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ISANDS Parent Support
It is natural to want to talk about your baby. You probably think about him or her all the time and continuously relive the circumstances of his or her birth and death. Your grief is very intense and you experience so many different emotions at the same time that you may feel unable to cope. These feelings are normal and it helps to express them.
It can be particularly helpful to talk to someone else who has had a baby who has died. You can do so by contacting ISANDS Support Team. All the members of the Support Team are trained and are parents who themselves have had a baby who died. They can be reached from any location in the country by leaving a message on the ISANDS Support phone line. Parents Support Meetings
We also organise Parent Support Meetings. These are informal meetings where parents can talk to each other, facilitated by a trained member of the Support Team. Many parents find that they feel less isolated and alone after meeting other parents who are going through similar feelings of grief. Sometimes parents say that they would be unable to speak at a meeting and we always say that no one should feel under pressure to share their experience. Sometimes just listening to other parents sharing their stories can help us to identify thoughts and feelings we may be having ourselves. Parent Support Meetings
Facilitated by Peter Hanlon (Bereavement Therapist HSE) and ALLF Dublin Louis Fitzgerald Hotel (Naas Rd. Dublin) 8-10pm 17th May - 14th June -19th July 20th Sept. - 18th Oct. -15th Nov. Blessing of Remembrance Glasnevin Cemetery -Old Angels Memory Garden ONLY -29th May at 3pm Christmas Service of Remembrance -St. Nicholas of Myra Church, Francis Street Dublin- 4th Dec. 7-30pm Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony & Blessing Glasnevin Cemetery, New Angels Graves ONLY - 11th Dec. -4pm Limerick The Strand Hotel 7.30-9.30pm 1st June Wexford Whites Hotel 7.30-9.30pm 26th May Service of Remembrance, Wexford date to be confirmed Athlone Hodson Bay Hotel 7.30 -9.30pm 13th July Cork Clarion Hotel 7.30-9.30 31st August Galway The Merrick Hotel 7.30-9.30pm 9th June Drogheda Venue to be decided 7.30-9.30pm 7th Sept. Sligo Sligo Park Hotel 7.30-9.30pm 21st July Leitrim Venue to be decided -16th June 7.30-9.30 Donegal An Afternoon with Christy Kenneally -date to be confirmed Service of Remembrance, Letterkenny date to be confirmed Informal meetings will also be organised (meeting facilitated by ALLF without Peter attending) in same areas and other areas. Notices will be updated here and our Main Website. Patch Making Workshop/Afternoons will start up over the Summer months through to Winter and dates/venues will be listed shortly. Please call 01-8726996 for details of meeting in your area or if you would like a meeting organised and we will see if we are in a position to do so. |
