Bereavement day at SUH

SLIGO University Hospital is holding a Bereavement Information and Awareness Event in the main foyer of the hospital today (Tuesday) from 10.30am to 3pm.

Ann Hayes, End of Life Care Co-ordinator at the hospital and the Bereavement Information and Awareness Event organiser. said: “We will all face the loss of a loved one or friend at some point in our lives. Grief is a natural response to loss and it is all right to be sad.

“Sometimes people get stuck with their grief and may need a helping hand. At our Bereavement Information and Awareness Event we are bringing together representatives from some of the many organisations who provide support.

“There will be representatives from the hospital’s Social Work Department; the Irish Hospice Foundation, Féileacáin (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland), the Samaritans, Pieta House, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, St Michael’s Family Life Centre and the HSE’s Bereavement Counsellor among others.