Living & Dying: A Hospice Blog

Bereavement and Advance Care Planning Training Opportunities at Brattleboro Area Hospice There's still room in our Bereavement Care and Advance Care Planning volunteer trainings this spring.  The Bereavement Care Training will run for eight weeks on Mondays from April 1 – May 13 from 5 –...

Join us for a “Winter Grief Support Gathering” This gathering is time for anyone who has experienced any kind of loss of a loved one. We will talk about finding the light in the dark of winter and in our grief. This event will take place...

Our Hospice PopUp Shop earlier this month would not have been a success without these wonderful community minded local businesses.  Thank you! Please let them know you appreciate their support of Hospice the next time you use their business! GOLD SPONSORS Brattleboro Savings & Loan Brattleboro Subaru Chroma Technology Corp DMI...

We are pleased to announce the addition of three new staff this fall.  Each will be working directly with community members to provide free services to anyone who is dying, caring for a dying loved one, or grieving the loss of someone they love. Lars Hunter...

On Friday, November 30 from 5:00 – 8:30 PM and Saturday December 1 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Brattleboro Area Hospice will host a Holiday shopping extravaganza in the Brooks House Atrium on the corner of High and Main Streets in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. In...

We are delighted to announce that we are sponsoring this film at the Brattleboro Film Festival AMERICA 76 minutes/subtitled Documentary  Sunday, November 4, 5 pm Saturday, November 10, 3 pm     Ticket info: http://www.brattleborofilmfestival.org/tickets-theatre-info/ Three brothers confront the chasm between the yearnings of youth and adult realities when brought together to care for...

A new Seven Week Fall Support Group for Adults will meet Mondays, from 5:30-7:00 pm at Brattleboro Area Hospice, 191 Canal St., beginning October 15th, and ending December 3rd.  This group is for adults who have experienced a death loss of any type.  We’ll use...

Lessons from the Journey of Grief by Connie Baxter, Bereavement Program Coordinator I will retire from my position as Bereavement Program Coordinator at Brattleboro Area Hospice in late October 2018.  I’ve had the privilege of serving our community for the past six years, and have found it...

[caption id="attachment_5648" align="alignleft" width="253"] Michael Fox Kennedy as Andre[/caption] Here's a wonderful opportunity to explore our feelings about illness through art: a local theatrical performance of 'The Father', playing Fridays & Saturdays, September 21 - October 13, 7:30 pm, at the Actor's Theatre Playhouse in West...