Hospice News
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Research has shown that these substances can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief and other medical conditions and existential crises. The temporary telemedicine regulations allowed for virtual exceptions to this in-person rule.
Elaine Mansfield
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Brilliant and beautiful, Elaine Mansfield’s essay, “Wild Nights: Grief Dreams, Mythology, and the Inner Marriage,” delves into the depths of sorrow through the lens of dreams, mythology and poetry. My essay “Wild Nights: Grief Dreams, Mythology, and the Inner Marriage” had all the ingredients for the competition: C.G.
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Elaine Mansfield
MAY 10, 2022
Vic died on June 3, 2008— many years ago and oh so recent. I’ve learned to carry the grief of death near the love that still supports me every day. This time of year awakens the grief I felt in Vic’s last month when he was clearly dying. The grief is accompanied by a burst of spring beauty in Nature.
Hospice News
MAY 19, 2023
She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.
Elaine Mansfield
AUGUST 27, 2024
Dedicated to Vic Mansfield (1941-2008) Do you have love stories to tell? I wrote Leaning into Love: A Spiritual Journey About Grief about the joy and sorrow of our time together. . …Death felt far away. I’ve told so many, but I’d like to hear yours if you’ll share a few.
Elaine Mansfield
MAY 23, 2023
Vic died on June 3, 2008 and his ashes were the first to go in the forest. My heart aches for the companion and friend who walked beside me through my hardest years of grief, but it was her time. For a post about creating a grief ritual for Leo who died in 1995, see How My Dog Taught Me the Art of Ritual.
Elaine Mansfield
JANUARY 3, 2023
We shared letters for years, sometimes focusing on dreams and sometimes on our love for our husbands, especially after Vic’s cancer diagnosis in 2006 and after his death in 2008. Sometimes you wrote about aging and grief and struggles with health. The hearing issues you shared in 2009 remind me of my challenges now.
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