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From Lars Hunter, Bereavement Program Coordinator By looking at the title of this piece you may think I’m going to talk about the changing of the seasons and the trees that will morph into brilliant scenery. But this year that’s not the case. Instead, I’m going to...
Scenes from our first Hospice Amazing Hunt, our summer fundraiser/scavenger hunt, that took teams around town searching for clues. Thank you to everyone who joined the Hunt! We hope to see you next year . . . ...
AMAZING, INDEED! We can admit it - "fun" is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of hospice. That's part of what made Saturday, August 13, so special. The Hospice Amazing Hunt, our summer fundraiser, was a rousing success: Clues were found,...
Since the advent of social media, many of us have reconnected with people from our pasts: childhood friends, old flames, mentors and teachers we may not have properly thanked when we went charging off to slay the dragons of our youth. It’s a wonderous thing...
I confess, I am a creature of habit and routine. While some people feel most alive in an atmosphere of chaos and instability, stimulated by uncertainty, I thrive when I know what’s coming. I like to plan and organize. I am the person who, when...
Featured pick of the month In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss Amy Bloom "On Jan. 26, 2020, Amy Bloom and her husband, Brian Ameche, boarded a flight from New York to Zurich. ...
My name is Anne Senni and I started as a hospice volunteer coordinator with BAH on May 10. As a newbie here, I am daily impressed with the rightness of purpose of this organization. On a deep personal level I feel a swelling sense of...
How to Help a Grieving Friend: 11 Things to Do When You’re Not Sure What to Do by Megan Devine, founder of Refuge in Grief Author's Note: My essay on how to help a grieving friend is among the top three most shared posts I’ve ever...
How to play “The Hospice Amazing Hunt” Introduction: Thank you for participating in the first Hospice Amazing Hunt. The fee to participate is $200 per team and we encourage teams of two to four players. Exceptions can be made for families. Funds can be raised through sponsorship from...
ASK ALICE This Month's Topic: Conservation Burials Dear Alice, A while back you wrote about green burials, and mentioned several cemeteries in southern Vermont that allow them. You didn’t mention any conservation burial sites in the area, though, and I have heard that those sites are the best...