Grief Support Groups ( May 2008)
You are invited to attend…
Legacies of Love — A Time to Remember
…a time to pay tribute to someone who is gone
…a time to honor memories
…a time to acknowledge life and all its seasons
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® of Chicagoland Northwest is
pleased to host this spring memorial service. If you would like to pay tribute
to the memory of a loved one who has died, we invite you to join us. You may
bring a picture, or special memento that describes your loved one’s legacy.
When:
Sunday, June 8, 2008
3 – 5 p.m.
Where:
Hyatt Regency Woodfield
RSVP by
June 4:
Wanda Henry-Jenkins, VITAS Bereavement Services Manager
Please leave a
message at 630.268.6234 or send an e-mail to
wanda.jenkins@VITAS.com
Road to Renewal Grief Support Group
Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m., 6 weeks
( May 1 & 8, 2008)
Kenneth Young Center ng Center
1001 Rohlwing Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Facilitator: Rev. Kathleen Gutauckas,
VITAS Social Worker
This is a grief support group for grievers who have already attended an introductory grief support group. VITAS invites all those in need to attend these professionally facilitated groups at no charge. Join us to discuss ways to adjust and adapt to life without your loved one. Come and learn how to reconnect to life and the living. Pre-registration is required; call 630.495.8484.
“Tender Hearts” Spousal Loss Support Group
Tuesdays, 6:30–8 p.m., 6 weeks
VITAS OfficeTAS Office
580 Waters Edge, Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60148
Facilitators: Tracy Cannizzo, VITAS Social Worker & Linda Carter, VITAS Chaplain
“Till death do us part” were such wonderful words to hear and so romantic on your wedding day! You never expected death to come so soon. Yet, it has happened, and the memories hurt. Now those words are bittersweet. If you are 69 or younger, this six-week support group for younger widows and widowers may help you work through grief, share experiences, ask questions and offer each other support.
Pre-registration is required; call 630.495.8484.
Motherless Daughters Support Group
Mondays, 6:30–8 p.m., 6 weeks
VITAS OfficeTAS Office
580 Waters Edge, Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60148
Facilitator: Judith Wolicki, VITAS Chaplain
She died, that is true. But adult daughters still can learn from the lessons Mom taught. At the same time, you can re-establish a vital mother/daughter connection. Join us to develop a new relationship with your mother while doing the important work of healthy mourning. Discover how to mourn effectively, discuss the influences and lessons learned from your mother and describe how to reconnect to them. Pre-registration is required; call 630.495.8484.
Circle of Life Family Support Group
4th Saturdays (except June), 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
VITAS Office
580 Waters Edge, Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60148
Facilitator: Rev. Wanda Henry-Jenkins, MHS
VITAS Bereavement Services Manager
When a loved one dies, the entire family grieves, including children. This group is for children ages 6 to 17 years and their parents or guardians. Discussions, arts & crafts, music, play, journaling and movies will help families discover how to create a home environment where members of the family grieve and grow together. Pre-registration is required; call 630.495.8484.