Our 2010 Bereavement Support Group
is being held from September 23rd through October 28th, from
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Howard Whittemore Library in Naugatuck.
Please contact our Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, JoAnn Niski,
at 860.274.7531 ext 131 to register, or for more information.
Click
here to view our flyer and for
registration information.
When a hospice
patient dies, members of the hospice team offer personal and
group support services. Bereavement services are provided
for families and loved ones who have experienced a loss and to
the community at large. Experienced bereavement counselors
provide group support for up to 13 months following the death of
a loved one.
Our bereavement
service extends beyond our Hospice Program and the families we
serve through it. Bereavement events are offered to the
community at no charge. Annual memorial services are held
in the winter and spring for our bereaved families and for
members of the community who have suffered a loss.
Bereavement Support Groups are held throughout the
year. Participants include anyone who has suffered the loss of a
loved one and who meets eligibility as determined by the
facilitator, Dr. William Hardwick, VNA Health at Home Hospice
Bereavement Coordinator. Participants have the opportunity to
share their stories of loss, articulate and understand the
grieving process and develop a new life plan.
Our
Springtime
Butterfly Release Honor and Remembrance Celebration
provides participants with another way to deal with
grief. Participants
receive their individually boxed butterflies at the event
to personally release.
Click here
to view photos of our June, 2010 Butterfly Release.
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Our
annual Winter Memorial Service also serves as the setting
for our Hospice Memorial Tree, which is adorned with lights in
honor of loved ones who have died. The Hospice Tree,
located on the Oakville Green, is illuminated throughout the
holiday season. 
