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11/18/02

EVENTS AT SLU FOCUS ON COPING WITH GRIEF

CANTON -- The holiday season can be difficult for those who have 
experienced the death of someone they loved. College students may 
have a special challenge, because if they have recently lost 
someone close to them, it is likely to have been the first such 
loss they have ever had.
	Two upcoming events coordinated by the St. Lawrence 
University Counseling Services office are designed to assist 
those coping with grief during the upcoming holidays. Both are 
open to all members of the community.
	On Thursday, December 5, Maria Housden, the author of 
Hannah's Gift: Lessons From A Life Fully Lived, will speak on 
loss and grief at 7 p.m. in Gunnison Memorial Chapel.
	In her book, Housden writes of the lessons she learned 
from her daughter, Hannah, who died one month after her fourth 
birthday, in her last year of life. She shares recollections and 
anecdotes, recounting Hannah's battle with cancer and the way she 
approached life with joy and courage. Housden has led bereavement 
support groups and spoken to organizations across the nation as an 
advocate for quality of life at the end of life.
	An Evening Of Remembrance, a ritual created to honor and 
remember friends and family members who have died, will be held 
on Friday, December 6, beginning at 7 p.m. in Gunnison Memorial 
Chapel. The event is coordinated by Associate Director of 
Counseling Services Daniel Hernandez, a specialist in grief 
therapy. Hernandez leads a student support group in living 
with loss, as well as workshops on understanding grief and 
grief in the workplace. 
	For more information about either event, contact 
Hernandez at 315-229-5391.

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