FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 30, 2008

CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey, 330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@cantonmercy.org

Mercy Offers Grief Support Group

Canton, Ohio: Loss through death is certainly a human experience, but the pain of grief is unlike any other pain. Mercy Grief Support Services is offering Seeds of Hope, a free bereavement support group to help members begin the journey towards healing and wholeness.

Led by qualified and experienced grief facilitators, Seeds of Hope is a support group, which offers a comforting and confidential environment for participants who have experienced the death of a loved one. Seeds of Hope will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Nov. 25 at Mercy Medical Center.

Reservations are required. For more information or reservations, call Mercy’s Pastoral Care Department at 330-489-1143.

Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation of the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton and Plain Township. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.

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