Ascension St. John Hospital forms End-of-Life Bereavement Team

Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit formed an End-of-Life Bereavement Team, to help families accept the loss of a loved one. With the support of leadership, the bereavement team helps conduct both in-person and virtual visits between dying patients and families. Also the bereavement team provides compassionate post-mortem care and helps to honor patients who die from COVID-19.

Vice President Pence, leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send personal protective equipment (PPE) shipments to more than 15,000 nursing homes across America including numerous facilities in Michigan, according to a press release from FEMA. The agency sent a seven-day supply in May, and a second wave of shipments in early June, with a total distribution of 608,000 pieces of eye protection, 6.9 million masks, 6.4 million gowns, and 31.4 million pairs of gloves, according to the release.

For more information, visit http://www.fema.gov.

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Month in May, Sonic Drive-In donated to teachers to help students continue learning at home. Sonic matched all donations to DonorsChoose on Teacher Appreciation Day, May 5, and through Limeades for Learning, Sonic donated $1 million to public school teacher requests across the country on Teacher Appreciation Day, according to a press release.

Local donations included the following:

At Country Oaks Elementary School in Commerce Twp., five teachers received a total donation of $144 including: Debby Mcrae, Kelly Feather, Kelly Fedorka, Linda Lajavic and Meredith Richter

In Southfield, four teachers at two schools received a total donation of $469 including: Angela Hayes and Clarissa Young at Laurus Academy, and Angela Twiss and Kimberly Panza at McIntyre Elementary School

In Troy, two teachers received a total donation of $626 including: Stacy Carlson at Lighthouse Connections Academy and Lauren Cooper at Morse Elementary School.

In Waterford, four teachers received a total donation of $1,723 including: Andrew Cocagne at Kettering High School, Mary Craite at Mason Middle School, and Lindsey Crozier and Shelby Lindsay at Riverside Elementary School

In White Lake, two teachers received a total donation of $134 including: Lyndsey Kiebel and Marie Waters at Lakewood Elementary School.

For more information, visit http://www.sonicdrivein.com.

Kathy Blake, MediaNews Group

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Thank you: Ascension St. John Hospital forms bereavement team; FEMA sends PPE to nursing homes; Sonic Drive-In donates to teachers - The Oakland Press