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This year we're sponsoring Last Cab to Darwin, a wonderful film from Australia. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypCdpjTMDI[/embed] In this sweet-hearted film, a cab driver, Rex, has spent his life avoiding getting too close to people, including his best friend, Polly. After discovering he is dying, he decides to leave his...
Please join us at the hospice office, 191 Canal St. in Brattleboro on Tuesday, November 29, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, for a special time to gather with others who are grieving to talk about challenges of and strategies for grieving during the holiday season. Connie...
[caption id="attachment_3499" align="alignright" width="341"] Detail of this year's altar[/caption] Join us for The 14th Annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar Friday November 4 5 pm - 7:00 pm Experienced Goods Thrift Shop 77 Flat Street, Brattleboro Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is an...
On Thursday evening, November 3, from 6:00pm-7:30pm, Brattleboro Area Hospice will host a Death Café at The Restless Rooster, at 134 Elliot Street, in Brattleboro. This free event is part of an international movement begun in Europe (www.deathcafe.com ), and is dedicated to taking death out of...
You've heard the stories--how NOT having an Advance Directive could be heartbreaking at the end of life. But you don't know where to start...
Most of us are unsure of what to say and do when someone we know has experienced a death loss. And the more traumatic the death, in our opinion, the more awkward we feel. This leads us to procrastinate or even fail to reach out...
Grief & the Planet A presentation by Connie Baxter At The Climate Change Café Tuesday, October 25, 6:00-8:30pm Brooks Library Upstairs Meeting Room RSVP kindly requested to ensure enough seats! Many who care deeply about the earth carry unexpressed pain and grief over climate change. Connie Baxter will provide a basic...
On Monday, October 17, 24 and Nov 7 6-9 p.m. Brattleboro Area Hospice will host Volunteer Quality of Life Facilitator Training with TAKING STEPS BRATTLEBORO. The training will take place at Brattleboro Area Hospice, 191 Canal Street. Brattleboro. This is the required 3 session training to...
You know you need to finish your advance care directive. Your completed directive protects you and your loved ones from agonizing, heart-rending second-guessing in times of crisis. In this workshop you will: Get familiar with the range of terms and their consequences including: Agent, COLST, DNR,...
You’ve been hearing about this – now it’s time to do it! If your loved one had a serious illness or accident and couldn’t communicate do you know what s/he would want? What if it were you? Heart-rending decisions must be made. It’s an act...