Aftercare
 Aftercare is an important part of every funeral. We here at Cartmell Funeral Home feel that the special care that we provide to you during the funeral process should not cease once the funeral is over. Everyone experiences death in a very personal and private way. We are here to help you though that process with our continued care, understanding and personal experience.
Holding a funeral or memorial service for your loved one is a positive first step in the grieving process. Family members and friends get a chance to say their goodbyes, and at the same time, they get to share strong feelings with one another.
In the days, weeks and months following the service, people continue to need others to lean on for understanding, encouragement and guidance. For that reason, many local and national support groups have formed. These groups provide a common place and a comforting environment for expressing emotions through each phase of the grieving process. To learn more, click on the links above, or discuss grief counseling and support options with your funeral director.
We offer a variety of resources that will be made available to you when you are ready. Some of these resources are listed below.
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
A national organization dedicated to mutual support for parents bereaving the death of a child of any age. This self-help organization offers friendship and understanding. The purposes are to promote and aid parents in the positive resolution of the grief experienced upon death of their child and to foster the physical and emotional health of bereaved parents and siblings.
THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM
A program of Cranberry Hospice, the Children's Bereavement Program offers support groups or individual support for children and teenagers who have experienced the death of a loved one. It helps them to be able to share their feelings and experiences with other bereaved children their age while they learn that they are not alone.
CURE VNA & CRANBERRY HOSPICE
Cura VNA and Cranberry Hospice offer adult support groups such as Living with Loss, an adult grief support group for men and women, as well as a Men's Bereavement Support Group.
BEACON HOSPICE OF PLYMOUTH
Beacon Hospice (of Plymouth) regularly offers grief and loss support for anyone in the community who has recently lost a loved one, family member or close friend. Our Mission is to assist people in their journey towards hope and healing. For a complete schedule of our services or for more information, please call Scott A. Ciosek, M.Div, Bereavement Coordinator at 508-747-72222 or mail, .
PROJECT REACH
Project Reach is a traumatic death and homicide bereavement program of the Center for Health and Human Services, Inc., with federal funding from the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance, under the 1984 Victims Crime Act. Project Reach is designed for family and friends dealing with traumatic death issues and compound/complex loss issues. They offer assistance to those struggling to recover from the wrongful, violent death of someone they loved.
We also offer as part of our aftercare program a variety of reading material for you to keep such as:
"Guidelines- Grief and the Holidays"- experiencing the holidays/special occasions without a loved one
"Talking to Children About Death" - how to help your child cope with a loss
"How I Feel" by Alan D. Wofelt, Ph.D. - a coloring Book for grieving children. This book allows children to express their feelings by pictures and coloring.
"Bye Bye...I Love You", by Kathy Dawson - a children's book that identifies the funeral process through illustration
"Death of a Pet" - Death of a Pet is written to provide answers in brief form to the most common questions that arise when a pet- any pet, large or small is lost by death or disappearance or through the need to remove the pet from the household. This book answers questions for children and animal lovers of all ages.
The Care Community
Visit The Care Community, a website dedicated to helping people in grief and those caring for elderly loved ones.
|
