Stories
Finding Comfort in Community: Yvonne’s Story
After the sudden loss of her father, Yvonne found a safe place at Hospice to share her grief, and made life-long friends in the process. Yvonne and dad Eddy They called him “RV Eddy”: a nickname earned – and well deserved – for his far-reaching expertise in all things...
A Legacy of Compassion and Care: Connie Swinton
After a revered career in international public health, the late Connie Swinton bequeathed $10,000 to Hospice Peterborough. Remembering Connie Swinton: internationally esteemed public health nurse and recipient of the Order of Canada. The late Connie Swinton was an...
Living Life at Hospice Peterborough
Don shares reflections of his family's time using supports and services. The Herald Family Don (L), Jordon (top center) andMarnie (R) surround Jan. I write this on December 9th, 2022. It would have been her 78th birthday. She died at Hospice Peterborough on December...
Local Family Thankful for Support After Loss of Parents
After losing both parents, days apart, the Lockyer family shares story of how Hospice supported their family and aims to ensure supports continue to be available to all Susan and Wayne Our parents shared a great love story – one...
For the Love of Jan
While grieving the loss of a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, the Paris family thanks Hospice Peterborough for helping them cope and initiates fundraiser in honour of Jan Paris, pledging to match donations Bill Paris has more than 50 years of wonderful memories...
With Gratitude
“Ross”…This was the simple subject line of a message I received late this morning from a colleague. I knew what it would say before I clicked on it. Ross had died. I did not really know Ross, but hearing of his death hit me harder than I expected. You see, Ross was...
Sacred Space
By: David Kennedy, Supportive Care Counsellor, based on an anonymous client I never thought it could happen this way. Of course, that is what we all say afterwards. Funny thing about life and dying – you have to be doing one or the other but, while doing the one, we...
Hospice Songs for the Soul
I have had the privilege of being a Hospice Singer since the group began, serendipitously, more than nine years ago. We modeled ourselves after the Hallowell Singers, a group of singers associated with a hospice in Vermont. I would like to share a few words of Kathy...
DIEalogues
Last fall, the first Hospice Peterborough DIEalouges were hosted at Lett Architect Studio. These sessions were about opening up a conversation about death and dying to the community. During one of these sessions a question was posed to the attendees: If you could...
The Strange Events of Grief
It was just one of those nights. He had to get out of the house. Oh, he understood that his adult children were just worried about him and that is why they doted on his every move. “Come on Dad – you have to eat – have more food… Dad, now you have to get things done...