Keepsake grief support group aids Lawrence children
Sarah Rooney created Keepsake after noting Douglas County lacked youth bereavement groups. The Sunday program runs 1 to 5 PM at Midland Adult Day Health Center 319 Perry St. and is free for children aged 8 to 18, funded by a grant.
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Youth grief support group helps kids cope and remember
RSVP for a youth grief support group funded by local organizations including Visiting Nurses Hospice Midland Care Hospice and Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Sarah Rooney, volunteer coordinator, says the program helps children realize they are not alone as they learn coping skills and create keepsake boxes while parents attend the first part.
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LMH offers free CLIMBing with Michelle for kids of cancer patients
Lawrence Memorial Hospital launches six week CLIMBing with Michelle sessions for children ages 6 through 11 affected by a parent’s cancer. Sessions run six weeks from June 3 one night weekly, 6 to 7 30 pm, focusing on feelings and coping with illness in a supportive peer group. Registration available through LMH Oncology Center at 505 2800 or via Liv Frost at l iv.frost lmh.org.
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Liv Frost
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Inside Program Supports Teenage Parents
A community health feature on page 6A explores how the INSIDE program assists teenage parents. A related piece notes a mother’s obesity surgery could help break the obesity cycle in her children, with broader community health notes summarized on page 6A.
WellCommons Health Community Ties to Lawrence Journal-World
WellCommons com operates as an online health community affiliated with the Lawrence Journal World and sponsored by Lawrence Memorial Hospital. It functions as a news site and social platform where users share personal health stories, post health events, and discuss wellness topics.
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