"While we must never minimise the pain and the grief, we need to hold on to the hope that some day the pain will subside and life will have meaning again."
Dr.Bill Webster, Grief Journey
"Grief is the price we pay for loving someone we care about."
West & Coe - Grief Support
HELPING OVERCOME PEOPLES EMOTIONS IN GRIEF
Losing someone you care about can be one of life's most difficult experiences. There are no easy answers to help a bereaved family come to terms with their loss. Every situation is unique and people react in different ways.
As family owned funeral directors, West & Coe believe we have an important responsibility to care for the bereaved, not just by offering support during the funeral, but afterwards as well, especially through the days that may follow.
The HOPE support programme was founded in 2006 by West & Coe. This six week programme is offered at no cost to those attending and is designed to help support and show there is hope for the future.
Our unique support group HOPE offers a combination of education and interaction in a safe and friendly environment, where your feelings and emotions will be respected. This is not a counselling session, but together as a group we will explore the grief process and work through its many emotions to help us cope with the adjustments to life in the future.
The HOPE programme has proved itself to be of particular value and is now recognised by St Francis Hospice, Age Concern and various churches, all of which now provide our HOPE programmes within their own bereavement support modules.
West & Coe - The Programme
Grief is a natural Experience and the price we pay For loving someone We care about.
Among the topics discussed are:
The experience of grief
What is grief?
Grief is an emotional response to a loss
Confronting our emotions – guilt, anger and loneliness
Making adjustments
Grief attacks
To enquire about the HOPE Support Group please contact: Anne Brooks or Steve Poole Telephone: 020 8592 0164
West & Coe - HOPE Testimonials
"I really appreciate west & Coe putting on the programme free of charge to everybody, not just their customers. It is a very good, generous thing to do. Thank you!
Also thank you Anne and Steve for your patience and understanding. It has been very worthwhile to me."
Dave
"I would like to thank you both for all the help you have given in the way of advice and understanding. It is good that you can speak if you want to, also to know you are not the only one feeling the pain of losing a loved one.
Thank you once again."
Maureen
"I think it is wonderful, I wish I had known about it earlier, then perhaps the journey would not have been so rough, as I would have had more understanding. But it has been uplifting as well as upsetting.
It is such a worthwhile programme that I would recommend it to anyone. I feel more positive about the future especially after the video ‘TIME’. Even from day one Anne and Steve made me feel so normal and I began to relax and looked forward to Tuesday evening.
Thank you both so much."
Jean
"It has helped me to move forward and be more positive about the future.
It has been a pleasure to come along each week and share my feelings with everyone. Thank you for listening and understanding.
Patrick
I found the programme very good and useful. I would just like to say a big 'thank you' to Anne and Steve for all their time and effort, and for the help they had given us throughout the programme."
Tina
"I feel totally positive about the HOPE programme. It is such a help even though it stirs up lots of emotions and makes you examine those feelings, it has given me a sense of peace and understanding. I really had no idea how to cope with my grief or even if I should feel as hollow as I was feeling. I can now cope and move forward knowing if I step backwards, it’s ok – it’s normal.
