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Ask The Parish Nurse
Be sure to check here from time to time as the nurses in our Church family will write up health tips and answer medical questions!Grief
01 January 2010 / 05:51 PM
Even the word itself sounds sad. Grief is something everyone will experience. Our church family has been hit by grief especially hard this past year. In a series of booklets, Journeying through Grief, written by Stephen Ministries founder, Dr. Kenneth C Haugk, the feeling of grief is described as being in a fog, paralyzed, dazed or confused. This is normal. Your body, mind and soul have received a shock and it will take time to heal.
The time for grieving is different for each one of us, and there is no right or wrong way to go through it. Dr. Haugk states that grief is normal, natural and necessary. It is a healthy way to cope with loss. He gives some examples of coping methods: music, prayer, exercise, screaming (yes, you may scream), and talking to name a few. Relying on our church family is of great benefit. Their prayers and caring can be a lifeline at a time when you feel as through you are drowning. God is ever with us and knows our pain. He will walk with you in your grief journey. In Psalm 6:6 the psalmist writes: :My groaning has worn me out. At night my bed and pillow are soaked with tears.” But hope is found in Psalm 147:3: “He heals the broken heated and binds their wounds.”
A copy of Journeying through Grief will be in the church library.
Another Resource for Dealing with Challenging Times:
CONTACT Community Helpline provides a toll free Helpline (1-877-266-8222) for residents of Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties. Highly trained volunteers provide callers with assistance on a variety of issues such as family and interpersonal relationships, addictions, grief and loss, mental health problems, depression and suicide. Sponsored by the United Way, the Helpline provides appropriate information and referral resources and an opportunity for callers to talk about their problems.
CONTACT Reassurance:
(1-856-795-5073) is a program that provides daily calls to isolated and homebound senior citizens residing in Camden and Gloucester Counties. Trained volunteers, who will initiate emergency procedures should the senior fail to answer at a pre-arranged time, make the calls. The program’s goals are not only to check the senior’s physical well being, but to also provide support and reassurance that someone cares. The service is free of charge
The time for grieving is different for each one of us, and there is no right or wrong way to go through it. Dr. Haugk states that grief is normal, natural and necessary. It is a healthy way to cope with loss. He gives some examples of coping methods: music, prayer, exercise, screaming (yes, you may scream), and talking to name a few. Relying on our church family is of great benefit. Their prayers and caring can be a lifeline at a time when you feel as through you are drowning. God is ever with us and knows our pain. He will walk with you in your grief journey. In Psalm 6:6 the psalmist writes: :My groaning has worn me out. At night my bed and pillow are soaked with tears.” But hope is found in Psalm 147:3: “He heals the broken heated and binds their wounds.”
A copy of Journeying through Grief will be in the church library.
Another Resource for Dealing with Challenging Times:
CONTACT Community Helpline provides a toll free Helpline (1-877-266-8222) for residents of Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties. Highly trained volunteers provide callers with assistance on a variety of issues such as family and interpersonal relationships, addictions, grief and loss, mental health problems, depression and suicide. Sponsored by the United Way, the Helpline provides appropriate information and referral resources and an opportunity for callers to talk about their problems.
CONTACT Reassurance:
(1-856-795-5073) is a program that provides daily calls to isolated and homebound senior citizens residing in Camden and Gloucester Counties. Trained volunteers, who will initiate emergency procedures should the senior fail to answer at a pre-arranged time, make the calls. The program’s goals are not only to check the senior’s physical well being, but to also provide support and reassurance that someone cares. The service is free of charge