by Denise Torgerson | Dec 17, 2020 | Stories
It is hard to understand – grief – until it happens to you. People don’t really get it. Our society has taught us that grief is something that we can just get over. We are taught that we must just get back to a normal life, be the same person we have always been. When...
by Denise Torgerson | Jul 22, 2020 | Stories
When we grieve, the questions we ask are: How can I get over this? How can I fix this? Why am I feeling like this? What’s wrong with me? These are the wrong questions to ask. These questions set us up for struggle, for self-criticism and pressure. The question to ask...
by Denise Torgerson | Jul 7, 2020 | Stories
How do we grieve when our ways of grieving have been disrupted? Our funerals, Celebrations of Life, and Gatherings are gone for now. They have all been put on hold. We adapt by doing video conferencing, but there is something healing about being in the same room with...
by Denise Torgerson | Mar 4, 2020 | Stories
She was a doer. Action steps, always getting the tasks done. No matter what, just keep moving forward. One step at a time. She was fiercely independent. So much so that I am sure, it caused her family some frustration and anxiety. She was a creative. She always had a...
by Denise Torgerson | Feb 26, 2020 | Stories
When people hear the word Hospice, they think of end of life care. We at Hospice think of our care as Life-Enhancing care from the time of diagnosis all the way through to the end of life. Sometimes this can take years. When a person is diagnosed with a life-limiting...
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