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Imagine this… You and your husband Gary have been married for over 50 years; just last month you celebrated your anniversary. These 50...

So here we go. I am a Nurse, a Registered Nurse to be clearer. I came into nursing with very clear goals in mind of where and who I was...

Hello everyone, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Krysta. My husband Neil and I lost our son on September 12th, 2017. He...

It Takes a Village: The HHA Team Number of Full Time Staff 0 Number of Volunteers 96 Number of Projects Engaged 31 Number of Volunteer...

Death changes a relationship but it does not end it. Facing a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss, or the decision to terminate a...

History ~ Mission ~ Vision Moonlit Memory Walk Pulling great ideas out of a dusty fundraising cupboard can be a challenge. There are...

What is a Death Café? Sounds morbid! If I never talk about the "D-word" it will never happen to me. Cafe sounds good - coffee, tea and...

re·sil·ience 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. I’ve always had a fascination with rocks; I’ve been...

I first heard these words a few weeks after my Mum died, and in those words I found the first comfort I’d felt since I watched her take...

The best part of a new year is looking back and seeing your tracks from the year before. It’s like standing on a steep mountain path,...

My First Lesson in the Importance of “Giving” started my Journey to Home Hospice Association Thanks to a young Canadian envelope salesman...

The Hub Mid-Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) Wednesday, November 01, 2017 Day Hospice On November 1st the Social Service...

Lee-Ann is an Infant and Pregnancy Loss Doula Candidate and in her own words we understand why this professional designation is so very...

My dad always defined love as holding someone else's safety and wellbeing as your highest priority. Today I see that advice as the...

As interviewed by Natalie at the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians for the Career Spotlight in June 2016. 1. What is your...

Home Hospice Association – a newly launched charitable organization that provides hospice care for anyone, of any age, at any time and...

Ontario Personal Support Workers are all Heart On Saturday April 29, 2017 Home Hospice Association had the opportunity to make a...

If you have never been to a death cafe, it is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. People, often...

This March one of Home Hospice Associations members was featured in an article written by the Hamilton Spectator. Susan Balaz, one of the...

Last week we, HHA members Tracey Robertson and Merri-Lee Agar, had the honour of being guests on the 'Health Talk Matters" show hosted by...