Bereavement Archives - Empath Health

A Daughter’s Gratitude for Hospice

by Ebony Faber | Sep 20, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Care Centers, Caregiver, Hospice Care

It’s World Gratitude Day on September 21. What a glorious occasion to be thankful for everything meaningful in our lives and community. In June 2018 Judy Tenison lost her mom, Lois Steinwinter. Tenison is forever grateful for her mom’s care and comfort in her last...

Remembering the Pets We Loved and Lost

by Ebony Faber | Sep 6, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Grief

Sunday is National Pet Memorial Day – a time to pause and remember the pets we lost and cherished. Tobi loved the sun. He would leap up on a porch chair, stretch his neck and legs, yawn and lay down to sleep in the hot, outdoor air. I lived with my green-eyed, tiger...

Creating a Healing Oasis for the Grieving

by Ebony Faber | Aug 30, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Counseling, Grants, Grief, Health & Wellness, Music, Volunteers

It’s National Grief Awareness Day on August 30 – a time to shine light on grief, support and healing. Healing Oasis Loss and grief can affect our whole wellbeing, from emotional stress, physical health and difficulty with sleeping, eating, concentration and other...

Making an Impact on Care

by Ebony Faber | Jul 29, 2019 | Awards, Bereavement, Blog, careers, Counseling, Grief, Hospice Care

Congratulations to our July Impact Award winner, Dawn Melvin, LCSW, a bereavement counselor for Suncoast Hospice. Melvin joined Suncoast Hospice in 2004. She helps bring hope and healing for families whose loved ones died in our care through individual counseling and...

Tibetan Prayer Tradition Honors Loved Ones and Wishes

by Ebony Faber | Apr 30, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Care Centers, Community, Grief, Spiritual Care, Spirituality

The Buddhists and people of Tibet have long believed that the power of prayer set forth in nature brings good to all. Our Suncoast Hospice Care Center Mid-Pinellas is honored to take part in an ancient and sacred Tibetan prayer cloth tradition intended to create peace...

Learning How to Live with Loss and Grief

by Ebony Faber | Feb 28, 2019 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Grief

As we travel through our lives we inevitably will experience the heartache of a loved one’s death. How do we cope, change and grow after such painful loss and grief? Once again we will hold The Sacred Art of Living While Grieving group based on the teaching of grief...