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Hiking Off the Grief with TRU

February 26, 2016 by TRU Community Care

Updated post! Dates are set for our kids-teens-and-parent hiking groups.

hiking photoOnce again this season, we will offer a way to combine exercise and support for people who are grieving or caregiving. The idea for organizing hikes came from a realization that “nature heals”, and that participating in a traditional grief support group, especially immediately after a loss, can be too difficult for some people.The hikes have a mostly free structure. Route, pace and duration are flexible, depending on the participants, the weather and the season.Making connections with fellow hikers, especially those who have shared similar losses, can be the greatest comfort. Caregivers too stand to benefit, both from the emotional support and respite these outings provide.
TRU Hiking Groups are open to Boulder hospice families, as well as the community. 

For Kids, Teens and Parents
This offering is for families – parents will go on one trail, teens will go on another and kids will go on their own.  Each group will have a group facilitator. We do a series of six hikes and you can remember your special person who has died, be around others that are going through the same thing and get support.
You are responsible for transportation to the meeting place at the trailhead each week and to bring water and snacks. Pre-registration required, with hikes starting on Tuesday, May 3 at 5 p.m. at the Chautauqua ranger station. See our grief services page for details and to RSVP.

 

Filed Under: Community, Grief Tagged With: hospice, Boulder, hiking, outdoors, Grief

Comments

  1. Kristin says

    March 2, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    I’m interested in knowing more information about the hiking groups in 2016. Do you know when that informational come out?

  2. Bill Woolard says

    March 2, 2016 at 6:49 pm

    The hiking groups sounds good.I still grieve for Mary Lou.

  3. TRU Community Care says

    March 30, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    Hello Kristin! We have hiking groups for folks of all ages – so please visit our Grief Services pages at http://www.trucare.org/our-hospice-services/grief-support/ or give our offices a call at 303-604-5300.

    Thank you!

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TRU Community Care (TRU) affirms life at every step of your journey with illness and loss. Our vision is to lead a healthcare transformation by engaging with our communities and offering innovative, meaningful care for those living with illness and loss.

Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU is a Colorado-licensed, Medicare and Medicaid-certified, nonprofit health care organization serving Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Denver, and Weld Counties and beyond. With a focus on providing a continuum of care for members of our community living with advanced illness and loss, TRU’s programs include TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, Landmark Memory Care, and TRU Grief Services.

TRU Hospice is proudly accredited by The Joint Commission and is a five-star-level hospice in NHPCO's We Honor Veterans program created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). TRU is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE), and the National PACE Association (NPA).

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