Last Updated: April 21, 2008

Coping During the Holidays

	Remembering Our Children
	Coping with grief during the holidays
	Grief And The Holidays: Advice From Hospice Foundation of America
	Holiday Memories, by Rabbi Earl Grollman
	Coping With Grief During Holidays
	Coping with Grief - It’s Called Living Through It
	Grief And Bereavement - GrowthHouse.org
	Music for Grief and Loss
	The Center for Grieving Children - Portland, Maine

Advanced Directives

	Fast Fact And Concept #149: Teaching the Family What to Expect When the Patient is Dying
	Stopping cancer treatment: Deciding when the time is right
	From the Maine Attorney General: End-of-Life Care Issues A well-written, concise patient guideline and a reminder to Maine physicians that our state obligates us to provide adequate care at the end of life: "If you believe that you or a loved one has not received adequate care or pain management from a licensed physician for a terminal illness, you may file a complaint with: the Board of Licensure in Medicine (for MDs) or the Board of Osteopathic Licensure (for DOs)"
	"Thinking Ahead" Guide for patients

Caring for Yourself or Your Child

	Speakers and Educational Workshops (pdf)
	Writing the Obituary - What is it? What do I say?
	Tips for savvy medical Web surfing
	When a Child Is Dying: A Psychologist's Advice
	Children with Cancer Can Plan Own Treatment
	There are a great many care options for the last days of life
	Pilot of a workbook for children visiting a loved one in a hospice Int J Palliat Nurs, September 1, 2003; 9(9): 397-403
	"You matter to the last moment of your life"
	Caring Conversations — Making Your Wishes Known for End-of-Life Care Caring Conversations is a consumer education initiative that helps individuals and their families share meaningful conversation while making practical preparations for end-of-life decisions. Download or view their workbook here.
	Isn't It Time We Talk Consumer Education Materials The Carolinas Center has the following printed consumer education materials available to order. Download an order form here.
	Understanding and managing your quality of life - an AMA pamphlet JAMA, Vol. 288 No. 23, December 18, 2002
	Love Acts as 'Terror Management' in Face of Death This article, published by Reuters news, is a review of a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
	Music for Bereavement, a recent article in the Journal of Palliative Medicine: This article highlights the healing possibilities of music for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Two recent albums, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth and Before Their Time are reviewed. Drawing on painful personal experiences, the artists involved use music to help the grief-stricken express their emotions and achieve more positive outlooks. You can listen to As Long as You Love (Scarlet Wings), by Cindy Bullens here on our site. Simply beautiful. JPM, Fall 2001, Volume 4(3), Pages 402-404.
	Completing a Life Website
	Cancer Pain Treatment Guides for Patients
	Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Guides These thorough discussions are published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society

Helping Children Deal With Death

	Talking to My Child About Death (Redbook Magazine)
	Helping Children With Serious Illness And Grief (from GrowthHouse)
	Children Die, Too (from LastActs)
	Talking To Children About Death A few hints and reading suggestions from Hospice.net
	What Do I Tell The Children? This is EPERC Fast Fact # 47. This is from the EPERC Site, which contains valuable, peer-reviewed information, and is well worth the time required to register and create your profile.
	Talking to Children About Death
	Talking to Children About Death
	Talking to Children About Death
	You can also use the Google Search, entering the words "talking with children death" (no quotes)

Helping Employees Deal with End-of-Life Issues: A Tool Kit

Mitochondrial Disorders This review is intended for professionals, but parts, especially the clinical information, may be useful to laypersons. You may also wish to view our selection of websites for more information.

	Grief Related To Pregnancy And Infant Death (from GrowthHouse)
	Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Infant Death Help with coping from The Compassionate Friends website.