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Grief Resources


Grief Resources

 

Grief is natural, but at Beck Memorial Home we believe that you should never have to experience it alone. From the moment we greet you at the doors of our home until the time you return to the comfort of yours, we are committed to providing you with a trusted relationship and valuable resources that will assist you during your grieving process. Following are a host of offerings that our families have found beneficial:


Grief and Loss Groups/Counselors

 

Compassus / Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home / Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home / Beck Memorial Home Grief Journey Family & Community Support Group - 1st Tuesday of each month at 1:00 PM at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home - (309) 663-1968, unless otherwise noted due to COVID 19-related meeting restrictions or rescheduling (see below).  Also, Compassus hosts a free monthly support group for anyone grieving the death of a loved one.  ZOOM option available:  Zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 723 4664 0710  Password: support.  Please call ahead to learn whether in-person option will be available.  For more information, contact Brenda Scarbeary at 309/661-0504.  PEORIA:  Compassus 7210 Villa Lake Drive Suite B  First Monday of each month  11:00 am.  BLOOMINGTON:  Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home  1800 Eastland Drive  First Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm.


Grief Recovery Specialist® - Sharyl Jennings (309) 454-4159

Carle BroMenn Medical Center Grief Support Group (309) 268-3504 - 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM.

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Grief Counseling Group (309) 451-5925

Eastview Christian Church (309) 451-5000

Calvary Baptist Church (309) 452-4479 seasonal

St. Patrick Church of Merna (309) 662-7361 seasonal

* While we strive to keep this list updated, please note that these entities are subject to change.


Grief and Loss Literature


Coping with Death

  • A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF by Alla Renee Bozarth. Hazeldon, 1994
  • HOW TO SURVIVE THE LOSS OF A LOVE by Medba Colgrove, Harold H. Bloomfield and Peter McWilliams. New York: Leo Press, 1976
  • A GRIEF OBSERVED by C.S. Lewis. London: Faber and Faber, 1961
  • DON’T TAKE MY GRIEF AWAY by Doug Manning. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1979
  • WHAT WILL HELP ME? 12 THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAVE SUFFERED A LOSS by James E. Miller.
  • MEN AND GRIEF by Carol Staudacher. New York: Lippincott and Crowell, 1980
  • THE COURAGE TO GRIEVE by Judy Tatlebaum. New York: Lippincott and Crowell, 1980
  • GOOD GRIEF by Granger Westburg. Fortress Press, 1971
  • HEALING AND GRIEVING HEART: 100 PRACTICAL IDEAS FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND
  • CAREGIVERS by Alan D. Wolfelt

Death of a Spouse

  • WIDOWHOOD by Lynn Caine. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990
  • THE WIDOWER by Jane B. Kohn and William K. Kohn. Boston: Beacon Press, 1978

Death of a Parent

  • MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS; THE LEGACY OF LOSS by Hope Edelman. Addison Wesley, 1994

Children’s Books About Death

  • THE FALL OF FREDDIE THE LEAF by Leo Buscaglia. New York: Charles B. Slack, 1982
  • LIFETIMES: THE BEAUTIFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN DEATH TO CHILDREN by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen. New York: Bantam Books, 1983

Talking With A Child About Death

  • THE GRIEVING CHILD by Helen Fitzgerald. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992


Grief Websites


Centerforloss.com

Webhealing.com

Griefnet.org

Nhpco.org

Griefshare.org

Recover-from-grief.com

Nursinghomelawcenter.org


Financial Resources


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