When Kevin’s wife Shelly was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2020, they faced it together as they had everything else in their relationship: as a team. But when the cancer spread to her brain three years later, their journey…
Author, educator, and grief counselor Alan Wolfelt likens grief and mourning to a journey through nature's hospitable and inhospitable terrains. Using metaphors that are tangible and visual, he discusses intense, difficult emotions and uses parallels with nature to normalize distressing…
Ohio’s Hospice Pathways of HopeSM held its annual Angel Tree Memorial Service at Faith Christian Church in New Philadelphia, bringing together 75 community members to honor loved ones who recently died. The evening provided a meaningful space for remembrance, with participants sharing names and…
Cinnamon Roll Sunday tells the story from the point of view of Noah as he witnesses his father’s decline from cancer. He notices everything is changing and the time he is able to spend with his father becomes more precious…
It is a powerful reality to lose a parent. Many factors affect your grief process. Had your parent been slowly declining? Was it an unexpected death? Had there been a role reversal of you becoming the parent and your parent…
Gratitude and grief in the same sentence doesn’t seem to make sense. The profound pain experienced when a loved one dies doesn’t seem to leave room for feeling gratitude. Suggestions by others that we “count our blessings” may be met…
Ohio’s Hospice invites the community to participate in the “Handling the Holidays” bereavement workshop on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, from 5:30-6:45 pm. The workshop will be presented by Emily Duggan, LISW-S, APHSW-C, Manager of Patient and Family Support Services. Participants…
Ohio’s Hospice invites the community to participate in the “Grief and the Holidays” bereavement workshop on Monday, November 17, 2025, from 5:30-6:30 pm. The workshop will be presented by Emily Duggan, LISW-S, APHSW-C, Manager of Patient and Family Support Services. Participants…
This colorful activity book, “After A Death: An Activity Book for Children,” is from the leading experts on grieving children The Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families. It is designed as a safe place for children…
Providing superior care and superior services to each patient and family doesn’t stop at the bedside. It also extends to the families and children who are impacted by loss. Through our Pathways of Hope℠ program, we offer support and…
