Dealing with
Grief
A profound sense of loss is felt at the death
of a loved one whether that death is sudden or expected. There is
no set pattern to grief. Some people grieve for a short time while
others may never fully recover from their loss. Some won't
experience their grief until some time later. There is no one right
way to grieve. As each of us are individuals so too is our grief.
The ability to make it through the death of a loved one can be
challenging. You may have feelings of shock and disbelief, anger,
guilt and depression.
Caring for yourself is not selfish. The period of
recovery is different for every person. It is during these times
that the support of friends and family is so important. Having a
visitation, funeral or memorial service is an important part of the
grieving process and brings people together who can give you a
support network. If that is not enough, your local community,
religious organizations and many healthcare organizations offer
grief counseling or grief support groups. Although it may be
difficult to reach out to these groups at first, many have found
grief support groups to be a place where one can continue to grieve
openly with others who share their pain.
Should you desire group or individual counseling, we
can recommend the following organizations. Should you have any
questions or concerns for us, contact us by email (Click on CONTACT
FUNERAL HOME at the bottom of this page) or by telephone,
701-282-6699 or 701-347-4422. At the end of this web page, we
have provided you with the online internet connections to other
grief and healing sites.
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LOCAL GRIEF & HEALING RESOURCES
WEST FUNERAL HOME offers a selection of booklets that we can
provide you. Please contact us in order to obtain any
information.
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West Fargo Area Bereavement Group
Coordinators: Judy Drew - parish nurse at Holy Cross Catholic
Church
and Lutheran Church of the Cross
Marlene Batterberry - parish nurse at Faith Lutheran Church
The group will meet on the first Sunday of every month at 3:00
p.m.
Location: alternating between Faith Lutheran Church and the Cross
Way Center between the Lutheran Church of the Cross and Holy Cross
Catholic Church.
They will discuss a variety of topics and have much time for
sharing.
For more information please call Judy at 282-7217 or Marlene at
282-3309.
Compassionate Friends
Fargo/Moorhead Area Chapter #1313
Leader: John Milligan
632 22nd Street East
West Fargo ND 58078 (701) 282-4794
email: patkylenemilligan@yahoo.com
For the National Compassionate Friends website
CLICK
HERE
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS (ELCA)
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
GRIEF MINISTRY
Sue Fraase and Judy Drew, Parish Nurses
Lutheran Church of the Cross (ELCA)
Telephone: 701-282-0514
Fax: 701-277-9337
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Telephone: 701-282-7217
Fax: 701-282-2753
Meetings are held monthly (call for summer schedule)
-- Training for Grief Ministry
-- Individual Support
-- Family Support
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HOSPICE OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY
1701 38th Street South Suite#101, Fargo ND 58103-4499
Director: Susan Fuglie
Telephone: 701-356-1500
Toll Free: 800-237-4629
EMAIL ADDRESS: questions@hrrv.org
LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS with HOSPICE of the RRV
Hospice of the Red River Valley offers grief support groups for
widows/widowers,
adults coping with any type of loss, men's group, and adults
coping with loss of a
spouse who still have young children. Most of these groups meet
monthly.
There is also a youth group which meets twice yearly.
All groups are open to the public. Participation is not limited to
those served
by Hospice of the Red River Valley. All groups meet in the lounge
of the Fargo Office.
Call the Hospice of the RRV for any time changes or seasonal
changes.
For more information click on the links below.
HOSPICE of the RED RIVER VALLEY
WEBSITE
NATIONAL HOSPICE WEBSITE
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ONLINE GRIEF & HEALING RESOURCES
COMPASSION
BOOKS
HELP
GUIDE
ASSN FOR DEATH EDUCATION AND
COUNSELING
FAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCE
GRIEF
& LOSS POEMS
BEREAVEMENT
POEMS & ARTICLES
COUNSELING FOR LOSS
AND LIFE CHANGES
BEYOND INDIGO - Death &
Dying
GRIEF COUNSELOR
DR ALAN WOLFELT'S CENTER
FOR LOSS AND LIFE TRANSITION
BABY
LOSS GRIEF RESOURCES
GRIEF RESOURCES
CATALOG (Books, Cards, Tapes and Gifts)
GRIEFNET
GROWTH HOUSE, INC
GROWW (Grief Recovery
Online)
MAXIMUM LIVING
CONSULTANT
CHILDREN's GRIEF
EDUCATION ASSN
NATIONAL PUBLIC
RADIO''S SERIES ON DEATH
RENEW: CENTER FOR PERSONAL
RECOVERY
SYMPATHY SHARING
YAHOO''S GRIEF-RELATED INDEX
Type "grief" in search.