Where Should a Child Die?
[New York Times Magazine] Hospice homes help families with the unimaginable.
Delectable Conversation, Food and Music at Sound Bites
[Nob Hill Gazette] George Mark Children’s House celebrated their 15th anniversary with Sound Bites, a buzzy new event combining food, music and conversation, with personalities like actor Rita Wilson and NPR’s Guy Raz.
Stories from a Home for Terminally Ill Children
[eHospice] A recently released TED Women TED Talk by Kathy Hull, founder of the first freestanding paediatric palliative care centre in the United States, eloquently describes her reasons for opening George Mark Children’s House in 2004.
Dine and Dish – Pizza for a Good Cause
[KRON 4] It is baseball season, and Vicki Liviakis reports on a special Dine and Dish segment on KRON 4. Two San Francisco Giants players are trading their baseball uniforms for chef coats and firing up a pizza oven. It is all in support of a good cause. Watch the report here.
Tom Serrano Wins Mr. Amador Contest
[Pleasanton Weekly] Program raises funds for George Mark Children’s House. Tom Serrano, a senior at Amador Valley High School, was voted “Mr Amador” Monday night in the school’s annual student-run competition in the Amador Theater.
ICPCN’s newest Global Ambassador visits GMCH
[eHospice] Latin American actor, Roberto Manrique, the newly appointed global ambassador for the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) visited George Mark Children’s House.
In Heartbreaking Times, A Place of Beauty, Happiness
[SF Gate] 1,000 or so kids have stayed at George Mark since it opened a decade ago. Some stay a few weeks before heading home. Some stay for a few days while their families get some respite, and some stay for the final weeks or months of their lives.
East Bay’s Pioneering Palliative and Hospice Care for Terminally Ill Children
[East Bay Times] The facility, the first of its kind in the nation, offers families respite and palliative care, giving them a peaceful, home-like environment during the most difficult times.
George Mark Children’s House Offers Solace to Terminally Ill Children
[Mercury News] The article shares the story of Amie Lands and her daughter, Ruthie Lou, while highlighting the compassionate care provided by George Mark Children’s House.
Dr. Barbara Beach Interview
[San Leandro New] The SLTV crew interviewed Dr. Barbara Beach of the George Mark Children’s House to learn more about what this San Leandro facility does for children with terminal illnesses and their families
