Hoffmann Hospice offering free grief counseling amid pandemic

Hoffmann Hospice offering free grief counseling amid pandemic

HOSPITAL AND THERE WAS ANO-VISITORPOLICY AND THEY COULDN'T SAYGOODBYE OR THEY WERE IN ASKILLED-NURSING FACILITY AND THEYCOULDN'T SAY GOODBYE OR MAYBESOMEONE WAS IN NEWYORK AND COULDN'T SAY GOODBYE TOTHEIR MOM."THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF REASONSWHY SOMEONE MIGHTNOT BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THEGRIEVING PROCESSPROPERLY AMID THE PANDEMIC,ACCORDING TO DARCI MIETO OFHOFFMANN HOSPICE.

HOFFMANN HASALWAYS HADGRIEF COUNSELORS AVAILABLE TOTHOSE WHO HAVEUSED THEIR SERVICES, BUT NOW,THEY SAY THE COMMUNITYHAS A MUCH WIDER NEED."WE HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OFPEOPLE HAVE INCREASED GUILTBECAUSE THEYCOULDN'T SAY GOODBYE.

THEY HAVEHEIGHTENED ANXIETY BECAUSE OFTHEUNCERTAINTY OF THE WORLD."AND IT'S FOR THAT REASONHOFFMANN IS NOW OFFERINGGROUP GRIEF COUNSELING SESSIONSFOR THOSE WHOFEELS THEY NEED IT.

THE SESSIONSARE FREE ANDHOSTED BYGRIEF COUNSELORS AND HAPPENEVERY TUESDAY EVENINGOVER ZOOM."IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY WEREON HOFFMANN HOSPICE SERVICE ORIF THEYPASSED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

GRIEFIS GRIEF.

SO WE WANT TO HELPPEOPLETHROUGH THOSE TIMES."NIETO SAYS THE SESSIONS ARE ANHOUR LONG AND MAX OUT AROUND10 TO 15 PEOPLE IN ORDER TO GIVEEVERYONE TIME TO SHARE.

SHESAYS THERE IS ALSO SPANISH-SPEAKING SESSIONS ASWELL."WE KNOW THAT TALKING ABOUT ITAND SHARING YOUR FEELINGS MOVESYOUONE STEP CLOSER TO HEALING.

ANDTHAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE ALLTRYING TO DO ISHEAL AND MOVE FORWARD."THE ZOOM MEETINGS TAKE PLACE ONTUESDAYEVENINGS FROM 530 TO 630.

IN-PERSON GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE BYRESERVATION AS WELL.

TO GETINVOLVED YOU'RE ASKED TOCONTACT HOFFMANN DIRECTLY, WE'VEPUT THEIRINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

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