Lisa Katz Pagel home for hospice care

Kent State graduate and 1987 Beacon Journal intern Lisa Katz Pagel, daughter of former BJ staffer Marv Katz, came home from the hospital Thursday to hospice care. Only pain medication and oxygen lines remain hooked up. There's an increase in the rate of fluid buildups in her abdomen and around her lungs.

Nurses from Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care, operating out of University Place, Washington, and other hospice workers will assist Lisa nearly daily.

Marv's cellphone number is 828-606-1422 for those who want to contact Marv or who may be coming near Fort Lewis, Washington, Lisa's hometown. Marv and wife Joyce live in Henderonville, North Carolina.

Click on the headline for regular reports on Lisa on the Caring Bridge web site.