The Gift of Grief

The Gift of Grief

In her poem The Uses of Sorrow, Mary Oliver writes “Someone I loved once / gave me a box full of darkness. / It took me years to understand that / this, too, was a gift.” Your recent holiday season has likely been full of gifts – whether they came in the form of...
Following Felician Footsteps

Following Felician Footsteps

In July the Angela Hospice Board of Directors announced Jamie LaLonde as Angela Hospice’s next president and CEO, upon Marti Coplai’s retirement this month. As part of her orientation into the role, Jamie was invited to join representatives from other Felician...
Counting Our Blessings

Counting Our Blessings

Gratitude. This is a time of year when we consider our blessings and think of all the things we are grateful for. For some of us, however, this can be a difficult time of year with the Thanksgiving holiday and missing our loved ones who have recently passed. It can be...