Elaine Whitfield, RN, MSN, CHPN
Executive Director
Elaine grew up in Denison and has been a hospice nurse for twenty-nine years.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers and volunteers who take time to know your family.
Our team
Our people
Dr. James Okonkwo
Hospice Medical Director
Board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. House calls on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Rebecca Lang, RN
Director of Nursing
Rebecca leads our nurses and still sees patients in Fannin County every week.
Marcus Reed, RN
On-Call Nurse
Marcus covers nights. Families say his calm voice on the phone is half the medicine.
Rev. Thomas Bell
Chaplain
Pastored in Denison for twenty-eight years. He serves families of every faith and none.
Sister Mary Catherine
Chaplain
A Catholic sister who has sat with dying neighbors for forty years.
Danielle Torres, LMSW
Medical Social Worker
Danielle handles Medicaid, VA and advance directives, and leads our Thursday grief group.
Kim Nguyen, CNA
Hospice Aide
Kim bathes and cares for our patients with endless patience, and learns every patient's favorite song.
Walter Brooks
Life-Story Volunteer
A retired history teacher who has recorded more than four hundred patients' stories.
Grace Kim
Volunteer Portrait Photographer
Grace takes family portraits at home and gives every family the prints, free.
Sample family reviews
Letters from families
Walter recorded Daddy talking about the Korean War, things he'd never told us. We play it every Veterans Day.
The first nurse visit, she asked what Mom did for a living. Mom taught third grade for forty years. After that, every aide called her Mrs. Collins.
Grace took a portrait of all four generations in Grandma's living room. It's the last photo of all of us together.
Marcus answered at 3 a.m. and talked me through it calmly. Then he came anyway, just to be sure.
Sister Mary Catherine sat with us all night at the end. I don't know what we'd have done without her.
Kim learned that Dad loved Bob Wills. She'd hum 'San Antonio Rose' while she shaved him.
Dr. Okonkwo sat at our table and explained everything. He was honest, and that was a gift.
Danielle had the VA paperwork filed in a week. Mom didn't have to worry about a thing.
Mom wrote letters to my daughters for their weddings, with a volunteer's help. They're sealed in the cedar chest.
At the Evening of Stories I told about Dad's terrible jokes. Everybody laughed. It was the first time I'd laughed in months.
Tell us about them.
Call or text with any question. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing is decided until you're ready.