Hospice - Page 2

QP Doll · ‎11-22-2011

This has happened to me when I gave to breast cancer. They phoned several times a week until I told my husband to tell them that I did not live here anymore!

bathina · ‎03-14-2010

I cared for my aunt in my house until she died of pancreatic cancer. We had hospice the last 3 mos of her life and they were excellent. I donate to them yearly and never receive solicitations. I do, however, receive a yearly invitation to their memorial service, held for all those who have passed.

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

On 4/4/2014 Krimpette said:
I hate that. You try to do something kind and generous and then end up getting hounded for more. And if you don't answer the phone, you still get hounded with the mailings. It just seems so wrong to me. Most recently I had that with St Jude's. I finally wrote them and said that if they didn't stop the incessant phone calls, they'd never get another donation from me. Their phone calls have stopped.

Sadly St Jude's is one of the worst when it comes to these calls. From now on our donations will be anonymous, but we will no longer be able to use them for tax purposes.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

On 4/4/2014 lulu2 said:
On 4/4/2014 Krimpette said:
I hate that. You try to do something kind and generous and then end up getting hounded for more. And if you don't answer the phone, you still get hounded with the mailings. It just seems so wrong to me. Most recently I had that with St Jude's. I finally wrote them and said that if they didn't stop the incessant phone calls, they'd never get another donation from me. Their phone calls have stopped.

Sadly St Jude's is one of the worst when it comes to these calls. From now on our donations will be anonymously, but we will no longer be able to use them for tax purposes.

If you're interested, you might try contacting them. I'm thinking that I went to the "contact us" section of their website. As mentioned, my message to them was successful in stopping the calls to me. It's just such a shame that worthwhile charities use these tactics. I stopped donating to a particular charity at Christmas time because when I didn't respond to their first mailing, the subsequent mailings were increasingly aggressive. All these folks should realize what a turnoff their ploys are

adelle38 · ‎03-09-2010

Unfortunately, these organizations are in dire need of money and have to over solicit. I'm sure the people on the other end of the phone don't enjoy doing it.

It's always a victory for me when I remember why I entered a room.

AnikaBrodie · ‎03-10-2010

DH and I used hospice the last five days of his mother's life. They were fantastic and so caring and called us often with updates on her health status. When she passed they called us monthly for a year just to talk. They never asked for additional donations but we give to our local hospital and sometimes earmark it for the hospice program.

"Faith, Hope, Love; the greatest of these is Love." ~The Silver Fox~

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

On 4/4/2014 lulu2 said:
On 4/4/2014 Krimpette said:
I hate that. You try to do something kind and generous and then end up getting hounded for more. And if you don't answer the phone, you still get hounded with the mailings. It just seems so wrong to me. Most recently I had that with St Jude's. I finally wrote them and said that if they didn't stop the incessant phone calls, they'd never get another donation from me. Their phone calls have stopped.

Sadly St Jude's is one of the worst when it comes to these calls. From now on our donations will be anonymous, but we will no longer be able to use them for tax purposes.

I agree. Once I made my first donation, not only did the calls start but almost weekly I receive some type of "freebie" in the mail whether it be note pads, return address labels, etc. and there is always an envelope for a donation.

I noticed the minimum donation amounts they have pre-printed keep getting larger with every donation I make as well.

foundinlv · ‎04-20-2012

I never gave hospice a donation. They told me my dad was in a coma when he wasn't (he lifted his arm when I spoke to him). They gave him a barbiturate for pain when he was not in pain. The end quickly came after that. They called but I told them to stop and it did.

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lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

On 4/4/2014 adelle38 said:
Unfortunately, these organizations are in dire need of money and have to over solicit. I'm sure the people on the other end of the phone don't enjoy doing it.

Organizations like St Jude's use paid phone solicitors. They may not enjoy it but it is their job.