Flowers of Hope March 09
The inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States is an historic event which seems to have rolled back a cloud of hopelessness and despair which many of us seemed to have been caught up in, and a belief that something different is possible seems to have sprung to life.
Hopelessness and despair is something that touches the life of many who come to Hospice South Auckland either as patients who are dying or families who have been bereaved. The challenge to believe that hope is possible is an on-going one.
As a way of ritualising the importance of hope and the belief that the winters of our lives are followed by the spring, Hospice South Auckland offers the opportunity to be involved in Flowers of Hope. Those who have lost a family member during the year will receive an invitation to take part in a daffodil bulb planting. In the spring, when the bulbs have flowered, those who took part will be invited back to Hospice to celebrate the flowering of the bulbs.
In the past, this event has received great support, with upwards of seventy people taking part. We hope that this year will be no exception and that there will be a positive response to the invitations soon to be sent out.
Lynne Condon
Family Support Team
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