802-257-0775
Please join us 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 Baxter and Cheryl Richards will provide the hospitality and, if needed, gentle guidance for the conversation. Give yourself...
Death Cafés provide an experience for us to come together in a comfortable setting to discuss a wide variety of topics that surround death and dying. The format is informal, and the event is free of charge. Space may be limited. The increasingly popular Death Café is part...
Free Wellness Program Advance Care Planning: Digging Into the Details Monday November 16, 6:00 -8:00 pm Brew Barry Conference Room, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Sponsored by BMH and Brattleboro Area Hospice Presenters: Suzanne Baxtresser, RN and Joanna Rueter, LICSW Many of us know we need to complete our advance directives, but we keep putting...
Want a break from handing out candy this Halloween? Join Hospice for a film instead, part of the Brattleboro Film Festival! We are excited to once again sponsor a film in the Festival. Radiator, a moving independent British film about caring for aging family, will be...
On Friday, November 6th Brattleboro Area Hospice holds its annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at Experienced Goods Thrift Shop, 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Hallowell singers will sing at the altar at 6:15pm. Dia de los Muertos is a Latin American holiday to...
On Wednesday November 4 at 6:30 p.m., the Rockingham Library will offer a night of film, fabric art and song to explore the life’s final passage. “Holding Our Own: Embracing the End of Life” takes viewers to the bedside of hospice patients where Deidre Scherer sketches,...
A new Six-Week Bereavement Support Group for adults begins on October 14th and will meet each Wednesday from 4:30-6:00 pm, ending November 18th. The group is free of charge and open to anyone in the community grieving the death loss of a loved one, no...
Presentation: Friday, October 23 6:00 – 7:30 pm Brattleboro Retreat Conference Center Workshop: Saturday, October 24 10 am – 3:00 pm Marlboro Grad Center SATURDAY ONLY: Seating is Limited: RSVP Required Both events are free and open to the public; they can be attended together or separately Each of us, regardless of our age, has...
We are grateful for our 2015 Cherished Goods Auction sponsors! Brattleboro Savings & Loan, Our Platinum Sponsor once again this year, as well as major sponsors Brattleboro Retreat; Chroma Technology, Dartmouth -Hitchcock Medical Center; Family Legacy Partners; G.S. Precision; New Chapter, Inc.; and Pine Heights...
Like wearing a seat belt, having a completed Advance Directive gives you a better chance of having the life you want. During a health emergency, decisions can be so much easier when families have discussed and mapped out their wishes ahead of time. On Monday, September...