Virgie Hegg Hospice Partners - Bereavement Support Group

Bereavement
Support Group

The Lord
is close
to the
broken-
hearted.
- Psalm
34:19

Bereavement Support Group
When we lose a loved one by death, we are wounded. Just as a wound does, we need to heal from within, to express our thoughts and feelings, even when they seem crazy. We need to recognize that "crazy is normal."

Knowing this will not lesson your grief, but it may help your healing to begin. A support group is a safe haven where we can talk, cry, share our anger, guilt, and fears with those who understand and care.

Grief, like a wound, takes time to heal. A support group is to the grieving like a healing salve is to a wound; it soothes and comforts us while we heal.

We are here to offer information, to listen, to share feelings, and to support one another.
Some Topics

Understanding the stages of grief and coping with the feelings that accompany each.
Surviving stress and lloneliness.
Helping children cope with grief.l
Spiritual elements of grief and healing.
Reaching acceptance.
The value of memories.

Bereavement Support Group Meets at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cook.
The group is ecumenical and open to all adults who are mouning the loss of loved ones.
A $20 fee is requested to help pay for supplies needed for the group.
For more information, contact:
Jackie Weum
Parish Nurse
Church # 666-5965