If you found a new appreciation for the comfort and safety of your home over the last few months, imagine how comforting it would be to stay in your home when you or a loved one is recovering from an illness or surgery or making the final journey. Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice makes that possible.

This year's report is a little bit different than what you've received from us in previous years. When we set out to make our annual report, we realized we didn't want to just share a bunch of statistics and accolades. Instead, we really wanted to share our story, what makes our care truly remarkable, and most importantly - what you've made possible.

Brandon Heelan was eight years old when his father fell ill and had to be hospitalized. He was diagnosed with sepsis, a fast-moving infection in which the body attacks its own tissues and organs. Within one week of checking into the hospital, the important person in Brandon’s life was gone forever.

Postcard fundraising appeal for Colorado Gives Day.

Forty years ago, on November 12, 1980, a small community of volunteers made a big dream a reality. Mount Evans Hospice became one of the first three hospices in the State of Colorado. Thank you for helping us grow and thrive for 40 years! During Mount Evans’ first year, we gave comfort to 15 patients. Last year, we cared for more than 2,100 mountain residents across four counties regardless of their ability to pay. In 2020, that number will be even higher.

I’m Richard, a Mount Evans Hospice patient. “ If I could do something to raise money for hospice that would be a no-brainer. In my life, I raised over a million dollars for wildlife and that was important, but not as important as what hospice does. What Mount Evans has done for me has truly been a blessing.”

Dear Mountain Neighbor, In these weeks of sheltering in place, and in a world vastly changed, one thing remains the same – the heart and love that our Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice clinicians invest in their patients. In 40 years of providing home health, palliative care, hospice services, and grief and bereavement support, nothing has stopped our incredible nurses, physicians, therapists, social workers and chaplains from caring for the most vulnerable and underserved in our communities – And COVID-19 won’t stop us either!

Don Sypert has never shied away from hard work. He spent 37 years working in construction as a commercial and residential carpenter. Don was born and raised in Ohio, but as a young man, a construction job brought him to Colorado by way of Arizona. He relished taking on difficult challenges and succeeding; believing that the best rewards in life are those you earn through effort.

For all us, life is filled with choices. Some are big choices such as which job to take or whether to move to a new state. Other choices may seem smaller – like which apartment to rent or which puppy to choose from a litter. It’s impossible to know what doors a decision will open, or in Richard’s case, which hearts. But every choice we make leads us on a path – even the choice to answer a classified ad.

Nancy Mood is a fighter. The long-time Indian Hills and now Evergreen resident recently celebrated her 65th birthday. In order to get to her birthday party, she did something doctors told her she would never be able to again, she walked.

Featured in the July 2019 edition of Colorado Serenity magazine It’s hard to summarize Anna Rose Schaenzle in just a few words. The Evergreen High School graduate accumulated a long list of accomplishments in her short life. She played golf, volleyball and ran track. As a college student, she carved an academic niche on the Dean’s list. She loved adventure and the outdoors. However, what made Anna Rose truly special wasn’t what she did – it was who she was.

Children are too often the forgotten victims of loss, left to comprehend an incomprehensible void. Every child who loses a loved one carries inside them a story desperate to be told. At Camp Comfort, they can tell it. We are pleased to share Brandon Heeley’s story. It’s a story of how Camp Comfort helps heal heartbreak.