Healthy Kansas City September/October 23

positive attitudes around our practice are almost palpable, and that’s something we’re proud of.”

Close to Home and Happy to Serve

From treating the personnel of Whitman Air Force Base to the athletes at UCM to their own neighbors, the team at Western Missouri Bone & Joint has created a true community of care.

“We all have different training experiences and may approach a problem from a different perspective given those experiences,”

observed Dr. Glover, “but having each other to discuss particularly complex or difficult cases which helps to ensure we provide the most comprehensive and best care possible to our neighbors.”

“Warrensburg may be a small town,” said Mrs. Dick, “but running a clinic and a hospital in a small town isn’t an excuse to do anything less than the big guys do it. Our goal is to be top-notch at every turn.”

The doctors of WMBJ wouldn’t have it any other way.

StorybyLisaFarmer

Say Something!

What to Say When There’s a Death in Your Friend Group

Life’s full of uncomfortable moments. One of those is: what do you say when someone you know experiences a death in their family?

It’s Hard for the Person Who Experienced the Loss

Grieving can be hard and grieving is different for everyone. We respect and understand that at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. For a lot of people, it can be difficult to talk openly about their grief; many of them feel it’s too personal or too private. Even though talking about the events that caused their grief is crucial to recovery, people are hesitant in talking about it. Even though some of us haven’t experienced it, we know it’s one of the worst things that can happen to a person. But, it’s during this difficult time that the people most affected by the tragedy — the people most closely affected by the death — have to – need to – know they’re loved and supported.

The pain is immeasurable and people carry this grief with them throughout their lives. But even in these darkest of times, it’s

important to remember you’re not alone. Whenever you look for help, you’ll always find communities of people, parents, professionals and others who will be there for you and support you.

If you’re grieving someone, we really encourage you to build a community of support. That could include: Friends, Family, Neighbors, Colleagues, Congregation, Social media, Peer support, Professional support – which as we mentioned before, could include resources from Kansas City Hospice. We offer many resources to the community related to grief support.

Resources for You

It’s for this reason that at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care you can find many, many resources on our website at KCHospice.org/ grief. Solace House, our center for grief and healing, offers support through our specialized grief support services and programs. In addition, we have camps for grieving kids and families. We encourage everyone to look at the website and reach out to us directly if you see a way we can help you or someone you love.