Skip to main content

Merrimack Valley Hospice Teaches Grievers To Navigate Mealtime Solo

September 30, 2021
2 min read

Lawrence, Mass. – For those who are grieving, navigating new rhythms of grocery shopping, preparing meals and dining without a beloved partner can cause added daily distress.

Recognizing the deep connection between food and mourning, Merrimack Valley Hospice offers “Cooking and Eating for One” classes among its free, virtual support groups offered via the Zoom video conferencing platform.

The series of three interactive workshops, taking place on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will teach straightforward, healthy recipes with minimal ingredients: One Chicken Eight Meals on October 7; Roasted Butternut Squash Soup on November 4; and Very Gingery Gingerbread on December 2. Participants are invited to register for one, two or all three sessions.

Merrimack Valley Hospice’s support groups for adults, children, spouses/partners and individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who are grieving a death are free of charge and open to the public. To register and learn more, call 978.552.4510.

About Merrimack Valley Hospice

Merrimack Valley Hospice is a not-for-profit agency providing comfort care and supportive services to patients nearing the end of life and bereavement services to their families and loved ones. Together with Home Health VNA, the agencies provide a full continuum of home health and hospice care in more than 110 communities throughout northeastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and southern Maine as York Hospital Hospice.

Kevin Morrison
Patient Stories
Kevin’s Story: How Palliative Care Gave a Cancer Survivor His Life Back
April 15, 2026
Discover how palliative care helped Kevin overcome chronic pain after cancer treatment at Tufts Medical Center. Expert symptom management brings relief.
On The Road - Care at Home
On the Road with Tufts Medicine
Care at Home
April 3, 2026
In the latest episode of On the Road with Tufts Medicine, we literally go on the road with a visiting nurse from Tufts Medicine Care at Home.
Two people on a mountain skiing
Vital Voices
Vital Voices: Christina LeBlanc, RN
March 18, 2026
Learn how Christina LeBlanc, RN is bringing hospital-level expertise and heart to the place that matters most—home.

Be among the first to know

Enjoy the latest health updates from Tufts Medicine by signing up for our e-newsletter today.

Jump back to top