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Family Support Program

The Hospice Bereavement program is designed to provide support services to bereaved family members or close friends who are touched by the death of a loved one.

Do you recognize yourself in some of these statements?

  • I can’t sleep.
  • I can’t concentrate.
  • I think of my spouse all of the time.
  • Sunday is the longest, loneliest day of the week.
  • I feel angry, resentful, panicky, confused, helpless, guilty, depressed and frustrated.
  • I lost my spouse, my friend and confidant.
  • I have no friends who will listen.
  • I have physical and emotional symptoms that I don’t understand.

If so you could benefit from Bereavement Services.

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Hospice support continues to be available for the surviving family members as long as desired. It is important to realize there are no instant solutions, no early answers, and no timetable for recovery.

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Our Services

​Continuing support is available to both those having Hospice services for their loved ones and to those in our community who have had no prior affiliation with Hospice of the Wabash Valley. Services are provided by a team of professionals and lay volunteers prepared for bereavement support work.
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Visitation and telephone contacts will be provided to the survivors of the Hospice patient. The amount of contact can be varied depending on the individual’s changing needs and desires. Educational materials about grief and loss will be provided through a series of mailings for 13 months following the death of your loved one.

Support Groups

We encourage you to attend a support group meeting with a family member, friend or by yourself. Both the newly bereaved and the longer bereaved are welcome. The meetings are informal. There is time to share with the group or one-to-one. You are also welcome to just listen. It is important to understand grief, to learn coping skills and to have determination to survive the loss. The group offers  understanding, friendship, support and care. Monthly presentations cover areas of concern to the bereaved. Many in the group will discuss ideas that were helpful to them as individuals. There is the opportunity to recognize and express feelings.

You are welcome to attend no matter where you are in your own grief journey. Support groups are free and open to the public. Contact us for more information on current bereavement support options. 
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Helpful Books

​Handbook For Those Who Grieve by Martin Auz; Loyola Press

How Can I Help by June Kolf; Fisher Books

Healing After Loss by Martha Whitmore Hickman; Avon Books
What To Do When A Loved One Dies by Eva Shaw; Dickens Press

Losing A Parent by Fiona Marshall; Fisher Books

The Mourning Handbook by Helen Fitzgerald; Simon & Shuster

Helpful Websites

Hospice Foundation
Good Grief Resources
Grief Net
growth House
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Phone: 1-812-232-7611
Fax: 1-812-232-1024
400 8th Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47804
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Wabash Valley, Inc.
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  • Patient Care
    • VNA Home Care
    • Hospice
    • Gibson Family Center
  • Family Support
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  • About Us
    • News
    • Board Members
    • Leadership Team
  • Careers
  • Volunteer
  • Contact Us