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by Jennie Reichman, Shop Staff OK, show of hands: How many of you, dear readers, own a bathroom scale? And of those who do, how many have gotten on it in the last year? In my house, this evil contraption sits just inside the bathroom door,...
Dear Alice, I am in my sixties and in the process of trying to do my advance directive. I understand the importance of getting this done, but I am feeling way more daunted by the task than I expected. Pondering all the possible scenarios to decide...
by Kate Guerrina A family story in our archive from 2005. My father came to Vermont for a visit in July of 2003. He rented a car and drove from his home in Virginia, making only the briefest of pit stops in order to make the trip...
I have been watching the Harry Potter movies again. This is mostly because the internet has not been working at my house for the last week and a half (don’t get me started on the frustration of wrangling with the service provider) and the only...
From Jennie Reichman What were you doing last year at this time? Working from home? Picking your groceries up curbside? Struggling with securing unemployment benefits? Learning to bake with sourdough? It was such a mixed bag of experiences and emotions, ranging from fear to grief to...
Dear Alice, Hi! With the help of Taking Steps Brattleboro, I filled out a short form VT advance directive (AD) and registered it with the VT Advance Directive Registry several years ago. As promised, I get periodic letters from the Registry reminding me to think about...
[caption id="attachment_6599" align="alignright" width="234"] Aldo[/caption] From Jennie Reichman I had every intention to write about bathing suits this month. It's June, temperatures have been balmy, and Vermont’s lakes, ponds and rivers beckon with cool relief. Bathing suits are still on the docket, but I want to spend...
Dear Alice, I am in a quandary about completing my Advance Directive. I received a copy of the Vermont Advance Directive form in November 2019 from Taking Steps Brattleboro’s tabling in the Richards Lobby at BMH. I have looked at the form several times since then,...
By Patty Dunn, Hospice Program Coordinator This week my heart broke when I learned that my hospice “alma mater” was closing its doors. After 37 years of serving the Addison County community, our sister volunteer hospice in Middlebury, which was modeled after Brattleboro Area Hospice, will...
Dear Alice, I’m hoping you can assist me with concerns that have been troubling me since my Mom recently asked me if I would be her “Agent” on her Advance Directive. I am concerned because I have a family with very strong opinions about matters of...