As part of Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Coping with COVID-19 Series: “When someone we love is nearing the end of their life” By Kristen Rohm. It is such a hard time when someone we love is nearing the end of their life. Each moment feels precious and yet we can be exhausted or feel like we’re moving through mud, because of all the emotions. We don’t know what to say or do to support our loved one or ourselves as we face the dying process. Please share our COVID tips. To read Rev. Rohm’s full article, please visit HSB’s resource page: https://bit.ly/2WbBTSc

As part of Hospice of Santa Barbara\’s Coping with COVID-19 Series: “Appreciating The Now” by Jeanne West. During this time of COVID-19, we are at a unique point in our own personal lives, where we’re asked to slow down, stay home, to social distance and to be thoughtful in just about every act of live we participate in. Jeanne has 5 strategies for slowing down and appreciating the now. Please share our COVID tips. To view Jeanne’s video, please visit the HSB resource page: https://bit.ly/2WbBTSc or view https://youtu.be/56SWSlngdk4

As part of HSB’s Coping with COVID-19 Series: “Grieving and Memorial at Home” by Kristen Rohm. Many families will have a loved one die during this time of social distancing when we cannot gather to say goodbye, to offer comfort to one another, and to publicly acknowledge a death and honor the life of the beloved. We know this makes a hard time harder and we are holding you and your family in our hearts. To read about things we can do at home while we await the time when we can hold a larger, public service, please visit the HSB resource page: https://bit.ly/2WbBTSc