New Horizons A publication of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging
March 2012 VOL. 37 • NO. 3
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Hospice Hospice care addresses the physical, social, spiritual, and psychological issues to help alleviate pain, symptoms, and suffering while improving the quality of life for persons in the final months of their life. Nick Schinker takes a closer look at hospice care and its impact on an Omaha family. See page 13.
Service
Caring Musician, restauranteur, magazine publisher, and community events organizer are among the many roles Jim Boone has played during his illustrious career. New Horizons editor Jeff Reinhardt chronicles Boone’s life, plans, and dreams. See page 12.
A group of volunteers including (from left): Rosemary Holeman, Aurora Bryant, Mary Reynolds, Kay Kirschbaum, and Don Kirschbaum were involved in a food drive recently as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. See page 17.