News & Educational Resources
Supporting Children Through Grief: Before and After a Loss
Supporting Children Through Grief: Before and After a Loss In honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Month, the Grief Support and Child Life Teams at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care wanted to share some important tips on the unique considerations to be made...
Wonderlight 2026: Caring Through the Senses
Wonderlight 2026: Caring Through the Senses We recently celebrated Lightways’ Integrative Therapies Program at our annual dinner, Wonderlight. Through this year’s theme, “Caring Through the Senses,” guests learned about the meaningful impact that massage therapy,...
When the Music Plays, Grace Wakes Up
When the Music Plays, Grace Wakes Up At Lightways Hospice, our care goes beyond medical needs to also focus on the things that bring our patients comfort and joy. For Grace, one of those things is music. Whenever her music therapist, Julia, visits, Grace responds, and...
Iliana’s Legacy Song & Dream Quinceañera
Iliana’s Legacy Song & Dream Quinceañera At 17 years old, Iliana had faced an incredibly difficult journey living with pulmonary hypertension. Her family, through the Joyful Moments program, was able to gift her a dream princess-inspired quinceañera, but what...
Turning Loss & Love Into an Extraordinary Gift
Turning Loss and Love Into an Extraordinary Gift When beloved Jan died from cancer, the Lynch family turned to Lightways for support as they navigated their grief together. Months later, they found a meaningful way to honor Jan’s memory - and help other families...
Understanding Illinois’ New Medical Aid in Dying Law: What Patients, Families and Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Understanding Illinois’ New Medical Aid in Dying Law: What Patients, Families and Healthcare Providers Need to KnowIllinois’ End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act took effect September 12, 2026. Here is what patients, families, and healthcare...