Barton Health Hosts Community Event In Memory of Loved Ones

(South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) - Barton Health Hospice is hosting “Light Up a Life”, a non-denominational remembrance event open to all community members to gather in honor of those whom we have loved and lost.

“Grief is a powerful force, especially around the holidays when parties and celebrations become a poignant reminder of what has changed in our lives,” said Tina Bruess, grief counselor with Barton Hospice. “This event gives voice to the dissonance felt by people who are grieving, a time to share and pay tribute to the memory that still lives within us.”

Light Up a Life will be held on Wednesday, December 11 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe, 100 Lake Pkwy in Stateline, Nevada. The event offers light refreshments, mutual comfort, and a time of remembrance for anyone who is feeling the loss of a loved one, not just those who were served by Barton Hospice.

Barton Hospice staff will share readings and remembrance messages, and the event will culminate with the lighting of a tree decorated with photo ornaments honoring hospice patients lost this year. If you are unable to attend, please feel free to share the name of a loved one prior to the event and their name will be read aloud.

For more information or to share a name, please contact Tina Bruess at 530.543.5592 or tbruess@bartonhealth.org.