by SARAH THOMACK
St. Joseph Post
A group will be meeting over the summer to support those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one along with stress caused by the pandemic.
"COVID-19 has really put a wrinkle in our lives," says Mary Noel Owens with the local GriefShare group. "Particularly if you put all of this anxiety on top of the anxiety of already grieving,"
Debbie Lyons with the local GriefShare support group, says they'll be holding four free sessions over the summer with the first one on COVID-19 and Grief taking place Thursday, June 18th.
"We really express the urgency for people that have been in isolation and that are grieving alone or even just through the phone, to please attend because it then gives you that personal relationship meeting other people that are going through the very same thing that you're going through and it just helps you understand that you are grieving about being isolated as well as the loss of your loved one," Lyons tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline.
Each session will meet at either 10 a.m. or 6 a.m. at Brookdale Presbyterian Church. The first session, COVID-19 and Grief will be June 18th. Other sessions will be July 9th, July 30th and August 13th.
For more information visit griefshare.org and enter your zipcode.