Dogs can be amazing therapy

Carpe diem

Gratitude is the secret to a happy life

Silence is okay

Grief and the internet generation

An article on the Internet generation and grief appeared in this morning's New York Times: "The social norms for loss and the Internet are clearly still evolving. But Gen Y-ers and millennials have begun projecting their own sensibilities onto rituals and discussions surrounding death. As befits the first generation of digital natives, they are starting blogs, YouTube series and Instagram feeds about grief, loss and even the macabre, bringing the conversation about bereavement and the deceased into a very public forum, sometimes with jarring results." Read more of the story HERE...

Three dedicated hospice volunteers recognized for their service

Judy Fowler, Ellen Green and Wanda Green were recently honored for their dedicated service by the Hospice Care Foundation of Missoula.

You can read more of their inspiring story HERE.

A hospice love story

This is the moving hospice love story of Harvey Mehlhaff, a retired Baptist minister, and his wife Carole, who have been married for 51 years. The video was produced by Providence Hospice of Seattle, where I was a hospice volunteer.