East Rand Palliative Care launches grief support group

Grief. It comes in many forms, whether you are mourning the loss of a loved one or mourning the life you knew.

Recognising the need to grieve, East Rand Palliative Care (ERPC), formerly known as Hospice East Rand, is introducing Healing Together Through Loss, a new monthly support group designed to help individuals process all facets of grief.

Are you facing life after illness, adjusting to the changing role of a loved one’s diagnosis or mourning the death of someone close to you?

The group provides a safe space to talk, reflect and take the first steps to healing.

“Our goal is to offer a sense of belonging during one of the most isolating experiences a person can go through,” says Busisiwe Ntondini, ERPC’s social workers and group facilitator.

“Grief is not something to fix, it is something to move through and nobody should have to do that alone.”

Abegail Els, another ERPC social worker and co-facilitator of the group, continued by saying that they have witnessed how meaningful it is when people feel heard and understood.

“These sessions are not just about talking. They are about connecting,” said Els.

The first session is scheduled to take place on June 28, from 10:00 to 12:00 at 218 Kemston Ave, Benoni, and will continue monthly on the last Saturday of the month.

Each session costs R150 and includes light refreshments.

For more information or to book your place, call ERPC on 011 422 1531.

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