Living & Dying: A Hospice Blog

On Sunday, June 3, we gathered for the 20th annual memorial garden service!  We are grateful for the clients, volunteers and staff who came together to remember those we love who have died.  We are thankful for the local nurseries who donated flowers for us...

Film is an incredible medium to explore our feelings about death, dying and grief.  We have a small shelf of DVDs that includes both fiction and documentaries, come check them out! Today we're highlighting the British film A Monster Calls: "A visually spectacular drama based on the...

"The peace you're looking for is on the other side of fear" incredibly inspiring young woman who has faced so much physically and emotionally. A beautiful example of resilience and grace in the face of illness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iockHI3hSA0&feature=youtu.be...

Time is divided into two rivers: one flows backward, devouring life already lived; the other moves forward with you exposing your life. For a single second they may be joined. Now. This is that moment, the drop of an instant that washes away the past. It is the present. It is in your hands. Racing, slipping, tumbling like a waterfall. But it is yours. –Pablo...

This is an incredible show! My Last Days tells the stories of a diverse group of people who are terminally ill--inspiring, poignant and uplifting! If you watch the episode with Claire, you'll see one of her goals that is realized is to meet Bernie. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzvRx_johoA8ITQgxBpeJTaDUhhIB7bfX...

A poem from Jose Orez In the Inbox From: Coordinator of Volunteer Services "We have a young man, thirty-six, on hospice who has a very young child. They want someone to help him do a life review and perhaps put some pictures together for he and his wife so the child...

The Bereaved Parents Support Group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, from 4:30-6:00 pm. This group is for parents who have lost a teenaged or young adult child. Judy van Wageningen is the facilitator. Bereavement Support Groups offer a safe, mutually supportive environment...