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Where Are You? Where Am I? An Exploration of the Grief Experience in Persons with Dementia

Chesapeake Life Center - Largo Office 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, MD, United States

Presenters:  Roberta Rook, LCPC, & Joy McCrady, LCPC, NCC Currently 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops dementia and by 2050 almost 14 million people will live with the disease. Yet, grief in adults with dementia is not extensively understood nor researched, which creates limitations for […]

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Emily Schindler Lecture – Here But Not Here, Not Here But Here: Understanding and Managing Ambiguous Losses

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD, United States

About the Lecture Ambiguous losses are perhaps the most challenging kind of loss. When a person is physically absent yet psychologically present, or physically present yet psychologically absent, loved ones cannot get clarity about the loss. Family processes become complicated, and grief may become frozen. Understanding the effects of this ambiguity can help us better […]

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Mothers Day Tea

Chesapeake Life Center - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, US

We invite you to a special reflective and healing gathering for women and girls (ages 12 and older) grieving the loss of a mother or grandmother. Fee: $15 Registration is required. Please call 888-507-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org for more information.

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Healing Arts Series: Note to Note Workshop

Chesapeake Life Center - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, US

Come and create your own Hero's Journey! Our Note to Note Workshop, the last in our Healing Arts Series, will provide participants with the opportunity to use the "notes" of creative writing, aroma therapy and original music to discover your inner hero. You will be guided to imagine and build a new, person story of […]

2019 Fashion for a Cause

Porsche Annapolis 20 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

Please join us for the Eleventh Annual Fashion for a Cause event! You can find more information at the Fashion for a Cause event page, including how to become a sponsor, links to purchase tickets, and pictures from previous events! Just click the link below. Fashion for a Cause event page

Courageous Conversations: Safe Passages

Pascal Senior Center 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie, MD, United States

What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? How do you recognize when that care is needed and where do you find services? Hospice of the Chesapeake Nurse Practitioner Amy Brumme will share her expertise and answer these and other questions about finding comfort with chronic illnesses and end-of-life care. Registration is not required; […]

Docent-led tour of ‘Reflections’ MFA exhibit

Hospice of the Chesapeake - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, United States

Every work of art is a moment captured in time when “it” resonated to the artist, compelling them to share its unique quality. That is the idea behind “Reflections,” the theme of a new exhibit by the Maryland Federation of Art, now showing in Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Gallery 90, the art gallery located throughout […]

Children’s Grief Day Camp

Hospice of the Chesapeake - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, United States

Our grief day camp programs are for children ages 6 to 18 who are grieving a significant loss by death.  Designed by our team of professional counselors and led by staff and trained volunteers, these programs help children and teens learn to navigate life without their loved one. A safe space is provided for participants […]

Summer Book Group

Chesapeake Life Center - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, US

Join us for conversations about where grief meets life in literature. Each month this summer we will explore grief narratives through the lens of various authors. Free of charge.  If interested please call 1-888-501-7077 to register and receive the monthly book choices. June 28 Book Choice: It's OK that You're not OK: Meeting Grief and […]

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Four-Week Support Group

Chesapeake Life Center - John & Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, United States

For individuals grieving a spouse or non-married life partner. A facilitated four-week support group offering attendees an opportunity to explore grief themes and share strategies for healing within a community of trust. Registration is required and closes July 3. Childcare is not provided. Children are not permitted in adult groups.