Sunday, July 28, 2013

Grief Resources from Hospice Foundation of America

You can follow this link to the Hospice Foundation of America Grief Resources, with such articles as:

  • “An Introduction to Grieving”
  • “Shattering 8 Myths about Grief”
  • “A Year Is a Relative Thing”
  • “Guilt and Regret in Prolonged Illness”
  • “Helping a Child Deal with Death”
  • “Grief and the Holidays”.

You may also want to watch this video (approx. 1/2 hour) entitled “Understanding Grief.”

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

August 2013 4-Session Support Group (Free of Charge)-2ND REMINDER

We are offering a 4-Session Support Group for our St. Joseph Hospice family and friends. The sessions will meet the first four Thursdays in August at the St. Joseph Hospice office (Suite 155 of the Louisiana Central Credit Union Building at 824 Elmwood Park Blvd.) from 6:00pm-7:30pm. 

The group will discuss different aspects of the grief process, using Dr. William Worden’s Task Model of the Mourning Process as a general framework.

August 1 Accepting the Reality of the Loss clip_image002_thumb

August 8 Working Through the Pain of Grief

August 15 Adjusting to an Environment in Which the Deceased is Missing

August 22 Emotionally Relocating the Deceased and Embracing Life Again

A small evening meal will be provided for each group meeting.

If you would like to register or just have questions, please call Kim at (504) 734-0140 or contact via e-mail at ksmith@stjosephhospice.com or stjosephnober@yahoo.com.