Colleen Pulvermacher Joins Agrace

Friday, May 5, 2017

Pulvermacher Will Lead Local Grief Session, Spouse-Loss Support Group

Click here to listen to a broadcast of Colleen Pulvermacher on WRCO’s Morning Show.

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. – Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care has hired Richland Center resident Colleen Pulvermacher, MS, Certified Grief Support Specialist, to supplement Agrace’s community grief support programs in Richland and Sauk counties.

Pulvermacher will serve as a community grief specialist for Agrace in addition to continuing her current position as an agent/associate professor for University of Wisconsin-Extension in Viroqua. Agrace is Wisconsin’s largest nonprofit palliative care and hospice agency. It has provided end-of-life care and related services to people in southern Wisconsin communities for nearly 40 years.

As community grief specialist, Pulvermacher will lead Agrace’s local grief support offerings, including two upcoming events that will be held at the Richland Hills Apartment Complex Community Room:

• Grief 101, a presentation that will cover common reactions to grief and suggestions for coping. This event will take place Thursday, May 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
• Grief support group series for adults who are grieving the death of a spouse or partner. The group will meet on Thursdays, June 1, 8 and 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This group is free and open to the public, however pre-registration is required. To register, call Jody at (608) 327-7118, or visit org/griefgroups.

Agrace’s Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group will meet weekly to offer support from Pulvermacher and another specially trained leader, as well as from other group members, who understand the emotional nature of this loss. Participants will be comforted and build a consistent, natural support system. Any adult may join the group, even if their spouse or partner who died was not an Agrace patient.