence
Center and include an
overview of palliative care, the
roles of the care team and the
volunteer, communication and
spirituality.
Training will be every
Wednesday through Feb. 14
from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
If you are interested in vol-
unteering or if you have ques-
tions, contact Donna Becker at
dbecker@peacehealth.org or
541-902-6734.
Local writer becomes recommended read
United Cerebral Palsy Los
Angeles (UCPLA) has accept-
ed Russ Dixon’s book,
“Donnie of the Oregon Coast,”
as recommended reading.
After an Avian flu sweeps
through a Northwest forest, an
egg hatches. Donnie, the new-
born bird, is born with huge
feet, and is plagued with teas-
ing and bullying by other birds.
With his parents’ love and
encouragement, during his
adventures Donnie finds his
way. His experiences are those
which children and even adults
will find uplifting.
Dixon is a member of
Backstreet Gallery in Historic
Old Town Florence, where he
shows his beautifully crafted
wood pieces, many of which
are birds.
One day the inspiration
came for the creation of a spe-
cial bird. The wonderful wood-
en bird sparked the story that
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Backstreet Gallery crafted wood artist Russ Dixon’s book
“Donnie of the Oregon Coast” was just listed as a rec-
ommended read by United Cerebral Palsy of L.A.
evolved into a marvelous book
of courage, strength and posi-
tive growth.
Dixons book, and the wood-
en sculpture that gave rise to it,
are available at Backstreet
Gallery, 1421 Bay St. in
Florence.
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FLORENCE
17th ANNUAL ‘TREE OF GIVING’
Begins Monday, Nov. 27th
LET US PUBLISH
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Select an ornament from the tree representing
gift requests for specifi c necessities by a high school student
in our community. Return gift s to us by Dec. 13,
to be distributed before Christmas break.
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