UHL to host free event to help those experiencing bereavement to 'find solace'
UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick (UHL) is to host a free public information meeting to help people who are "living with loss."
UHL is joining with the Limerick Bereavement Network and the Irish Hospice Foundation to host the event, entitled Living With Loss, where people across the county experiencing bereavements can find additional support to guide them through the difficult time of their lives.
During the event, there will be a number of keynote speakers who will discuss their journeys with grief, and who hope to provide support to those experiencing loss.
Rebecca Lloyd, End of Life Care Coordinator at UHL, said, the Living With Loss event aims to create a space where people who have experienced bereavement, or are concerned about a family member or friend who is grieving, will find connection, support and solace."
"There are a range of services available locally for people who are grieving, and there will be representatives from those services in attendance to deliver information about supports and living with bereavement," she added.
Included in the speakers list are; Estelle McGinley, Social Worker at Milford Care Centre, who will discuss the effects of bereavement, what can help how to help others, and where to look for additional support; Dr Amanda Roberts, Bereavement Development Officer with the Irish Hospice Foundation will speak on the specific theme of living with loss that gives this event its title; and Kevin Toolis, Artist in Residence at UHL and Author of My Father’s Wake, will provide his own personal insights on living with loss.
This is the first information evening hosted by Limerick Bereavement Network, which includes UHL, Limerick Mental Health Association, HUGG, Milford Care Centre, Death Cafe Limerick, and the Loss & Grief Research Group at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).
Anyone interested in hearing directly from these speakers, as well as meeting other people living through similar experiences, are being asked to register "as soon as possible."
The free event will take place on Monday, May 8 from 6.30pm to 9pm in the Clinical Education & Research Centre (CERC) at the hospital.
Admission is free, but due to limited places, interested people are asked to register online "as soon as possible" via Eventbrite.