HARVODES BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS CENTER
About Harvodes
The name of the
Center, Harvodes was inspired by the loss of his cousin, Harvey and grandmother
Odessa, who took the place of his biological mother at 6 weeks. The sudden
death of his cousin Harvey was a loss that continues to impact his life to this
day. Both deaths have their own uniqueness: his grandmother’s was expected, but
his cousin’s was unexpected. While different, each death evoked similar
feelings and emotions of: confusion, frustration, and anger all at once.
Experiencing the
deaths resulted in a process of grief, which included: Asking the questions
such as why challenging himself in terms of spirituality and inner strength
and learning how to best deal with the emotions. Both Odessa and Harvey had a
tremendous impact on founder, Dr. Anderson, in their living years and following
their deaths. The double impact led Dr. Anderson to search for a way to assist
others who had experienced loss in a meaningful way to find hope for both the
future and without their loved one(s). Harvey and Odessa helped shape the
dream.
