A Variety of Emotions
You will probably feel a variety of emotions when you lose someone you love. The ability to make it through the death of a loved one can be challenging. You may have feelings of shock and disbelief, anger, guilt and depression.

Care for Yourself
Caring for yourself is not selfish. The period of recovery is different for every person. There is no timetable for grief, so don't compare yourself with others who have lost loved ones. Your life has changed and healing in your own way is important for the health of your mind, body and spirit. It's normal for some days to be better than others.

Waco Resources
The following sources will provide you with sound information to help you manage your feelings and emotions at this most difficult time:

• Bereavement Support provided by the staff of Providence Hospice in Waco - All sessions are open to the public. Meets every Thursday night, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Providence Hospice, 4830 Lakewood Drive, Merit West Building, Suite 5 (Between Lake Air and Wooded Acres) - Call 399-9099 or (800) 625-9328.
  
• Hillcrest Hospice - Grief Support sessions available on Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., or 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Hillcrest Hospice, 3215 Pine Street, Phone: 202-5150.
  
• Grief/Share Waco - First United Methodist Church of Waco, Cobbs at Lake Air, conducts a GriefShare Seminar/Support Group. For information, contact Rev. Wayne Williams, Pastor of Discipleship, 772-5630.
  
• OakCrest Funeral Home Family Support Service - Rev. Richard Roland of the OakCrest staff sponsors on-site seminars on grief. If your school, nursing home, or hospice would like to participate, please call us at 254-772-5272.
  
  

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"Though grief is a natural and necessary process, it's also an extraordinarily difficult one. We're here to help mourners and those who care for them."
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., Director