When a beloved relative or friend dies, the depth of grief you feel knows no limits. If the person who passed away is so close to you it’s as if a part of you is gone too, you may wonder how you will ever go on.
Our office knows that going through a period of grieving is never easy. The pain is especially acute if the person who died is a parent, sibling, or, worse, a child, no matter their age.
Fortunately, most people do eventually figure out how to go on, even though a part of their heart will always be missing.
As a probate law office working with people throughout the state of Florida, we see many clients soon after the death of a close friend or relative. They come to us for legal help dividing the person’s estate. But our firm also works to help clients deal with the intense emotions that arise during this most challenging time in their life and to offer them resources that may help them cope.
Towards that end, we have compiled a list of resources for people who are grieving who live in Coral Springs and Palm Beach County.
Grief Groups in Palm Beach and Broward Counties
Trustbridge Hospice and Care Centers
This hospice company offers various grief support groups around Palm Beach County and in Ft. Lauderdale, both open support groups and loss-specific groups to help people connect with others experiencing a similar kind of loss. Trustbridge also offers a workshop, Beginning the Journey, for those in the earliest days of the process. Learn more at 888-499-8393, Trustbridge.com/services/grief-support.
Hospice of Gold Coast from Broward Health
This large hospital group offers grief support groups staffed by hospice team members. They also sponsor an annual memorial service for area residents to commemorate their loss. Learn more at 954-785-2990, Goldcoasthealth.browardhealth.org/services/bereavement.
Holy Cross Hospital
This Ft. Lauderdale hospital offers twice-monthly bereavement support groups. Learn more at 305-351-7025, https://www.holy-cross.com/health-and-wellness/support-groups
Online Resources
Grief.com
This website from a grief counselor and author David Kessler has a vast array of articles and webinars on various grief topics, like losing a parent or getting through the holidays.
HealGrief
Learn about the grieving process and read their wonderful Mourners Bill of Rights (“you have the right to experience your own unique grief”…). You can also get online support on this non-profit website.
Eluna for Grieving Children
This nonprofit offers various resources to address the needs of children experiencing the death of someone close. They also sponsor Camp Erin, a camp for children in the tri-county area who are dealing with loss to connect them with kids in the same situation.
Trustbridge Hospice and Care Centers
Trustbridge.com/literature/grief-support
Booklets on grief, one for adults and one for helping grieving children, are available from this hospice organization.
For Widows Only
https://www.facebook.com/groups/916929431664274
This private Facebook group lets thousands of women who’ve lost their spouses get and give support.
The Grief Dialogues
This non-profit artistic movement aims to create a new conversation about dying, death, and grief. You can read articles on their blog and even share your own grief story on the site.
Psychotherapists
Find a therapist to help you deal with your grief via the website of Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
Enter your city, then under “issues” select grief
Have the Law Office of Gary M. Landau by your side. The Law Office of Gary Landau is located in Coral Springs, Florida, and is rated 10 out of 10 by the legal website AVVO. For more information or free phone consultation for your probate and real estate legal matters, call 954-979-6566 or email us. Attorney Gary Landau personally returns all calls to him.
Law Office of Gary M. Landau P.A.
7401 Wiles Road, Suite 204
Coral Springs, FL 33067
954-979-6566
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