TuesdayJanuary 13, 2026

Grinnell family works to bring pediatric palliative care and hospice center to Iowa

By: John LohmanAnnie Smith Barkalow|January 13, 2026
|8 min read
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    • The Siecks pose for a family photo at Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home for Kids in Minneapolis in 2021. (From left) Shanna, Izabella, Mason, Colton and Curtis Sieck. Ms. Sieck said it was the last photograph they took as a family before Mason died. CREDIT JOY BY JO PHOTOGRAPHY

    The Siecks pose for a family photo at Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home for Kids in Minneapolis in 2021. (From left) Shanna, Izabella, Mason, Colton and Curtis Sieck. Ms. Sieck said it was the last photograph they took as a family before Mason died. CREDIT JOY BY JO PHOTOGRAPHY

    A Grinnell family is working to bring a pediatric palliative care and hospice facility to Iowa.

    When Curtis and Shanna Sieck’s 7-year-old son, Mason, was nearing the end of his battle with Gardner syndrome in 2021, options for end-of-life care were few.

    “There wasn’t much around Grinnell that (Mason’s medical team) could find that would be close to our home,” Ms. Sieck said of respite care.…

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