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Research & Education
Books
There are many excellent books that cover a wide range of topics related to dying, death and bereavement. Check with your local library or book store.
AIDS Care |
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Informative questions and answer format...| Read more |
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Discusses the losses associated with AIDS and ways to heal....| Read more |
Caregivers |
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Ways to improve quality of care for those who are dying....| Read more |
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Examines tough choices regarding medical care, home care, hospice, assisted suicide etc....| Read more |
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In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years experience tending the terminally ill....| Read more |
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Clinical Interventions for caregivers....| Read more |
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A Zen perspective on caregiving....| Read more |
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Inspirational look at humour, hope and healing in the face of death....| Read more |
Children & Grief : Fiction |
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Describes a boy's friendship with Jamie and his feels when she dies....| Read more |
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An aunt prepares her niece for the aunt's impending death....| Read more |
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A young friend is killed by a car; describes a 7 year old's reactions....| Read more |
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A simple story of beginnings, endings and lifetimes of plants, animals and people....| Read more |
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A young boy's special relationships with his two grandmothers and his feelings whn they die....| Read more |
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Michael witnesses his grandfather's deterioration and death from cancer....| Read more |
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Corrie's father is dying. His interest in his garden leads to the realization that life continues in his children....| Read more |
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When his cat dies, a young boy tries to remember ten good things about him....| Read more |
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Reactions of family, friends and teacher when a 15 year old boy hangs himself....| Read more |
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Addresses some of the questions a young child may ask when a sibling dies....| Read more |
Children & Grief : NonFiction |
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A listing of resources...| Read more |
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Use of narrative and case studies to explain children's understanding of reactions to death....| Read more |
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Professional resource book for pediatric hospice care. ...| Read more |
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Children (aged 7 - 16) describe their feelings when a parent died....| Read more |
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Addresses the questions and feelings a child has when a parent is sick and dies....| Read more |
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Teens describe their experiences living with cancer, side effects, family, friends etc....| Read more |
Cross Cultural Caring |
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Considers the history and beliefs of several faiths, yet emphasizing the individual's needs....| Read more |
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Study of spiritual beliefs/practices related to conscious dying and the transition to the afterlife....| Read more |
Grief & Loss |
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A personal tale of grieving his wife's death....| Read more |
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Selections of poetry and prose about grief....| Read more |
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Clinical study and research of this topic....| Read more |
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Sibling bereavement and its differences....| Read more |
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Support for bereaved patients and others....| Read more |
Living with Grief |
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A guide for dealing with the aftermath of suicide....| Read more |
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A series of articles, resource materials written by experts on these areas of grief....| Read more |
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A series of articles, resource materials written by experts on this area of grief....| Read more |
Palliative Care References |
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A Handbook for Health Care Professionals in Western Canada....| Read more |
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How families find reconciliation when death approaches....| Read more |
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Essays on key themes in palliative care, intended for professionals....| Read more |
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A textbook for death and dying courses that gives good introduction to the main issues....| Read more |
Spiritual/Pastoral |
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Considers definitions of spirituality and issues commonly raised....| Read more |
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Reflection's on Life's Final Chapter....| Read more |
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Inspirational book on dealing with serious and chronic illness....| Read more |
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How We Are Transformed Spiritually As We Die....| Read more |
Memory Garden