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Hospice Offers Help to Those Grieving During the Holidays
Hospice offers help to those grieving during the holidays By Brian Brehm The Winchester Star WINCHESTER — Everyone has experienced grief during the holidays, yet few people want to dwell on sadness during what should be happy, festive times. As a result, those coping with profound loss sometimes feel compelled to keep their sadness bottled up. Blue Ridge Hospice has a better solution. The nonprofit at 333 W. Cork St. offers free grief support services [...]
Hospice Staff, Volunteers Make ‘An Indelible Difference’
Hospice staff, volunteers make 'an indelible difference' By Brian Brehm The Winchester Star Published October 19, 2021 It’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to give thanks to the people who bring dignity to our final days. In Winchester, the nonprofit Blue Ridge Hospice has 250 staff members and 160 active volunteers who work every day to help the dying and their loved ones. “Hospice Month is an opportunity for us to make the community [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice’s Butterfly Run Takes Wing on Oct. 2
Blue Ridge Hospice's Butterfly Run takes wing on Oct. 2 by Brian Brehm The Winchester Star Published September 14, 2021 WINCHESTER — Blue Ridge Hospice's annual Butterfly Run is ready to take flight again. The event — scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 2 at Blandy Experimental Farm, 400 Blandy Farm Lane near Boyce — is designed to raise money for Blue Ridge Hospice and awareness about the nonprofit's ongoing mission to provide end-of-life care and grief-counseling services [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Using Telehealth Amid Pandemic
Blue Ridge Hospice using telehealth amid pandemic Josh Janney The Winchester Star September 13, 2021 WINCHESTER — Blue Ridge Hospice is incorporating telehealth to help care for patients during the coronavirus pandemic. “Hospice care is all about helping people remain in the comfort of their home and to support them and their families as they navigate living with a terminal illness,” Blue Ridge Hospice Chief Medical Officer Brendan Flynn wrote in an email to The Star. [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary
Blue Ridge Hospice celebrating its 40th anniversary Brian Brehm The Winchester Star July 23, 2021 WINCHESTER — End-of-life hospice care originated in Europe, but it was the spirit of South Dakota’s Native American Lakota tribe that breathed life into Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester. As the nonprofit based at 333 W. Cork St. gears up to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, the organization’s founder, Helen Zebarth, took time on Thursday to reflect on its origins. Zebarth said [...]
