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Living with grief: before and after the death Good Shepherd, together with Townson Rose Funeral Home and Murphy Medical Center, will sponsor the Fourteenth Annual Hospice Foundation of America's Living with Grief Teleconference. This conference will be held at Murphy Medical Center on March 22 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Travis E. Green Memorial Conference Room via satellite and webcast. The program will provide an educational forum in which a multidisciplinary panel of experts will explore the most current theoretical perspectives on loss and grief as experienced by persons throughout a life-limiting illness and by survivors after the death. What is Grief? Grief is a reaction to loss, any loss. The grief associated with death is familiar to most of us, but we grieve a wide variety of losses throughout our lives: traumatic experiences, divorce, relocation, loss of health and mobility are only some examples. Grief is often expressed by feelings such as anger, guilt, sadness or loneliness. But grief affects us in other ways as well -- spiritually, behaviorally, physically, and cognitively. Bereavement is the way we process grief. Each of us grieves in our own way, affected by such factors as our culture, gender and circumstances surrounding the loss. Every loss has a unique meaning to us. It is best not to think of grief as a series of stages. Rather, we might think of the grieving process as a roller coaster, full of ups and downs, highs and lows. Like many roller coasters, the ride tends to be rougher in the beginning, the lows may be deeper and longer. The difficult periods should become less intense and shorter as time goes by, but it takes time to work through a loss. Even years after a loss, especially at special events such as a family wedding or the birth of a child, we may still experience a strong sense of grief. Since grief is so stressful, it helps to take good care of yourself. Eating and sleeping well and getting adequate exercise are essential. Sharing your feelings with a close friend, in a journal, through a support group or with a professional counselor can be very helpful.
Good Shepherd Home Health and Hospice at 828-389- 6311 can provide additional information about bereavement services. Registration will be held from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. at Murphy Medical Center. Discussion to include: anticipatory grief, anticipatory mourning, strategies and interventions and new information over the past 20 years regarding grief and loss. For information call Geraldine Jenkins at 835-7503 or Monique Matheny at 835-3640. CEUs will be available for a nominal fee.
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