ELLYN SCHRIENER, RN

MPH, CHPN. Clinical Educator

Crossroads Hospice Benedictine University, Fairborn, OH

She was past President of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing, an educator for hospice, and a mentor to many people.  Ellyn was the matriarch of the family and everyone could count on her for anything, especially for family genealogy.  She was an avid NASCAR fan, enjoyed scrapbooking, and was the best aunt. She spent more than half of her 45 years as a nurse working with people living with pain, first at the Adventist Hinsdale Hospital Pain Center, and later at the Adventist St. Thomas Hospice. She advocated, educated, and led nurses to transform the primary palliative care role of nurses in providing pain and symptom management through her work, example, teaching, mentoring, and publication.

ARTIST: CELESTE WISEBLOOD works with a variety of mediums and mixed media. Her style includes abstract, impressionism and realism. She is a colorist but sometimes paints in dark somber tones. She has been in several shows throughout New York and belongs to a variety of groups such as Women in the Arts and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. She is an artisan making Jewelry, doing embroidery and other fiber.