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The 20th Anniversary Butterfly 5K Run & Walk To Honor Your Heroes
Blue Ridge Hospice’s 20th Anniversary Butterfly 5K Run & Walk to Honor Your Heroes took place at Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, VA, on Saturday October 15, 2022. We welcomed participants for a 3.1 mile loop around Blandy’s grounds featuring scenic mountain views and trees in the midst of changing colors for the fall. Back at the finish line, families and other community members were welcome to join us for kids activities, a free [...]
Sowing Hope: A Mother’s Grief & Gardening Journey
When Joanne Royaltey puts on her gardening gloves this Saturday, it will not only be to join in on the Blue Ridge Hospice Sowing Hope grief workshop. Joanne will also be sharing her own story of grief and how plants and gardening have intertwined with her journey. “Saturday October 22 is the 20th anniversary of my daughter's passing — a day I could never fathom would happen," shares Joanne. "I cannot think of any place [...]
2020 Virtual Butterfly Run – Race Packet Pick-Up Instructions
It's almost time!!! Race packet pick-up will be held at three separate locations from 11:00am-2:00pm next week! On 10/7, we will be at the Winchester Thrift Shop located at 116 Featherbed Lane Winchester, VA; on 10/8, at Strasburg Thrift shop located at 390 East King Street, Strasburg, VA; and on 10/9 at Stephens City Thrift Shop located at 760 Warrior Drive, Suite 4, Stephens City, VA. Look for the Blue Ridge Hospice tent set-up in the parking lot near the Thrift Shops. In the [...]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week
Our Grief & Loss Services counselors offer words of encouragement this week as we find ways to stay connected. National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week reminds us that there are things we can do to safeguard our mental well-being and to be aware of the warning signs of extreme distress in others. Most importantly, this week we remember that we are not alone. Grief is an expression of loss and many of us are experiencing the [...]
Overdose Awareness Day 2020
To anyone who has lost an important person to overdose: Today, August 31st, is National Overdose Awareness Day. We look at anyone who has lost a loved one to overdose with awe and reverence. Grieving the loss of someone to overdose is an incredible exercise in making sense of the overwhelming, relinquishing control, and acknowledging one’s powerlessness. Due to forces outside of yourself, you have been pushed into a journey you did not want to [...]
National Healthcare Decisions Day
An annual effort to educate and empower the public about the importance of advance care planning. The National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization is promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16) to inspire, educate and empower the public about the importance of advance care planning. Advance care planning involves making future healthcare decisions that include much more than deciding what care you would or would not want; it starts with expressing preferences, clarifying values, identifying [...]
