Living & Dying: A Hospice Blog

Ten Tips for Getting through the Holidays when You're Grieving a Loss Eat well. Drink plenty of water. Cut back on sweets, alcohol, and caffeine. Exercise. It reduces stress, and can help you sleep better. If you accept invitations to parties and dinners, ask permission to be flexible....

By Hilary Farquhar Whether this is time or snow, passing Through the night, earthward, Who can tell— White Darkness, Virginia Hamilton Adair I miss my cat. For as long as he lived with me, Tris would spend the first few hours after I brought my Christmas tree home sniffing every...

By Jennie Reichman We are entering the time of year when shopping is tantamount. Somewhere around the week before Thanksgiving, everyone really gets it that summer is over, winter is in the wings, and Christmas is (yikes!) a few weeks away. For several days before we...

The third Hospice Amazing Hunt is in the books - what a great day! The weather was perfect, we had a good turnout, and by all reports everyone had a good time on the Hunt! On Saturday, September 28, nine teams gathered at Plated Restaurant to...

by Eileen Glover, SIP Program Coordinator or, “How did I get in this boat, and where exactly is it going?!” What I have heard most from serious illness support group participants is what a relief it is to be able to spend time with others who are...

Brattleboro Area Hospice is a beloved community resource that provides solace and support to our neighbors, friends and family as they suffer through illness, death, and grieving.    We are seeking a part-time Development & Communications Director to develop and implement the fundraising and communication goals of...

"What a magical place," my siblings and I said as we arrived at our summer rental last week. The thing is, we kind of knew it would be: We found a house across the river from where we grew up, on an estate we used...

Please Leave a Message Lars Hunter, Bereavement Care Coordinator While on vacation recently I ventured out to western Pennsylvania to visit family. While I was there I had a chance to visit the Flight 93 National Park Memorial. The Memorial is a sacred place of honor for...

Advance Care Planning Coordinator, 8 hours per week Brattleboro Area Hospice is an independent community organization and one of a handful of volunteer hospices left in the United States.   We support community members who are seriously ill, dying and grieving.  We were founded on the...