Hospice care doesn’t end when a loved one dies. Just as our team was there to support family members with anticipatory grief while a loved one was receiving our care; we are there to help them find a way to heal from their loss so that they can move forward in life. Grief is a […]
The death of a loved one impacts the entire family, and everyone deals with grief in their own way. There is no one “right” way to go through this difficult time, but it’s important to realize that children often grieve differently than adults. Therefore, we wanted to provide 20 different ways to comfort a grieving child. […]
It’s often the unspeakable level of grief: preparing for the death of a parent. A parent’s death transforms every aspect of your world. Holidays such as Father’s Day or Mother’s Day become difficult and sorrowful. Photographs and family gatherings are now bittersweet. If your parent is in hospice care, it’s important to be well-prepared for your […]
For many the holidays are a time of joy, laughter and celebration. However, for people who have lost a loved one, it can be a time when emotional pain is amplified, and loneliness heightened as they face the prospect of a holiday without their loved one. Nothing can replace a loved one who has died, […]
Lorraine Perry, LCFL Healing Arts Coordinator/Grief Care Counselor, provides a Healing Arts memory collage activity that a child, adult, or multi family members can do together to remember and honor a loved one while coping with loss. Hello, I’m Lorraine Perry a bereavement counselor and expressive arts therapist from Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. One of […]
Coping with the death of a loved one is challenging and emotionally overwhelming. You may experience a wide range of emotions including shock, anger, guilt, and extreme sadness. Grief can also have effects on your physical health, making it difficult to sleep, eat or even concentrate. Everyone’s grief is different and personal to them; there […]
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to the highest quality LifeCare, education, and supportive services to our patients, their families, and the communities we serve.
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Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
1414 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
910.796.7900 or 800.733.1476
FAX: 910.796.7901
On January 1, 2020, Lower Cape Fear Hospice formally changed its name to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare to better represent the spectrum of care and support they provide those in our community.
