"They were there for us
when we needed them; we must be there for them when they need us." Dannion
Brinkley, The Twilight Brigade Chairman Of The Board
In
Eternal Love
And Remembrance
Of Our Precious Angel,
Kathryn Marie Coleman Dec.
23, 1996 ~ Sept. 11, 2007
Too many people are dying alone,
and with your support and
financial donations,The Twilight Brigade is making
a difference.
As a Service Organization
Twilight
Brigade's trained corps of volunteers visit patients in
Veterans' Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Hospice
facilities. Based upon patient requests and needs, the
volunteers provide:
Reassurance
and human companionship to the dying.
Relief
and support to loved ones and caregivers.
Compassionate
24-hour attention through the last hours, allowing people to die
in peace and with dignity.
No
cost for services to either the patient or the family.
AND
As an Educational Organization
Twilight
Brigade's volunteer training sessions, community
workshops, and professional education seminars:
Educate
individuals about death and issues surrounding the dying process,
dispelling common fears and myths.
Raise
awareness about volunteer service and the joy of serving.
Inspire
others to become more involved within their communities.
Enhance
healthcare professionals' skills in caring for dying patients.
The sole purpose of
Twilight Brigade's bedside volunteers is to provide comfort,
reassurance, and compassionate support to the dying and their loved ones.
The Twilight Brigade has assisted
and comforted thousands of individuals during their final days and hours of
life. We have received
numerous awards from the highest levels of the Veteran’s & Armed Forces’
administrations, as well as from U.S. Presidents,
for our work in assuring that all our veterans are allowed to die in peace
and with dignity.
Service at no cost is provided by trained volunteers to the patient
and / or
family!
While we fully embrace the hospice philosophy, The Twilight Brigade is not
hospice, nor does it take the place of hospice. Our services are available to the terminally ill and their loved ones, whether or not
the patient is hospice appropriate. The Twilight Brigade volunteers do not
provide medical care, medical treatments, or medical advice. That is the
function of licensed professionals. While Twilight Brigade respects each individual's right to choose, we do not endorse suicide or euthanasia.
This web site is for the Dying, Bereaved, and Grieving.
It concerns Death Care, Grief , Death Care and Deliverance, Bereavement (Berevement)
Hospices, the Bereaved, those with Chronic Illness that are about to Die,
End Of Life Health Care, Home Illness, Life, Threatening Loss Medical Medicine,
Mourning, Pain Control Management, Palliative Care, Skilled Nursing, Support
Groups, Survivors of the dead, and most of all, Death With Dignity. It presents
information for Children, Family, Teen Age, Aged, Teenage Teenagers,
Clergy, those with Terminal Illness, Volunteers, Volunteering, Widows, Widowers,
the Dying, Supportive Care Caregivers (Care Giving) There are Books, Stores,
(Bookstore) about Cancer Compassionate Relief Of Suffering, Compassion In
Action, Long Term Veterans Hospitals Healthcare, Living With Grief, in the
Workplace, Transition. Information provided about Hospis, Info Education
Medicare, Hospice Benefit, Counseling, Dannion Brinkley, how to get Help,
and our Death With Dignity Free Services
