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Movie of the week DVD available in the Hospice Library: *Truly Madly Deeply* staring Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson. A moving, humorous and poignant film about grieving the loss of your partner. Highly recommended, with incredible performances! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubjQJQvpDyY...
Hidden Peace by Patty Dunn, Hospice Program Coordinator An EarlyCare client of ours recently died somewhat suddenly and unexpectedly. I will call her Lila. This client was my age, a mother, a seeker, full of curiosity and a longing to face this death-thing head on. As...
Beautiful essay from a grieving husband https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/style/modern-love-my-wife-said-you-may-want-to-marry-me.html ...
Interested in Green Burial? Check out this DVD in our library, the recent documentary *A Will for the Woods*. "What if our last act could be a gift to the planet? Determined that his final resting place will benefit the earth, musician and psychiatrist Clark Wang...
Two people on hospice find love http://fox13now.com/2018/06/17/hospice-facility-serving-utahs-homeless-population-hosts-wedding-for-residents-who-fell-in-love/ ...
Worthwhile read! “Birth was perceived as a medical event, and then in came the women’s movement and ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’” she said. “It wasn’t doctors who changed the way we give birth in America. It was women who said that giving birth was a human...
If being in nature and getting your hands in the soil appeal to you, consider coming to one of our garden work sessions. They’re a great opportunity to work with others in our lovely memorial garden while contributing to the community by helping to maintain...
Third Wednesdays in the Memorial Garden July 18th and August 15th 5:30-6:00 Please come to the Hospice Memorial Garden located at Living Memorial Park in Brattleboro at 5:30 on the 3rd Wednesday of each month this summer for a brief, informal gathering to remember loved ones. The...
Here is the beautiful featured song about loss from the film we're highlighting this week, Fly Away Home, sung by Mary Chapin Carpenter, originally a poignant ballad from the 1800s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBpDkVUEco Fare thee well My own true love Farewell for a while I'm going away But I'll be back Though I go...