Event Calendar

Live Your Best Life with a Chronic Health Condition:

Begins March 29 at Selinsgrove Senior Center

The Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. and Geisinger Health Plan will be sponsoring Live Your Best Life with a Chronic Health Condition at the Selinsgrove Senior Center, 8 North Water St., Selinsgrove, PA 17870.  Live Your Best Life is a free program that has been proven to be effective in helping people to manage their chronic health conditions.  It is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.  Educational materials will be provided, and are available in Spanish and audiobook.  The program will be held on the second floor of the Selinsgrove Senior Center (elevator available) on Fridays, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, beginning Friday, March 29 through Friday, May 10, 2019 (no class on Good Friday, April 19).

Live Your Best Life is open to adults who want to learn how to improve quality of life while coping with a chronic health condition such as diabetes, arthritis, chronic pain, depression, a breathing problem, heat failure or any other health problem that alters your lifestyle. Anyone who cares for someone who has a chronic condition is also welcome to attend.  Topics that will be covered during the program include: managing pain and fatigue; improving psychological well-being; nutrition and exercise; and communicating with family, friends and health professionals.

Registration is required. Call the Geisinger health and wellness department at 866-415-7138 to register.

Coping with the loss of a loved one is never easy and that’s why Hospice of Evangelical and Community Health Wellness are offering a six-week educational bereavement group called, “Life After Loss.”

The Life After Loss program helps participants learn coping techniques to deal with grief and loss – attendance at all six classes is strongly encouraged. Anyone age 18 or older who has experienced the loss of a loved one is invited to attend. Facilitated by Cindy Moyer, LSW, Hospice of Evangelical, the program is most effective for those who have been living with loss for longer than six months.

The program is being held Thursdays, starting April 4, through May 9, 2019, from 5-6:30 pm at Hospice of Evangelical located at 235 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg. There is a one-time fee of $20 per participant (scholarships are available). Pre-registration is requested. The program requires a minimum of six participants to be held and is limited to 20 participants.

The sessions by week cover the following topics: introductions and loss history, the normal grief process, depression and anger, guilt and forgiveness, letting go and saying goodbye, and taking care of yourself: new beginnings.

For more information on the group, call Hospice of Evangelical at 570-522-2157. Online registration available at www.evanhospital.com/events. Deadline to register is Friday, March 29, 2019.

Hospice of Evangelical provides for the medical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hospice patients and their family members, offering support even after the patient’s passing. The comprehensive program helps patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families make the most of the time they have left together. This is made possible through nurses who are solely dedicated to the specialty of end of life care and other Hospice team members who specialize in the many facets of caring for the whole patient. Hospice’s philosophy of care emphasizes symptom management and adding quality of life to each day.

For more information about Hospice of Evangelical and the many facets of care, visit www.evanhospital.com.

Coping with the loss of a loved one is never easy and that’s why Hospice of Evangelical and Community Health Wellness are offering a six-week educational bereavement group called, “Life After Loss.”

The Life After Loss program helps participants learn coping techniques to deal with grief and loss – attendance at all six classes is strongly encouraged. Anyone age 18 or older who has experienced the loss of a loved one is invited to attend. Facilitated by Cindy Moyer, LSW, Hospice of Evangelical, the program is most effective for those who have been living with loss for longer than six months.

The program is being held Thursdays, starting April 4, through May 9, 2019, from 5-6:30 pm at Hospice of Evangelical located at 235 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg. There is a one-time fee of $20 per participant (scholarships are available). Pre-registration is requested. The program requires a minimum of six participants to be held and is limited to 20 participants.

The sessions by week cover the following topics: introductions and loss history, the normal grief process, depression and anger, guilt and forgiveness, letting go and saying goodbye, and taking care of yourself: new beginnings.

For more information on the group, call Hospice of Evangelical at 570-522-2157. Online registration available at www.evanhospital.com/events. Deadline to register is Friday, March 29, 2019.

Hospice of Evangelical provides for the medical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hospice patients and their family members, offering support even after the patient’s passing. The comprehensive program helps patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families make the most of the time they have left together. This is made possible through nurses who are solely dedicated to the specialty of end of life care and other Hospice team members who specialize in the many facets of caring for the whole patient. Hospice’s philosophy of care emphasizes symptom management and adding quality of life to each day.

For more information about Hospice of Evangelical and the many facets of care, visit www.evanhospital.com.