Mourning Father Starts Hospice After Infant Son's Death

Hospice care, for patients, families, and workers alike, is a healing process that helps people overcome the pain that results from the death of a loved one, and work through the grief that follows that death. Typically, hospice care enters a person life at a seemingly natural period when the dying patient is in her elderly years.

Utah man, Derek Sorenson, however, made the decision, with the child's mother, to put his son in hospice care hours after he was born. Deyton, the baby boy, was born with a fatal heart condition and died after only six days. Sorenson worked for a hospice organization at the time, but the death of his son inspired him to start his own hospice organization, Dixie Hospice Care.

Sorenson says that "helping other people helps me heal." Read more of his inspiring story here: Infant's Death Inspires Hospice Care.

Blue Skies Hosts An Evening with Ol' Blue Eyes

On August 28th, Blues Skies Hospice hosted "An Evening with Ol' Blue Eyes" at Regency Place of Dyer. One of Northwest Indiana's favorite entertainers Jim Bulanda provided the entertainment for the residents and their families. Bulanda regularly performs Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett songs throughout the area and has played with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. He was kind and generous enough to donate his time and talent to help Blue Skies create a magical evening for the residents and families. The Blue Skies staff served refreshments, while the audience sang along and enjoyed the music.

Blue Skies plans to host more entertainment events at Regency. As you can see in the pictures, a good time was had by all.

Jim Bulanda

Blue Skies Volunteer Julie Hancin, Blue Skies Nurse Karen Lansdowne, RN, Blue Skies Volunteer Coordinator Pearl Masciotra

Bulanda Entertaining the Crowd