Hospice of Michigan Offers Variety of Grief Support Groups This Summer

Hospice of Michigan will offer a variety of free support groups around Grand Rapids this summer focused on dealing with grief.

2013-06-16

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, June 16, 2013 (Press-News.org) Hospice of Michigan will offer a variety of free support groups around Grand Rapids this summer focused on dealing with grief.

Each of the groups will provide a safe and supportive environment for participants to express their feelings and better understand the grief process as they deal with the death of a friend or family member.

Support groups include Living On, which offer sessions designed to provide support for individuals who are coping with grief related to specific types of loss. Specific sessions include:
• Loss of Spouse/Partner (evening group): Second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m.
• Loss of Spouse/Partner (daytime group): Fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:30-6 p.m.
• Loss of a Child: Second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m.
HOM is also offering a Men and Grief program, which will focus on men, grief and loss. Sessions will be held the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. and led by HOM Grief Support Services Manager Dan Krajewski.

All groups will be held at the Hospice of Michigan offices at 989 Spaulding Ave. SE in Ada.

Unless otherwise noted, advance registration is required for all groups and events. To register call 616.356.5258.

Hospice of Michigan also offers workshops and group presentations to schools, churches, businesses and communities dealing with a loss, to help them understand the grieving process. For more information or for additional brochures, call 616.356.5258.

About Hospice of Michigan
A nationally recognized leader in end-of-life care, Hospice of Michigan is the original - and largest - hospice in the state of Michigan. The non-profit organization cares for more than 1,300 patients each day in 56 counties, raising more than $4 million each year to cover the cost of care for the uninsured and underinsured. HOM offers innovative programs to enhance the quality of care for people at the end of life, education programs for physicians and healthcare professionals, caregiver education materials, cultural diversity programs for end-of-life care, and research and education programs at the Maggie Allesee Center for Quality of Life. For more information, call Hospice of Michigan's CARE Center 24/7 at 888.247.5701 or go to http://www.hom.org.

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