FOND DU LAC - For two years, Sharon Krohn has used her talent to help end-of-life care patients.
The Brandon resident is a volunteer at Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.
“I learned to quilt in a program through my church and brought on the idea of making lap quilts for veteran patients,” Krohn said.
One of her first efforts was to help launch Hospice Hope’s Forget Me Not and Veteran programs.
Through the Forget Me Not program, volunteers help create a tangible memory piece, such as a thumbprint necklace, memory jar or video history for Hospice Hope patients and their families.
Volunteers also help create lap quilts that are presented to veteran patients during a pinning ceremony, where the patient is thanked and recognized for their service.
To date, Krohn has made more than 50 quilts as a volunteer.
“I enjoy making people happy,” Krohn said. “When I first started volunteering, I enjoyed visiting my patients and found it very rewarding to know that I made their day just by taking the time to visit them.”
For more information, call Betty Walleser, Hospice Hope Green Lake volunteer coordinator, at 920-294-6220, or email walleserb@agnesian.com. Or call Jennifer Stephens, Hospice Hope Fond du Lac volunteer coordinator, at 920-924-4662, or email stephensj@agnesian.com.
