Bereavement Groups

Helping each other

Bereavement groups can be a great help to those in the grieving process, especially after the often-painful loss of parents. By giving participants others to speak to about their experience, bereavement groups help to make a difficult time more bearable.

This quote from a Detroit Free Press article explains more of what these special groups do:

Bereavement support groups aim to help participants understand that crying is normal, grief takes time and death can actually change relationships for the better. Many survivors are forced to transition to a new adult identity. They often must be more confident in the decisions they make. They must be more responsible because they don't have Mom or Dad as a fallback.

Those are big changes to go through, and bereavement counselors say they want people to know they don't have to go on that journey alone.

Moving on doesn't mean forgetting, but continuing to live life. A standard offering at many hospitals and hospice care programs, bereavement groups are a great resource for this purpose, while helping participants honor those who've gone before.