Hospice and hospice care are almost never on the top of anyone’s mind. By the time you need to think about it, life is already falling apart and things are emotional. Hospice care doesn’t mean someone is definitely going to die. But it usually means things are a little crazy in that person’s life and for their family. November is …
5 Ways to Use Photos to Remember Someone Who Died
Our need to document our human experience goes back to the beginning of time. We’ve been creating pictures to share our stories far longer than we have been sharing our stories with words. This drive to document and leave a legacy means that we have centuries of history to discover and explore. We no longer need to paint on stone …
4 Resources for When Death Happens
Last month was one of those emotional roller coasters that included the death of a loved one and all of the things that come with that. No one could have predicted the circumstances we are in this year. One thing remains the same, when death happens, families come together, one way or another. If you have attended or had to …
Celebrating International Women’s Day
As we recently celebrated International Women’s Day, a quick google search will show you that many women responsible for breaking glass ceilings died this past year. Their legacies, though, will continue on as women continue to guide us towards a better future. The women in our local communities are just as impactful as the ones known internationally. International women’s day …
How to honor death & grief
This weekend is one of the hardest ones out of the year for me. Mostly because Saturday is the date of my Dad’s death. He actually died on Tuesday. Dates and days are funny things when they come up so many years later. Our bodies remember the days rather than the dates, at least that has been my experience. Choosing …