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Conversation Cafés: Advance Care Planning
It’s Never Too Late… Until It Is. What’s Holding You Back? Let’s Get This Conversation Started. Here at Hospice Waterloo Region, we have been providing education on Advance Care Planning since 2015....
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Meet the #YODOContest Participants
Meet the Filmmakers Participating in Hospice Waterloo Region’s Inaugural Short Film Contest, #YODOContest You Only Die Once: #YODOContest is about living well until you die. This short film contest,...
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Announcing the #YODOContest Winners!
Announcing the Winners of Hospice Waterloo Region’s Inaugural Short Film Contest, #YODOContest Hospice Waterloo Region (HWR) is proud to announce the winners of the first-ever short film competition —...
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Opening the Cook Family Residence
When I began working at Hospice Waterloo Region in September 2020, I walked in knowing that we were building — and opening — a 10-bed hospice in the middle of a pandemic. By Adrienne Barker, Residence...
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Supporting the LGBTQ2+ Community
Hospice Waterloo Region is proud to support Pride Month Hospice Waterloo Region (HWR) is proud to support members of the LGBTQ2+ community with programs delivered through specially trained staff and...
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Send Messages of Love and Hope
The community is invited to participate in Hands to Hearts We all love to receive cards in the mail. And in this time of COVID, it feels even more important to reach out to residents of long-term care...
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2021 #YODOContest: Winning Films
Watch the Winning #YODOContest Films Hospice Waterloo Region (HWR) partnered with the Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) in 2020/2021 for the inaugural short-film competition — You Only Die Once:...
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Visit the Gardens at The Gies Family Centre
Our Gardens: The First Summer Since the grand opening of The Gies Family Centre in March of this year, we have been busy opening the Cook Family Residence and getting settled into our new home. This...
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Come Hike and Bike With Us!
Join us for this year’s Hike and Bike for Hospice of Waterloo Region! Every September, hundreds of people lace up their hiking shoes, pump up their tires, and dress up their dog in a snazzy bandana....
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Summer at The Gies Family Centre
Looking Back at our First Summer in The Gies Family Centre The Gies Family Centre Hospice Waterloo Region officially opened in March 2021, including our new Cook Family Residence. For our first...
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Announcing the 2nd Annual #YODOContest!
Attention Filmmakers and Storytellers in Waterloo Region! Hospice Waterloo Region (HWR) is proud to once again be partnering with the Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) to present a short film...
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Grief in the Digital Age
Grief in the Digital Age Humans have used technology to record and remember the past since the advent of hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the earliest symbols/scripts laid out on stone, clay tablets,...
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A History of Hospice Palliative Care
A Look at Hospice Palliative Care in Canada You probably already know that Canadians are well-regarded the world over as a polite and friendly nation. But did you know that Canada is also renowned as...
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Shortlist for the 2022 #YODOContest
#YODOContest: Announcing the Shortlist of Filmmakers! Hospice of Waterloo Region (HWR) and the Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) have partnered on a short film contest that calls on filmmakers and...
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A Look Back: Lights of Love
A Look Back At Our Inaugural Lights of Love Outdoor Lighting and Memorial Ceremony On Sunday, Nov. 28, we hosted our inaugural Lights of Love outdoor lighting and memorial celebration at The Gies...
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It Was My Time With My Dad Hospice Waterloo Region’s Lights of Love is a wonderful way to become part of our compassionate community by helping to support family, friends, and neighbours at this...
View ArticleCoping With Grief During the Holidays
Coping with Special Days and Holidays Holidays and special days can be challenging and stressful, especially when grieving the death of a loved one. They stir up memories, evoke powerful feelings...
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2021: A Milestone Year
A Look Back at 2021 The year 2021 was a significant one for Hospice Waterloo Region. We celebrated the grand opening of our new home, The Gies Family Centre. We also opened the new Cook Family...
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Meet the Shortlist of #YODOContest Filmmakers
You Only Die Once: #YODOContest is about living well until you die. This short film contest, being hosted in partnership with the Grand River Film Festival, calls on filmmakers and storytellers to...
View ArticleWhat to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving
We live in a death denying and pain-avoidant society. Grief and loss are often taboo subjects. When faced with death, grief, and loss we often don’t know what to do or say. This is a societal issue,...
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