Living & Dying: A Hospice Blog

Free Screening of ‘Being Mortal’  Film Explores End-of-Life-Care in US Seventy percent of Americans say they would prefer to die at home, but nearly 70 percent die in hospitals and institutions. Ninety percent of Americans know they should have conversations about end-of-life care, yet only 30 percent...

Please join us as we gather for our nineteenth annual Memorial Planting Service on June 4. We’ll plant flowers and perennials, create memorial messages on stones and place them in the garden, and listen to beautiful music, all to honor and remember loved ones who...

Join us for a free Memory Box Workshop at the Hospice Office.  Bring photos, poems, or small treasures to create your special box.  We'll provide a box (or bring your own) and all materials for painting and decorating the box.  Cicely Carroll will facilitate....

Join us for Hearts and Stones at Brattleboro Farmers' Market.  Stop by our table and decorate a memorial stone to place in our memorial garden, or to take home.  All materials supplied.  This is a wonderful way for kids to remember someone who has died,...

Join us on Wednesday, May 17, 5:30-7:00 p.m. for Creating Your Own Sympathy Cards. During this hands-on workshop, we will create our very own personal cards of condolence. Facilitator Cheryl Wilfong will bring blank cards and dozens of possible messages. We ask that you register for this...

  Hospice Foundation of America’s Annual National Living with Grief Program When Grief is Complicated Presented by Brattleboro Area Hospice Monday, May 15, 2017 2:00 – 5:00 pm Brattleboro Retreat Education Conference Center One Anna Marsh Lane, Brattleboro No Charge Refreshments Served     While most people are able to cope with the pain of loss, up to 10...

A Death Café is not a support group, a counseling session, or even a workshop. It is simply a gathering of people sharing respectful, thought provoking, life affirming conversation about living and dying in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere while enjoying warm beverages and delectable treats. This...

Join us for this comedy with a serious message! Shown as part of a week of events presented by Taking Steps Brattleboro celebrating National Healthcare Decisions Week: Click here for a listing of ALL events April 17-23 Defending Your Life is a 1991 film about a man who dies...

Join us on Earth Day for this beautiful film.   Shown as part of a week of events presented by Taking Steps Brattleboro celebrating National Healthcare Decisions Week: Click here for a listing of ALL events April 17-23 What if our last act could be a gift to...

If I had a serious accident or illness and couldn’t communicate, would people know my wishes?”  April 17– 21 A week of free presentations at the River Garden from Taking Steps Brattleboro. Come to one, or more or call Joanna at Taking Steps 802-257-0775 x 101...