Patient Stories/News

May 15, 2019

How to Select an Occupational Therapist

How to select a home care occupational therapist? It is not at all uncommon for patients to be treated by a home care occupational therapist following surgery or following some other medical event, such as a stroke or injury. What kinds of questions should you ask prior to hiring a […]
May 6, 2019

Visiting Nurse Association and Blue Water Hospice honors nurses for National Nurses Week

Each year, in recognition of the birth of modern day nursing founder, Florence Nightingale, health organizations around the nation honor their nurses during National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-12. Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) began because of a need for nurses to provide in-home care. And, this week, VNA celebrates all […]
May 1, 2019

34th annual River Run hosted by Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice will be June 1

The sun is out and the days are getting warmer which means it’s almost time for the 34th annual River Run! This year’s event will be Saturday, June 1 at Marysville Park. Participants choose between a 10k or 5k run, 3-mile walk or a 1-mile fun run. The cost is […]
April 13, 2019

How to Select a Speech Therapist

How to select a home care speech therapist? It is not at all uncommon for patients to be treated by a home care speech therapist following surgery or following some other medical event, such as a stroke or brain injury. What kinds of questions should you ask prior to hiring […]
April 4, 2019

Volunteers Serve as “Backbone” to Visiting Nurse Association and Blue Water Hospice

The best things in life are not the gifts you receive, but rather the gifts you are able to give. The 59 volunteers at Visiting Nurse Association and Blue Water Hospice understand that principle better than most. “When someone is dying, they can teach you so much,” said BWH volunteer […]
March 19, 2019

Linsey Tabor: A Labor of Love

Charlie Denton loved the great outdoors. The nine-year-old, who attended Frostick Elementary School in the Croswell-Lexington Community Schools in Sanilac County, Michigan, loved to ride motorcycles, loved fishing, and he loved going hunting with his father, Chuck Denton. He also enjoyed a good scrap with his younger brother, Beau, just 24 […]
March 15, 2019

How to Select a Home Care Physical Therapist

It is not at all uncommon for patients to be treated by a home care physical therapist following surgery or following some other medical event. What kinds of questions should you ask prior to hiring a home care agency to provide physical therapy to you or a loved one? The […]
January 17, 2019

Anikka Witting: One Day at a Time

Anikka Witting of Marine City, cannot wait to get old. So old that her skin is thin and wrinkled. So old that her fingers are gnarled, and her knuckles out of alignment. Witting, 36, has been literally fending off death, and beating the odds, since the day she was born. […]