11 columbushosp.org From top left, clockwise: Grandma Phyllis with granddaughters Tesa, Maya and Kora Holding hands gave love and comfort during the final hours Phyllis Blessen (at far right) with daughters (from left) Tonya and Tracy Phyllis in her rocking chair Care with compassion Read more about the CCH hospice program at columbushosp.org/services/hospice. to expect and urging them to call family members for one last visit. After Blessen was gone, both Robak and Chaplain Shemek came over to be with the family. “They were perfect,” Dykstra said. “They cried with us, they prayed with us, they hugged us. These women truly cared about my mom.” That was certainly true. “We spent so much time together,” said Shemek. “I was relieved for Phyllis that she got her wish to be done fighting, but I was sad.” Even after Blessen’s death, the hospice staff members were still following up with both Dykstra and Sterup. “Truly, it takes a special person to take on this role and help others in their most vulnerable stage,” said Dykstra. “They truly are angels on earth, and I am so happy Mom got to be with them before she met her heavenly ones.”
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