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Living With Loss: Young Adult Loss of a Parent Support Group
New York: Video
The loss of a parent can be a very difficult time. You may find yourself experiencing feelings of sadness, anger, frustration and confusion. Although these feelings are normal and common, they can leave you feeling alone at times, and you may feel like you have no one to talk to. Speaking about these emotions with others who understand can be comforting and help you feel less isolated.
Description
CancerCare is offering a free, 12-week live support group for people in their 20s and 30s in New York who have experienced the loss of a parent due to cancer in the last 18 months. This group will provide a safe place to exchange support, get information and receive guidance while discussing the unique challenges of grief and loss.
Our Groups:
- Provide cancer-focused bereavement support
- Reduces feelings of loneliness, anxiety and distress
- Help increase feelings of hope and empowerment
- Assist you in learning new ways of coping
- Help you improve communication with your loved ones
- Provide you with practical information and resources in your community
Start Date
We are currently recruiting for two group sections, beginning in June.
One section meets on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ET and will begin on June 13, 2023. The other section meets on Wednesdays, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET and will begin on June 14, 2023.
This group will utilize a secure video platform. Group members will still have the option to call in if they do not have access to video technology.
Register
For more information on the Tuesday evening section call Shannon Coon, LMSW, at 212-712-8423 or email scoon@cancercare.org.
For the Wednesday afternoon section, call Allison Moskowitz Duggan, LCSW, at 212-712-8093 or email amoskowitz@cancercare.org.
Or call our Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673).