The Center For Hope Hospice & Palliative Care bereavement services, which are available to all, takes survivors through a step-by-step journey toward
reassurance, understanding, acceptance and healing. The bereavement program continues for up to 13 months following the death of a loved one.
Survivors can participate in the Center's "Journey Through Grief" lecture and discussion series which addresses issues such as anger, guilt, survival and healing over a period of
six weeks. In addition, family members have the opportunity to join "grief-related" groups that offer support for the specific needs of widows, widowers, parents or children. Individual counseling is available for all situations.
Children of all ages receive particularly careful handling within the Children's Bereavement Program. The age of the children and their involvement with the patient during a terminal illness are major
considerations in determining what kind of support will be most helpful.
- All bereavement services at Center For Hope Hospice & Palliative Care are provided
free of charge by trained grief support counselors and volunteers.
- Camp Starbright is a summer day and weekend camp for children who have
experienced the death of a loved one.
All the Bereavement Service programs assist people
in coping with their unique experience of grief:
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Inability to make decisions
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Uncontrollable crying
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Difficulty sleeping
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Feelings of guilt or anger
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Listlessness, lack of energy
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Sense of complete emptiness
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Community in-services on various grief topics
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Grief and the Holidays: How to prepare and cope
Journey Through Grief Lecture Series
Six ninety minute presentations dealing with the fears, feelings, finances and practical methods of coping with loss. These sessions are presented through various speakers, film and videotape with the opportunity for questions and discussion.
