Websites
Google Health - take charge of your health:
google.com/health
CarePages - free patient blogs that connect family and friends during a health crisis: www.carepages.com
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org
Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition
www.childrenshospice.org
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Kern County - a non-profit consumer advocacy group that provides education in regard to your final wishes.
www.funerals.org.
Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Recommended Reading
Adults
Experiencing Grief, by H. Norman Wright.
Reflections of a Grieving Spouse, by H. Norman Wright.
On Death and Dying, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
Healing and Growing Through Grief, by Donna O'Toole. Available at www.compassionbooks.com
A Different Season, by Joseph Robert Pfeiffer, LCSW
Holiday resources
Renewing Your Spirit: A Guide for Holidays and Special Days, by Sherry Williams. Available at www.newleaf-resources.com
Grief and the Holidays, by Ralph L. Klicker, PhD. Available at www.guidelinepub.com
Teens
Facing Change: Falling Apart and Coming Together Again in the Teen Years, by Donna O'Toole.
The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends, by Helen Fitzgerald.|
Transitions Along the Way: A Guide to the Dying Process for Children and Young Adults, by Stephanie A. Jonah, R.N.
Children
Fears, Doubts, Blues and Pouts, by H. Norman Wright and Gary J. Oliver.
I Miss You: A First Look At Death, by Pat Thomas.
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss, by Pat Schwiedert.
Remember: A Write-in Memory Book for Grieving Children, by Enid Samuel-Traisman, M.S.W.
Help Me Say Goodbye, by Janis Silverman
When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness, by Marge Heegaard.
When Someone Very Special Dies, by Marge Heegaard.
Additional Reading
The following titles are available at the Kern County Library
Adult
The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch.
How to Survive the Loss of a Love, by Colgrove, Bloomfield and McWilliams.
Daily Comforts for Caregivers, by Pat Samples.
Chasing Daylight: How my Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life, by Eugene O'Kelly.
The Last Gifts: Creative Ways to Be With the Dying, by Jillian Brasch.
Talking About Death Won't Kill You, by Virginia Morris.
Using the Power of Hope to Cope with Dying, by Cathleen Fanslow-Brunjes.
Teen
How Do We Tell the Children?: A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies, by Dan Schaefer.
Children
Each Little Bird That Sings, by Deborah Wiles.
The Goodbye Boat, by Mary Joslin.
Grandma's Purple Flowers, by Adjoa J. Burrowes.
Her Mother's Face, by Roddy Doyle.
Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata
The Purple Balloon, by Chris Raschka.
Ways to Live Forever, by Sally Nicholls.