The psychoeducational series offers a forum for families to share their grief. Suzie Conoway-Cameron, president of the Golden Monarch Council, became involved in the group after firsthand experience with hospice care, suffering the loss of her husband and mother. Heather Kantor, assistant director of development at Nathan Adelson Hospice, the state's only nonprofit hospice, says that outside volunteers help spread the word about the hospice and its services. We give the children a safe place to discuss their feelings and open up. Families often are devastated when a death occurs and it is important to include children in the bereavement process, hospice experts agree.
Children are the hardest hit, and sometimes children are overlooked.
For more information about Nathan Adelson Hospice, call 733-0320. The Golden Monarch Council was created in 1998 and also serves as a networking group for professional women.