For those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and need grief support services, Community Care Hospice and Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County, affiliates of Ohio’s Hospice, are offering a bereavement support group, “Growing Through Grief,” through the Ohio’s Hospice Pathways of Hope Grief^SM Grief Counseling Center.

The six-week grief group will be offered weekly on Tuesdays, July 11 through Aug. 15, 2023, from 6-7:30 pm, at Community Care Hospice (1669 Rombach Ave., Wilmington, OH 45177). The events are free and open to the public.

“Grief is a normal reaction to loss, and it is a unique experience for each individual,” said Michelle Kessler, bereavement coordinator at Community Care Hospice and Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County. “Our bereavement support group is designed to provide support and education to members of the community who have lost a loved one. The group allows participants to share their grief and hear from others who also are experiencing grief.”

Registration is required. To register, please email MichelleKessler@CommunityCareHospice.com or call 937.382.5400.

Ohio’s Hospice is a partnership of mission-driven, not-for-profit hospices in Ohio committed to a shared vision of strengthening and preserving community-based hospices. Members of Ohio’s Hospice share the values of serving each patient in an atmosphere of hospitality, respect and caring; attending to the social, physical and spiritual needs of each person we are privileged to serve; preserving and enhancing patient dignity; celebrating the life of each individual we serve; and reducing unnecessary suffering in the communities we serve.

Affiliates of Ohio’s Hospice include: Community Care Hospice, Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice, Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care, Ohio’s Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties, Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio, Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County, Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County, and Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County.