Portraits of Life

presents:

Honoring the Journey:

Portraits of Life

Photographs of Hospice Patients and Their Families

Photo Expo to be displayed at Paul Mullins Studio

April 1st - May 28th, 2010

1416 Broadway, Suite D (Broadway North of Tuolumne)

Fresno, CA 93721 (559)444-0395

www.mullinsstudio.com

Join us for Art Hop

Thursday, May 6 , 2010

5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Hinds Hospice Merced has created a photo exhibit Honoring the Journey: PORTRAITS OF LIFE that will be on display at the Paul Mullins Studio from April 1 through May 28, 2010. The exhibit was inspired as a way to provide a visual education experience that would expand the community awareness of Hospice care.

The exhibit features both black and white and color photographs of eleven hospice patients, their families, and hospice caregivers taken by U.C. Merced photographer Roger Wyan. Through the photos, and the stories that accompany them, viewers are able to obtain a glimpse into the compassionate world of hospice care.

“My goal from the beginning was to present an educational exhibit that would expand community awareness of hospice care,” states Kathleen Stefani, Community Relations Coordinator for Hinds Hospice Merced. “Hospice is a philosophy of care in action created to help people live with dignity, comfort, and compassion at the end of life. Approximate only 35% percent of all deaths in the Untied States are under the care of a hospice program. Hospice care needs to be viewed as an essential part of the healthcare continuum. My hope is that this exhibit will open the door to expanding hospice care to those in need of our support.”

“I am truly grateful to the individuals and their families who invited us into their homes and shared their lives and stories. Without their generous hearts, this exhibit would never have been possible,” shares Kathleen.

Photographer Roger Wyan stresses that, “During the project, the reoccurring themes that keep coming up are life, love, and family. Kathleen and I have been received with dignity and grace under sometimes-difficult conditions. Hinds logo is “honoring the journey” it is my sincerest hope that through these pictures and words we are able to honor not only the journey but also the lives of those in Hinds Hospice care.”

Contact: Jill Hufft – Community Development Coordinator, Hinds Hospice, (559)-320-0308

WWW.ROGERWYAN.COM

Anselmo Leon Alayna Saechao

Frances Couples James & Lynn Roberson

A'Nissa Mays Chuck Ferris

Dorothy Benson Rosa Chanes, mother of Louie Chanes

Ron & Diane Fultz Rosie Johnson

For more information on Portraits of Life, please contact:

Hinds Hospice Merced
410 W. Main Street, Ste. A
PO Box 763
Merced, CA 95341
(209) 383-3123
(209) 383-5308 Fax