Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice

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Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice

This program helps to provide bears made with "love & hugs" to hospice patients and families, giving them much needed comfort and love. www.whv.org/give

The "Love and Hugs" Program began by a young teenager named Emily, who shared a special bond with her great-grandmother, Joan. Emily had made her a teddy bear in a Yankees uniform (Joan's favorite) to keep her company and be a reminder of her great grandchildren. The bear stayed by Joan's side for many years, and went with her during her hospital visits and ultimately, her stay at Zusman Hospice at Wexner Heritage Village. The bear now lives with Emily and her family - and is a constant reminder of this special bond. This experience inspired Emily to create the Love & Hugs program at Zusman Hospice with the hope that the quality of life for every patient can be enhanced with a comforting bear to love and hug. To date, almost 1,800 bears have been created by members of the Columbus community for this program, and have generated many wonderful experiences for the patients and families that are coping with a life-limiting illness. The program continues, thanks to the generous support of grants, donors and helping hands in the community. New bears are always needed and those making monetary donations to the Love & Hugs Program Fund for Zusman Hospice can be assured that a new stuffed animal will be made in their honor for a hospice client. Thank you for your interest and support! Please visit this short video link about this program! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1WLyOONst0&list=UUB3LTtaSoaYqrvML6VwvEtQ&feature=c4-overview

02/06/2025

We are so proud of all that the Love & Hugs program has accomplished over the last 13 years! And we are even more honored that the agency that has housed this program, taking care of patients and families with the most compassionate care, has adopted the Love & Hugs name - not only in everything they do, but in their agency name as well! Please follow Zusman Hospice Love & Hugs - (formerly known as Zusman Hospice House) - to continue to see and support all that they do for our community. We look forward to seeing how this program continues to grow!

05/01/2023

Tikkunapalooza 2023! Sooooo much fun to participate in this annual favorite! And thanks to all of the bear makers who put so much love, hugs and personality into these 35 new bears that are sure to bring love and comfort to the recipients at Zusman Hospice. Thanks Temple Israel Columbus for your continued support. What an amazing and special day! Wexner Heritage Village

12/30/2022

11/11/2022

Zusman Hospice is continuing to grow as we provide compassionate care to our patients. We are looking to add an RN case manager to our staff to continue helping with our growing census. If you know anyone interested please call Zusman Hospice at 614-559-0350 and ask for Rebecca Sears.

10/27/2022

What an amazing night at Glenwood to help celebrate the Fall season with the family’s and community! A special visit was made by the Zusman Hospice - Love & Hugs bear!

10/19/2022

A big shout out to Megan Jewell who received the Hospice Caregiver award presented by Schoedinger Funeral. She is such a loving and caring person who helps represent the wonderful care we provide to our residents and their family’s.

05/10/2022

We loved being a part of this fabulous event! And we made over 40 new bears with our community's love and hugs to go to Zusman Hospice House! What a great day! There's also a nice shout out to founder Emily Cammeyer in this article!

Let us know if we can help your group "adopt a den" of new bears to donate too! Bears of Zusman Hospice

Nearly 500 volunteers, mostly members of Temple Israel in Columbus, turned out recently for a day of performing good deeds and repairing the world.

03/31/2020

SO nice to read some good news these days! Happy reading -- and congrats to Emily Cammeyer!! Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice Bears of Zusman Hospice

Ever wonder how our Love & Hugs teddy bear program for Zusman Hospice got it's start? Sweet Emily Cammeyer started it as her Bat Mitzvah project almost 10 years ago. Now an Ohio Wesleyan college junior, the program is still going strong, touching thousands of patients and families. Read more about Emily and her Love & Hugs for Zusman Hospice story on page 16-17 in her sorority's national magazine, The Trident. https://www.tridelta.org/trident/

02/23/2020

Today we took time to remember our GG Joan who passed away exactly 10 years ago. In her memory, we made four new “Joan Jeter” bears to donate to at Zusman Hospice. We hope these bears bring comfort and love to other Yankee and baseball fans just like our GG Joan. We miss you GG Joan and will always have you in our hearts ❤️❤️.

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+16145590350

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http://whv.org/Healthcare/Zusman-Hospice/Love-Hugs

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