Grief has no time limit. While we may hope our grief will ease after a year, there is no "normal" time for it to end. In fact, the journey is figuring out how to cope with grief and incorporate it into our lives going forward.

To help with this process, Hospicare is offering a one-time educational workshop, October 21, for bereaved adults whose loss occurred more than a year ago. At the workshop you will learn about the on-going grieving process and what to anticipate in your grief journey. Hospicare's bereavement counselors will help you take inventory of what you have achieved so far, and teach you new ways to understand your grief and how it has changed you and your world.

Grief 101: After the First Year is free and open to all adults grieving a loss that occurred more than a year ago.   

For more information, click here.

Hospicare is currently conducting a Bereavement Services needs assessment survey, and we would love to have your input. The survey seeks to discover how much support our community offers for those suffering the loss of a loved one. 

Please take a moment to click through to our survey. There are 14 questions that ask about your knowledge of Hospicare's bereavement services and about Tompkins County's need for bereavement support.  It should take you less than 10 minutes to finish. Your participation will be anonymous. Thank you. 

To take the survey, click here.