*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Dr. BJ Miller and Ladybird Morgan, RN

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BJ Miller, MD, is co-founder of Mettle Health, a company that provides personalized, holistic consultations for any patient or caregiver who needs help navigating the practical, emotional and existential issues that come with serious illness and disability. In today's talk, he will explain how Mettle Health supports patients and why he chose this path. BJ […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

*VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

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This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

*VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

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People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #3: Bring Your Whole Self

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* End-of-Life Care and Letting Go, Teepa Snow

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This workshop will teach us how to recognize a person’s progression into the final stages of dementia and provide the best care using Teepa Snow’s hands-on, disease-level appropriate techniques. In this two-hour training program, Teepa explains how to connect with someone living with late stage dementia, how to recognize and manage pain, and how to […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Barbara Karnes, RN, Gone From My Sight

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We are excited to welcome back Barbara Karnes, RN, who will be reading to us from an assortment of her books geared to support those navigating end-of-life issues, care, experiences. Barbara has the unique ability to take difficult and complex information, and make it readily available for any audience. Barbara Karnes is an award-winning hospice […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Hospice and Palliative Care 101

What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? What is the right choice for a situation? When and how can you get a Palliative care consultation? Our expert speakers will address these and other questions during this seminar co-sponsored by Seniors at Home. Gwen Harris, MSW, Director of the Palliative Care program at Seniors […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Barbara Karnes & Gabby Jimenez: Navigating End-of-Life Care

Barbara Karnes' work over the last 30 years as a hospice nurse and end-of-life educator has made the world a better place. Her "little blue book" is a staple for any hospice program. Her ability to translate complicated information into simple and easy to understand language has been essential to those receiving hospice care. Gabby […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #4: Find a Place of Rest

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Mirabai Bush, Walking Each Other Home

In Walking Each Other Home, Mirabai Bush and Ram Dass explore the ways in which we can be present with dying, and help ourselves and others leave this world consciously. Through masterful storytelling and practical guidance, these two teachers offer an intimate, thoughtful, and uplifting exploration of the greatest of human mysteries — and show […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD: Death is But a Dream

Death Is But a Dream validates the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears, and it is an important contribution to our understanding of medicine's and humanity's greatest mystery. Dr. Christopher Kerr’s work as the CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Hospice of Buffalo has allowed him a close-up view of this […]

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #5: Cultivate Don’t Know Mind

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Renshin Bunce, Love & Fear, Stories from a Hospice Chaplain

Renshin Bunce is a Zen Buddhist priest who works as a chaplain at Mission Hospice. Through a series of stories about people she has met, we see that every death is different and that there are no universal rules or easy answers in hospice care. These stories show what's possible, allowing the reader to learn […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Christina Irving, LCSW: Caregiving 101

The goal of this class is to identify what a caregiver is, the importance of being identified as a caregiver, and to provide the participant with an understanding of the impact they potentially have on the care of their loved ones and themselves. Christina Irving, LSCW, is the Director of Client Services at Family Caregiver […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #6: Closing Review

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

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This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

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