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Death and Bereavement Issues
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Death and Bereavement Issues (11 links)

See also Death, Grief, Bereavement (in InterNet Resources for Cancer)
See also Hospice Care (in InterNet Resources for Cancer)
  • Children Coping With Grief and Dying A list of books about death, loss, illness, and hope for Children and their Caregivers, by Lee Anne Phillips
  • Children's Hospice International A non-profit organisation founded in 1983 to provide a network of support and care for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
  • Claire House Children's Hospice This hospice, which is a registered charity, cares for children 0-18 yrs with life threatening or life limiting conditions and their families from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The Web site has details of services, events etc.
  • Empty Arms WebRing A webring of sites created by parents who are grieving the loss of a child.
  • Foundation Maruzza Lefebvre D'Ovidio a Vatican foundation which provides care to terminally ill cancer patients. The Foundation is organising a children's cancer hospice in collaboration with Ospedale Bambino Gesu in Rome. Italian language.
  • Making Cancer Less Painful - A Handbook for Parents (Killam Children's Hospital / Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) a booklet by PJ. McGrath PhD, G.A Finley MD FRCPC, CJ. Turner RN MN, 1992.
  • Pediatric Pain Education for Patients, Families and Nurses (University of Iowa College of Nursing, USA) pages by Jo Eland, Associate Professor of Nursing including pages on cancer and pain in children.
  • Teen Age Grief, Inc (USA) A non-profit organization based in Newhall, California. It was founded in 1984 to provide emotional support for young people and training for teachers and other professionals helping teenagers grieve.
  • The Compassionate Friends - Chat Room (USA) a a bereavement chat room for parents who have lost a child of any age.
  • The Compassionate Friends - National Office (USA) A non-profit self-help organization for bereaved parents and siblings, with many local chapters both in the USA and international. The site includes on-line information leaflets about various aspects of grieving, plus links to local chapters.
  • The Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families (USA) The Center provides support and care in Portland, Oregon and the surrounding region loving to children, teens, and their families who are grieving a death. It also provides support and training, nationally and internationally to carers.

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