A warm, caring place: Hospice Halifax holds annual hike to raise money for end-of-life care – Halifax [Video]

Hospice Halifax held its annual Hike for Hospice at Point Pleasant Park on Saturday, to raise money for compassionate end-of-life care.

One of the hikers, Tasha Keith, lost her husband Rob to brain cancer in October 2023.

In the last few months of his life, Rob was receiving care at Hospice Halifax. The Keiths say the support they received in hospice was incredible.

“When we arrived there it was just such a warm, caring place that took care of us, where I could be his wife again and Avery could be his daughter and we could just spend time together,” Keith says. “So, it’s very important for us to be here today.”

She and her daughter Avery joined more than 100 hikers in a loop around the park, passing by Hospice Halifax, where they were met by a cheer squad.

Avery even brought along a special friend — a Curious …