September 24, 2013

An Open Heart

“My only son was killed at age 17 by a 14-year-old gangbanger,” confided the keynote speaker in a hauntingly hushed voice at a Hospice of the […]
September 24, 2013

A Ray of Sunshine

Sometimes, people choose their calling. Other times, their calling chooses them. Ray Taylor’s inspiration appeared in the form of a sedate woman he presumed was the […]
September 24, 2013

A Rare and Valued Treasure

Step aside, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Carlsbad has its own online auction queen, octogenarian Maxine McIntosh. This bespectacled, bridge-playing, retired engineer and HNC Resale Shop […]
September 7, 2013

A “Feel Better” Bag

HNC Intern Amanda Tubbs, while pursuing a Master’s in Psychology Counseling, has been drawn to HNC’s bereavement programs, where she applies her expressive art skills to […]
September 7, 2013

The Circle of Life

Unbeknownst to his family, a self-described “ordinary man” determined to do a remarkable thing. He created an advance directive stating that if he were unable to […]