Below are helpful resources to books, websites links, and documents to help make decisions, know what to expect, and grieving loss.
Death and Dying
Death: The Final Stage of Growth -1997
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
On Death and Dying -2003
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
On Death and Dying / Questions and Answers on Death and Dying / On Life after Death -2002
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Working Through It -1997
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
How Could I Not Be Among You? -1973
by Ted Rosenthal
Hospice, Home Care, AIDS/HIV
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People (7th edition) -2017
by Nancy L. Mace MA, Peter V. Rabins MD, MPH https://amzn.to/3cWUF5S
Home Care: A Practical Alternative to Extended Hospitalization -1980
by Evelyn Baulch
The Hospice Handbook: A Complete Guide -1993
by Larry Beresford
Coming Home: A Guide to Dying at Home with Dignity -1987
by Deborah Duda
https://amzn.to/3cW7ZHV
AIDS-The Ultimate Challenge -1987
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Home Care for Dying -1985
by Deborah Whiting Little
Hospice Movement: A Better Way of Caring for the Dying -1992
by Sandol Stoddard
Children’s Books Regarding Death and Dying
The Dead Bird -2016
by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrated by Christian Robinson https://amzn.to/2B6FCJC
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages -1982
by Leo Buscaglia
My Grandpa Died Today -1983
by Joan Fassler
Talking about Death: A Dialogue between Parent and Child -2011
by Earl A. Grollman
Gramp -1978
By Mark Jury, Dan Jury
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children -1983
by Bryan Mellonie, Robert Ingpen
Grief
The Beauty of What Remains:
How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift – 2021
by Steve Leder
Loss and How to Cope with It -1977
by Joanne E Bernstein
Learning to Say Good-bye: When a Parent Dies -1976
by Eda LeShan
How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies -1988
by Therese A. Rando
When Bad Things Happen to Good People -1981
by Harold S. Kushner
The Bereaved Parent -1977
by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
Beyond Grief:
A Guide for Recovering from the Death of a Loved One -1987
by Carol Staudacher
Inspiration and Health
Sharing the Darkness: The Spirituality of Caring -1992
by Sheila Cassidy
Love Is Letting Go of Fear (3rd edition) -2010
by Gerald G. Jampolsky MD
Healing with Love: The Art and Science of Healing Yourself and Others through Love and Grace -2017
by Leonard Laskow MD
The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society -1979 by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing -1998
by Bernie S. Siegel MD
Peace, Love and Healing: Bodymind Communication & the Path to Self-Healing -1990
by Bernie S. Siegel MD
Relaxation (taking care of you)
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook -2019
by Martha Davis PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman MSW, Matthew McKay PhD
The Healing Power of Humor: Techniques for Getting Through Loss, Setbacks, Upsets, Disappointments, Difficulties, Trials, Tribulations, and All That Not-So-Funny
Stuff -1989
by Allen Klein
Managing Stress Before It Manages You -1980
by Jenny Steinmetz
Facing Hard Choices
A Guide to Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
At the end-of-life, patients and their loved ones are often faced with tough emotional decisions. You may be faced with hard choices about artificial nutrition and hydration. This booklet is a helpful guide. Click on the icon below to download.
When You Are Grieving
A Guide to Understanding Loss
Grief is the natural way we cope with loss. It is the sum of everything you feel when something or someone important to you is no longer in your life. Grief can leave you feeling exhausted, raw, and overwhelmed. This booklet is a helpful guide. Click on the icon below to download.
Preparing for hospice care and other helpful information for caregiver’s.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
CaringInfo, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, provides free resources to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis.
Mesothelioma Veterans Center is dedicated to improving the overall quality of life for individuals diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases.