‘The whole family is the patient’: Children’s hospice program in Raleigh receives $2.5 million gift

‘The whole family is the patient’: Children’s hospice program in Raleigh receives $2.5 million gift 
CBS WNCN-17, Raleigh, NC; by Maggie Newland; 5/28/25 
Memories of Eliza Craven fill every corner of her family’s home. “She loved art, she loved reading, she loved learning, she loved being outside,” mother Amanda Hayes Craven said. Said father Lee Craven, “She loved her brothers, loved them both fiercely.” In the spring of 2020, that smart, sweet rough-and-tumble 7-year-old got a diagnosis that left her entire family reeling: a brain tumor.  ... The family began receiving services through Transitions LifeCare’s Transitions Kids program in Raleigh.  ...  “The night that she died, it was a weekend night,” Hayes Craven continued. “It was a Friday night. It was after midnight. We expected one nurse and we got an army of people here to support us.” ... While the Craven family wouldn’t wish their pain on anyone, they are grateful that other families facing similar situations can find help through Transitions Kids, which recently received a 2.5 million dollar anonymous gift.