Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice to offer giref program

Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice is offering a grief support group that will meet from 3:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. for eight Thursdays beginning Thursday, September 19th.  The free sessions, which will be held in the Home Health and Hospice meeting room, are open to the public with prior registration.

"Grief is a natural and healthy reaction to loss; however, due to the emotional pain of death, people may ignore grief rather than embrace this necessary process," says Winneshiek Medical Center Social Worker Karen Nielsen.  "The grief support group is safe and confidential - it is an opportunity for people to share their experience with loss and to express their feelings, reactions and thoughts with others who truly understand what they are going through."

Registration is required to participate in the grief support group.  Call 563-387-3024 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for more information or to register.  There is no charge for the program.