D.L. CALARCO FUNERAL HOME, INC.- Bereavement: Support Groups

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The Grief Awareness Pin
Wear this pin to let others know that you need their love and support. This universal symbol for grief acknowledges a life lived and loved.

How can the Bereavement Groups help?

If you or someone you know is having difficulty adjusting to the death of a loved one, the bereavement group offers education and support in a compassionate and confidential setting.

Professional Speakers well versed in the Grief Process present helpful information to educate and empower those adjusting to life without their loved one.

Emotional Support is provided by trained Hospice Counselors and individuals that have experienced similar stages of the grief process.

Everyone grieves differently. There is no right way to grieve the death of a loved one. The objective of the bereavement groups is to ease you into living your life through conversation with others of similar circumstances.

Hospice of Jefferson County 425 Washington Street Watertown, NY 13601 Phone (315) 788-7323

Web www.foundation@jeffhospice.org

Bereavement Education Group
Hospice support group open to all members of the community.
MEETS: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 5:30 - 7:oo p.m.

Hopeful Hearts Group Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm (bereavement services for perinatal, neonatal and infant loss.

Over the Rainbow A support group designed for children ages 6-12, it meets for six weeks in the spring. For more information please call (315) 788-7323

Teen Group Meets for six weeks in the fall. For more information please call (315) 788-7323

Hospice Gouverneur Support Group
Hospice of Jefferson County support group open to all members of the community. More information: call, Beulah Walrath (315) 287-3292

Compassionate Friends Support Group
This group is especially for parents who have experienced the loss of a child. Meets: every 4th Tuesday of the month. More information: Contact: Jon at (315) 783-0433

Hospice of Lewis County Contact: Becky Kelly at (315) 376- 5230

Resolve Through Sharing/Empty Arms Support Group
The meetings are for parents who have lost a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other situation. The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. For More information, call Samaritan Medical Center at (315) 785-4050

Hospice and palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley Contact Mary Jones at (315) 376-5230

St. Cecilia's Church (Adams, NY) Support Group
Led by Sr. Norma Bryant. Meets on the 1st Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. Covered Dish, 7 p.m. meeting. For more information contact St. Cecelia's Church, Adams, NY, (315) 232-2392

BOOKS THAT MAY HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR GRIEF

I Can’t Stop Crying: It’s So Hard When Someone You Love Dies BY John D. Martin & Frank Ferris M.D. (people that recently bereaved someone close)

You Can Help Someone Who’s Grieving By Victoria Frigo, Diane Fisher & Mary Lou Cook (how to help a bereaved friend)

Letters to My Husband By Fern Field Brooks (a women’s first year of mourning)

When Bad Things Happen to Good People By Rabbi Harold Kushner (deals with anger quilt and grief)

Healing After a Loss By Martha Whitmore Hickman

How do Tell the Children By Dan Schaefer & Christine Lyons (helping children and teens cope with a death when someone dies)

Mourning Children. Children Mourning By Ken Doka (ed) ( helping children deal with grief)

Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me By Doug Manning (how to walk through grief and learn to live again)