Almost a year ago, Patty and her brother Barry took part in the Hike for Pilgrims Hospice for the first time. Forming the team ‘Roxy’s Warriors’ with 15 or so other friends and family members, each one hiked with a photo of Roxy on the back of their t-shirts, honouring [...]
Seung-il (Ken) Kang lived his final six days of life as a resident at the Roozen Family Hospice Centre. His wife Aeng-Soon (Anne), and daughters Gloria and Grace, found the experience so life changing that they came back several months later to share their story with us. Ken was a [...]
One of the things Teresa Melton loved most about her husband, Jason Yohemas, was the ease with which he went through life. She was so proud of his career, sports, activities and roles as a parent and husband. He didn’t sweat the small stuff. “I truly believe they broke the mould [...]
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2022 Pilgrims Hospice Society Receives Grant Funding from the Province Edmonton – Pilgrims Hospice Society announced today the Government of Alberta has provided a one-year project grant of $2.5 million to support the delivery of 24/7 hospice palliative care at the Roozen Family Hospice Centre and [...]
2021 was the start of a new era of care for Pilgrims Hospice Society with the opening of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre — Edmonton's first free-standing, independent hospice. Download the 2021 Annual Report Download the 2021 Audited Financials
On behalf of all of us here at Pilgrims Hospice Society and the Roozen Family Hospice Centre, we want to send a thank you to our donors.
With her trademark upbeat and humorous spirit, 89-year-old Dorrie made quite the announcement during her tour of the Roozen Family Hospice Centre: “I’m not leaving, I’m coming here!” After falling in her bathroom a month later and becoming too ill for her best friend Eleanor to keep looking after her, [...]
