Self-Care is Essential

Self-Care is Essential

Submitted by the Big Bend Hospice Bereavement Department Our hospice families are being impacted in ways we never imagined. Grief has been described as a “crisis wrapped inside the Coronavirus crisis.” Some hospice families have shared that their loss has been...
Angels of Comfort

Angels of Comfort

Special from the Jefferson County Journal The Hospice Volunteer knocked on the door of her patient’s home. The door was opened by a woman in her 60’s dressed to face the day, purse in hand. “I’m so glad you’re here!” she said. “Dad is sleeping right...
2021 Heart of Hospice Winners

2021 Heart of Hospice Winners

Submitted by Katie Mandell, Community Engagement Department Manager At Big Bend Hospice, we value all Volunteers and the time they serve. For us, it’s about respecting each individual and what they offer. Often there are Volunteers that go way above the call of...
15 Things Veterans want you to know.

15 Things Veterans want you to know.

During this holiday, Derrick Sykes, our new BBH Veterans Liaison, would like to share 15 Things Veterans want you to know. In a market and research survey commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense, results indicated that despite rigorous advertising campaigns...
Big Bend Hospice Honors Sergeant Braswell

Big Bend Hospice Honors Sergeant Braswell

Submitted by Derrick Sykes, Big Bend Hospice Veteran Liaison Sergeant First Class Tom M. Braswell, Jr., was honored with a valor ceremony by the Big Bend Hospice Valor Team on Saturday, June 12, 2021. This was a special celebration because Sgt. Braswell is one of Big...