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Galway University Hospitals Bereavement Support Services and the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) recently launched the ‘Galway Grief Sherpa Network’ (GGSN); a new bereavement support initiative, established to promote those organisations who provide bereavement support in Galway City and County.

Irish Hospice Foundation’s Time to Reflect Survey has found that the Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on people’s experience of death, dying and grieving.

Galway Hospice has been at the heart of the local community for decades, caring for patients and families living with life limiting illnesses. Each year, the hospice must raise more than €2.3 million to provide its vital services. Without the support of the people of Galway, the hospice simply could not continue to provide care to those who need it.

The 14th annual Galway Memorial Walk in aid of Galway Hospice takes place on Sunday September 8.

A national organisation, set up by a Galway couple which provides free support services for bereaved parents and families, will hold its monthly parent evening in the city next week.