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We are pleased to offer comprehensive, helpful information that may facilitate a more pro­ductive grieving period. In addition, our Hope Through Healing Video Book* has been reviewed with local Hospice Groups and Clergy. We have received high marks on its content and easy-to-understand format.



 

When Children Hurt
What does a child understand about death? What should he or she be told about it? These and other issues are addressed in this booklet which is ideal for parents, teachers, or anyone dealing with children.






Getting Past Christmas
A helpful pamphlet that gives ten useful ideas for surviving the holidays after the death of a loved one.

Toward Tomorrow
This valuable reference aid helps spouses, children, relatives, and friends handle the financial and personal affairs of the deceased and then adjust their own.

Life After Loss
This booklet from Guideposts magazine relates personal experiences of bereavement and offers insights on grief and emotional healing. It is ideal for bereaved spouses.

The Spiral of Grief
Psychotherapist and grief counselor, Diana J. McKendree, M.Ed., has written this booklet to help bereaved families work through the grief experience.




Grief After Suicide
The incidence of suicide among young people has nearly tripled over the past 20 years. Family and friends are often shocked by the suicide of someone who wasn’t the “type.” Through numerous important topics, this booklet provides information on the controversial subject.

You Can Cry At My Funeral
This letter to a friend from a friend urges contemplation of the importance of sharing in the funeral service and discusses the value of the body in the context of the funeral.





Is There Anything I Can Do to Help?
Awkwardness and discomfort are normal reactions of friends attempting to help the bereaved. This publication suggests attitudes, words, and acts which are truly supportive.

Kolie and the Funeral
This 10-page coloring book uses words and pictures to gently and sensitively explain death, funerals, and funeral homes to young children. It also contains a list of suggestions designed to guide parents in discussing death with their children.

Grief of Grandparents
This 8-page brochures helps grandparents understand their feelings for the loss of the grandchild as well as the pain of their own children.

Our Baby Died. Why?
A seven-year-old’s story of his life during the pregnancy and stillbirth of his brother, sharing the perspective of a child’s grief. Recommended for reading aloud to younger children, and for recording their feelings.

Hope for Bereaved
This handbook of helpful, realistic articles was created by bereaved people for bereaved people and those wanting to help. It makes a superb gift for the bereaved, support group leaders, teachers, and church or hospital personnel.

Special Video Tape Presentations

Hope through Healing
Video Book

This 9-minute video is designed to help families cope with the loss of their loved one. The presentation reviews the unique patterns of grieving, explores myths about grieving and identifies milestones through the grieving process.

’Til Death Do Us Part
This unique video features natural, unscripted comments from men and women who have experienced the death of a spouse, candidly describing the physical and emotional changes they have experienced during the grief process.

*Complimentary to families utilizing our professional services

 

 

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