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HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 172 4TH STREET SE HURON, SD 57350 This publication in no way seeks to serve as a substitute for professional medical care. Consult your physician before undertaking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. HRMC Calendar of Upcoming Events To be removed from this mailing list, please write to Well One Connection at 172 4th Street SE, Huron, SD 57350, or email info@huronregional.org. HEALING THROUGH the Holidays Visit www.huronregional.org/about-us/calendar for the most up-to-date listings, dates, times and locations. Heart Smart Cardiac – Better Breathers Pulmonary Support Group HRMC Legacy Plaza Auditorium, meets the third Wednesday of every month at noon. (605) 353-6531 Hospice Volunteer Meeting HRMC Legacy Plaza Classroom 108, meets the last Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m. (605) 353-6520 Look Good … Feel Better ® HRMC Legacy Plaza Boardroom, meets the second Monday of every other month from 1 to 3 p.m. (605) 353-6573 Overeaters Anonymous HRMC Legacy Plaza Classroom 108, meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. (605) 352-5958 HRMC Prenatal Education Classes HRMC Legacy Plaza Auditorium, meets on Tuesdays of every other month at 7:30 p.m. (605) 353-6255 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Support Group HRMC Central Tower Dakota Room, meets the third Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. (605) 353-6531 Have a health-related event for this calendar? Call (605) 353-6573 or email info@huronregional.org. You can now find your local hospital on Facebook and Twitter. Like and follow us to receive a free cell phone wallet and be entered into a drawing for a mini iPad. Visit www.huronregional.org/RUSocial and use entry code LIKEIT. Contest ends December 15, 2015 and cell phone wallets are available while supplies last. Entrants must live in Beadle, Hand, Spink, Jerauld, Clark or Kingsbury County. One entry per person, please. If you are grieving a loved one, trying to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family can sometimes feel overwhelming. Striking a balance between needing to grieve and feeling the pressure to get excited about the holidays and experience the spirit of the season can be difficult. "Give yourself permission to feel good, but also give yourself permission to grieve during the holidays, because tears are healing," says Karen Decker, RN, BSN, MA, bereavement coordinator with HRMC Community Hospice. "If you need to scale back or redefine your holiday expectations, surround yourself with loved ones who understand that." Decker suggests finding small, meaningful ways to memorialize your loved ones, such as buying a live evergreen tree to plant after the holidays or donating a book to a local library in your loved one's name. Bereavement Support HRMC provides support to patients' loved ones both before and after death, including working with the patient and family to handle anticipatory grief. "During the first year, I make contact with the patient's family to support and encourage them in their grief journey," says Decker. "We also have volunteers send out cards on dates such as the loved one's birthday or anniversary, as these become times of fresh grief." Hospice allows patients to truly live the time that they have left and supports the family through the process. At HRMC, that support doesn't end after death. For more information about hospice services at HRMC, visit www.huronregional.org/services/hospice-care. Karen Decker, RN, BSN, MA