Deb Portell

Join Caring Hearts and Hands of Columbia at the 2025 Lights for Love luminary event to reflect, celebrate and remember those we've lost this past year. Deanna Vander Weerd and Deb Portell are here to tell us why CHHC is important for those in need of end-of-life care. September 30, 2025

Our guests today, Jackie Reed and Deb Portell, are very passionate about providing end-of-life care for both the patient and their family in the former's final 30 days. To help pay for these services and to celebrate one year in operation, Caring Hearts and Hands of Columbia is hosting a fundraiser later this month, and you're invited! April 5, 2024

When might you transition end-of-life care to Caring Hearts and Hands of Columbia? Co-founder JACKIE REED says it's more or less when caregiver fatigue sets in. "There's a point where a person can't be left alone and they need a lot more care." Board member DEB PORTELL can speak from personal experience: "everyone deserves to die with dignity." July 22, 2022