There was a time in my life when I was the one lying in a hospital bed — bald, exhausted, vulnerable, and uncertain what the future would hold. In those moments, I experienced firsthand the fear, helplessness, and isolation that so many seriously ill people feel every single day.
I remember wondering what would happen to someone who didn’t have support. Who would care for them? Where would they go?
That experience changed the course of my life.
It fueled my passion for hospice care and ultimately led me to found Heavenly Home — a place created to ensure that no one faces the end of life alone, abandoned, or without dignity. Because I quickly realized that medical care alone is not enough. People also need housing. They need caregivers. They need compassion, safety, and human connection.
Every day, we receive heartbreaking calls from hospitals, hospice agencies, and families searching for emergency placement for someone who is dying and has nowhere else to go. Some have exhausted their savings. Some have no family nearby. Others are frightened and alone, simply hoping for peace and comfort in their final days.
At Heavenly Home, we provide more than care — we provide love, family, dignity, and a place to belong during life’s most sacred transition.
That is why Preserving Dignity means so much to me.
This 24-hour giving day supports the mission of the Southern California Hospice Foundation and helps ensure that Heavenly Home can continue opening its doors to those who need us most — regardless of their financial circumstances.
I know what it feels like to be vulnerable. I know what it feels like to need care. And because of that, I have dedicated my life to making sure others receive the compassion every human being deserves.
Today, I’m asking you to join me.
Your gift helps provide housing, caregiving, comfort, and dignity for individuals at the end of life — reminding them that they are valued, loved, and never alone.
Together, we can preserve dignity when it matters most.
At the Southern California Hospice Foundation, we believe that every person deserves dignity, comfort, and compassion at the end of life — regardless of their financial circumstances.
For more than two decades, our Foundation has walked alongside patients and families facing life’s most difficult journey, filling the gaps that traditional hospice care often cannot cover. While hospice provides invaluable medical support, it does not pay for room and board or 24-hour caregiving — leaving many families without safe options when a loved one can no longer remain at home.
That reality inspired the creation of The Heavenly Home — Orange County’s first nonprofit residential end-of-life care home. Opened in Mission Viejo in 2023, the six-bed home provides around-the-clock caregiving in a peaceful, home-like environment where residents can spend their final days surrounded by compassion, family, and meaningful moments.
Since opening our doors, the Heavenly Home has become a sanctuary for individuals who otherwise may have nowhere to go. Families have gathered for final celebrations, reconciliations, bedside prayers, birthday parties, music, laughter, and quiet moments of peace. Here, loved ones are able to simply be daughters, sons, spouses, and friends again — instead of exhausted caregivers.
But sustaining this level of compassionate care requires more than heart. It requires long-term financial stability.
That is why we established the Living Legacy Endowment.
The Living Legacy Endowment was created to ensure that no one is denied access to dignified end-of-life care because of an inability to pay. Income generated from the endowment helps supplement the true cost of care at the Heavenly Home, including 24-hour caregiving, meals, personal care, emotional support, and the countless comforts that make our home feel like family.
Today, we are excited to announce a special opportunity to double your impact.
Thanks to the generosity of a compassionate donor, every gift made to the Living Legacy Endowment will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.
This means your contribution will go twice as far in helping provide comfort, dignity, and peace for residents at the Heavenly Home — not just today, but for generations to come.
An investment in the Living Legacy Endowment is more than a donation. It is a promise:
- That no one will face the end of life alone.
- That families will have a place of peace during life’s hardest moments.
- That compassion will continue long into the future.
Together, we can build a lasting legacy of love, dignity, and hope for those facing life’s final chapter.