Williams Lake Hospice Society

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

People often ask me, “How do you sit with someone who is dying? What do you say? How do you do this work?”

Many believe there must be special tools, the right words, some kind of wisdom you learn from books or training.

But the truth is much simpler.

This work has taught me that death is not chaos. It is a process. The body knows how to die just as surely as it knows how to be born, and each one does it in its own way.

What death and dying need most is a calm presence.

Our job is not to fix it, control it, or perform something heroic.
We are not magicians.
We don’t wear capes.

After witnessing enough final breaths, something in you begins to settle. Death stops surprising you, and because of that, you stop bringing urgency, fear, or drama into the room.

You learn to trust the body and the process it is moving through.
You learn to slow down.
To listen more than you speak.
To let the moment belong to the person who is dying and the people who are preparing to say goodbye.

You don’t rush it.
You don’t try to control it.
You simply remain present and allow it to unfold.

Because in the end, the body knows how to die. Sometimes what it needs most, is someone who is not afraid to be there when it does.

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

03/10/2026

From our archives 💜

03/10/2026

03/05/2026

03/04/2026

One of the highest compliments we can receive is to be the kind of person someone trusts with what matters most, their feelings, their heart, their love, their life, and their wishes when they are dying.

That kind of trust is not demanded; it is cultivated. It is the quiet invitation we extend every day through the way we listen, the way we honor vulnerability, the way we make it safe to be fully human.

When someone entrusts us with their fears about dying, with what matters most at the end of their life, they are placing something profoundly personal into our care.

They are not only asking to be heard, they are trusting that their words will be carried forward with integrity.

To be that person is not about having the right phrases or perfect responses. It is about being steady. It is about living in such a way that others know, without being told, that their truth is safe with you. So that when the time comes to speak of endings, of hopes, of how they want to be cared for and remembered, there is no hesitation.

We become more than listeners; we become keepers of what is sacred, and when the moment calls us to act, we honor those wishes not out of duty, but out of love.

If someone places their final wishes in your care, receive that with tenderness; it reflects the safe and steady place they have found in you.

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

03/04/2026

What a great re-opening ❣️

Our first customer for our re-opening ❣️

❣️ To show how much we missed you.... for our Re-Opening day we are having a one day Customer Appreciation Sale 🫶

🛍️ Tues March 3rd ❗️ONE DAY only❗️Our Re-Opening Sale 🛍️

💛 Yellow Tags - $2.00 💛
🤍 White Tags - $2.00 🤍
🩷 Pink Tags - $ DAYS pricing 🩷
🩵 Blue Tags - BOGO FREE 🩵

$ DAYS: price list is attached

BOGO: 🔖 Buy One, Get One Free... Buy One item 👚 and Get One item 👖 (equal or lesser value) FREE

🛑 This sale does not include 💚Green tagged items 💚

👍 Remember to 'Like', 'Share' and/or 'Follow' to keep updated on our regular weekly Sales ❣️

Now Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10-4
Located at: 77A 2nd Ave. N, Williams Lake, BC

🛑 We are not accepting donations this week and will post our new policy for donations in the next few days 🛑

WL Hospice Good Buys Thrift Boutique

03/03/2026

🚚 WL Hospice Society is excited to announce that we are packed up and waiting for the movers on March 19th 🚚

📌 We are moving to: 77A - 2nd Ave N. Williams Lake, and will joining our Good Buys Thrift Boutique (all into one location) 🥳

☎️ During the next few weeks, our physical office will be closed. However, our staff & volunteers are still available to provide supports by phone or in person by appointment. Phone 250-392-5435 ☎️

📦 We hope to be unpacked and open our ‘NEW’ hours Tuesday to Friday 11-3:00 by March 24th. 📆

📬 Please note our mailing address and contact information will continue to be:

Send Mail to: PO Box 4214,
Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V3.

Phone: 250-392-5430
Mobile: 250-392-5435

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Williams Lake Hospice Society / WL Hospice Good Buys Thrift Boutique