For many, the holiday season can be the hardest time of the year - especially if you're grieving the loss of someone close to you in the past year.
This is the time of more new firsts - the first time you have to put up the tree by yourself, the first time you have to attend light and fluffy social functions without that person by your side, the first time you'll sit down to turkey dinner and not set a place for them.
And even for those of us who have survived the season of "Firsts," the holiday season is a time when those who aren't near, sit close in our hearts.
The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society recognizes that this is a time of the year when many want to remember their loved ones, and for the 22nd year, volunteers will encourage Coasters to write a note to hang on the Christmas trees set up at the Sunnycrest and Trail Bay malls during the end of November and into December.
Hospice volunteers will be available at both locations to answer your questions and accept donations. Throughout the year, trained hospice volunteers provide compassionate, respectful end-of-life and bereavement care for all residents on the Sunshine Coast.
If you are living with a terminal illness, if someone you love is dying, or if you are grieving the loss of a loved one, Hospice is here for you. We provide one-to-one companionship, bereavement groups, respite to caregivers, two hospice rooms, and a comprehensive library on death and bereavement.
Stop by our table at the Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7 and at the Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt from Dec. 9 to Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
On Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. join us to Light the Memories at Sechelt's Snickett Park, where all your cards will be put into a fire on the beach and your wishes sent skyward.
Money donated to the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society stays on the Coast to provide hospice and bereavement care for all those who live here.
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