Mission Statement
Providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to individuals and their loved ones through the stages of dying, death and bereavement.
Hospice palliative care aims to make the last months of life comfortable, peaceful and dignified for patients and their caregivers by providing care, support, respite and advocacy. Our trained Hospice volunteers work as part of a caregiving team that could include community home nursing, doctors, hospital and facility staff, social workers and spiritual leaders.
It’s so wonderful to read about this way of looking at death becoming more mainstream. It really affirms the kind of the work our volunteers have been doing at Nelson Hospice for 30+years.
The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life
Death cafes, death doulas, “Ask a Mortician,” DeathLab — once the province of goth subculture, death is having a moment in the sun.
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When a young person in a small town dies, it can have very far-reaching ripples. Our small community of Nelson has been hard-hit by the tragic death of Jaden Bishop. If you’re touched by this event, here’s one way you can support the family through this difficult time.
Click here to support Jaden Bishop Memorial Fund organized by Jodi Bergman
Jaden Bishop was one of the funniest and kindest young men you could ever meet. He touched the lives of so many in our community with his laughter, music, and sense of humor. Despite the tragic loss of our dear friend and family member, Jaden will continue to live in the hearts of all those...
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Everyone needs compassion and companioning at the end of life ... and all humans are capable of giving it. And when we give compassion to the dying, we are gifted as well.
The Prisoners Who Care for the Dying and Get Another Chance at Life
In a California prison hospice, inmates become caregivers to fellow convicts who will never make it out alive.
nytimes.com
Yes you can’t escape the royal wedding, even on our page ... but I loved reading about the joy that these flowers brought to hospice patients. Being able to appreciate beauty, even in a vase, brings meaning to the end of life journey.
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry's Wedding Flowers Were Donated To London Hospice
"We got a very special delivery. Beautiful bouquets made from the royal wedding flowers which we gave to our patients."
huffingtonpost.com
So true .. I hope everyone who has experienced either the death of their child or their mother had a chance to nurture themselves and find healing today.
Thanks to our wonderful grief group facilitator Morag Reid for this gem about what grief does to our bodies and what we can do to help heal.