’s Palliative Care Service, which recently had its first anniversary, has added a new offering: bereavement support groups.
The Palliative Care Service provides comprehensive care and management of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs to patients who are seriously ill or experiencing a life-threatening illness. The service's second support group, which meets for six weeks, begins Wednesday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m., led by Paula Peterson LCSW, MSC, an experienced therapist and facilitator.
According to the hospital, loss creates significant change in a person’s life and it is usually followed by period of grief. Grief has no pattern–how long or severe each experience is differs for each person. The hospitals states that some common reactions are:
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- Shock, feeling of numbness
- Disbelief – “it can’t be real”
- Confusion and trying to make sense of it – “Why has this happened to me?”
- Anger
- Pining and yearning – wanting whatever was lost
- Guilt – “I wish I had done things differently”
- A sense of isolation and fear at facing the rest of life without the deceased
For more information contact Jane Edelman, RN, OCN, the clinical coordinator of palliative care, at 631-726-3200 or email jedelman@southamptonhospital.org.
