Grief Support Group
Date: Wednesday, September 1
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Charleston Jewish community Center, 1645 Wallenberg Dr, Charleston 29407
Details: Losing someone you love or someone very close to you can be very painful. With this loss, you may experience different kinds of difficult and surprising emotions, such as shock, anger, and guilt. At times it may feel like the sadness will never stop. While these feelings can be overwhelming, they are normal responses to loss. Accepting these feelings and allowing yourself to accept what you feel is part of healing and the grieving process. There is no right or wrong way to grieve! Everyone grieves differently. Please join The Jewish Community Center and Lutheran Hospice (Gesher Program) for our monthly grief support group. Remember, we can’t all do it alone! Please call the JCC at 843-571-6565 for more information.
A Caregivers Toolbox for Coping Before During and After
Dates: Each Thursday in September from 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1605 Harbor View Rd., James Island, SC 29412
Details: Topics covered include:
- information on caregiving and assembling your team
- navigating medical, legal, financial and housing option
- tips for daily living and useful gizmos and gadgets
- self-care and avoiding burnout
- creating moments of joy
Call Lutheran Hospice at 843.856.4735 to register.
Children, Adolescents and Grief
Featuring Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, Author/Educator
Sponsored by Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes
Date: September 14, 2010
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00 pm
Cost: No cost to attend
Location: Carolina First Center
Details: Target audience: Educators, Teachers, Guidance Counselors, School-based personnel, Psychologists, Clergy, Social Workers and Nurses
This session explores the effect of human development and age upon the mourning process. Specifically, attention is placed on the ways that developmentally unexpected losses can complicate mourning as well as interventive approaches that can assist individuals of different ages.
What Helps When it Hurts?
Featuring Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, Author/Educator
Sponsored by Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes
Date: September 14, 2010
Time: 6:45pm to 9:00 pm
Registration: 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
Cost: No cost to attend
Location: Carolina First Center
Details: Open to the General Public. This session will explore the ways that grief affects us- including physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Beyond Gender: Understanding Ways Men and Women Grieve and Disenfranchised Grief in the 21st century.
Featuring Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, Author/Educator
Sponsored by Thomas McAfee Funeral Homes
Date: September 15
Time: 8:45 am to 12:00 noon
Registration: 7:45 am to 8:45 am
Cost: $25.00 Registration fee for Professionals
Location: Carolina First Center
Details: This session will explore different patterns or styles of grief, emphasizing that each of these patterns has their own distinct advantages and disadvantages. Contact Lutheran Hospice to register at 888-847-2562.
Through the Valley Bereavement Support Group
Date: Tuesday, September 21 (meets for 10 weeks)
Time: 5:30 pm- 7:00 pm
Location: The Cascades Verdae, 10 Fountainview Terrace (off Verdae Blvd)
Details: The target audience of this support group is adults who have suffered an adult loss, including a spouse, a parent, or a grown son or daughter. If you are interested, please contact Cindy Abrams, Lutheran Hospice Bereavement Coordinator at 864-848-1777 for more information and/or to sign up. Confidentiality is assured.
Volunteer Fair at Rosecrest
Date: September 24
Time: 11 am- 1 pm, Lunch will be provided
Location: Rosecrest Retirement Community, Inman, SC
Details: Event highlights Volunteer opportunities with Rosecrest and Lutheran Hospice
Caregiver Workshops
Date: Every Thursday in September (2, 9, 16, 23 & 30)
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church,1605 Harbor View Rd., Charleston, SC 29412
Details: Lutheran Hospice and Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church are partnering to offer a series of five workshops on care giving. Topics will include:
- Assembling your care giving team
- Navigating your medical, financial and housing options
- Tips for daily living
- Self-care
- Creating moments of joy
Please sign up today by calling 843-856-4735.
Date: Friday, September 10
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 5412 Highway 165, Hollywood, SC 29449
Details: Lutheran Hospice and Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church are partnering to offer a two-day workshop on care giving. Topics on Friday will include:
- Assembling your care giving team
- Navigating your medical, financial and housing options
Please sign up today by calling 843-856-4735.
Date: Saturday September 11
Time: 9 am - noon (breakfast provided)
Cost: FREE
Location: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 5412 Highway 165, Hollywood, SC 29449
Details Lutheran Hospice and Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church are partnering to offer a two-day workshop on care giving. Topics on Saturday will include:
- Tips for daily living
- Self-care
- Creating moments of joy
Please sign up today by calling 843-856-4735.
Looking Ahead
Jerry Zucker Ride for Hope
Date: Sunday, October 24
Time: 8:00 am
Location: The Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department – Park West
Details: Registration is now open for the 2010 Charleston Ride for Hope now known as the Jerry Zucker Ride for Hope. George Hincapie will once again be participating in this event, which is the premier fundraising cycling event in South Carolina. The Jerry Zucker Ride for Hope raises funds to benefit charities involved in the fight against cancer. Lutheran Hospice has been a beneficiary of the ride for the past two years. Go to www.charlestonrideforhope.com for more information or to register for this year’s ride.
“Lunch, Learn & Live” Grief and Loss Workshop
Date:
October 26, November 2, November 9 & November 16 (All Tuesdays)
Time: noon - 1 pm
Location: Lutheran Hospice Support office
Details: Losing a loved one through death can be devastating. “Grief” is a normal response to this loss along with a full range of emotions and behaviors. If you think you may benefit by learning about grief and/or gaining support from others who are also grieving, then please register for a no cost 4-week series entitled “Lunch, Learn & Live.” Topics of discussion: Anticipatory Grief, Healthy Grief, Complicated Grief and Holiday Grief. The workshop will be presented at the Lutheran Hospice Support Office in White Rock, SC . Light refreshments will be provided. Attendee is encouraged to bring a bagged lunch. T
