Caring for yourself is not selfish. The period of recovery is different for every person. There is no timetable for grief, so don't compare yourself with others who have lost loved ones. Your life has changed and healing in your own way is important for the health of your mind, body and spirit. It's normal for some days to be better than others.

At Olson Funeral Home, we strive to provide the resources to help you with the grief process. We offer a library of books, pamphlets and videos available for your use. Please inquire of our staff for specific help in guiding you towards the information, support, or counseling options you may need. In addition, we have available to our families local resource people to help you cope with your loss.

Should you prefer an online source of grief resources; the following links will also provide you with sound information to help you manage your feelings and emotions at this most difficult time.

Recommended Links:

Lakeland Hospice:
Lakeland Hospice offers services to the families of the patients they care for, as well as reaching out to the communities they serve. It is during the dying process that their bereavement support begins. Hospice recognizes that the family needs an extra measure of emotional support during and after the experience of caring for a terminally ill loved one.
http://www.lakelandhospice.org/

Center for Loss & Life Transition:
The Center for Loss and Life Transition is a private organization dedicated to furthering our understanding of -and compassion for- the complex set of emotions we call grief. Their mission is to help both the bereaved, by walking with them in their unique life journeys, and bereavement caregivers, by serving as their educational liaison and professional forum. "Though grief is a natural and necessary process, it's also an extraordinarily difficult one. We're here to help mourners and those who care for them." Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.
http://www.centerforloss.com

"Though grief is a natural and necessary process, it's also an extraordinarily difficult one. We're here to help mourners and those who care for them."

Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., Director

Grief and Loss:
Grief support information and resources from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
http://www.aarp.org/families/grief_loss/

Compassionate Friends:
Grief Support After the Death of a Child
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings.
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Brochures/brochures.shtml

Beginning Experience Support Group:
The Beginning Experience Support Group is a Christian based ten-week session dealing with the grief of a lost love relationship. The Fergus Falls area group is for those separated, divorced or widowed. For more information and dates and times please call 218-739-7376.

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