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2 | This American Life: Good Grief | Adults | 5/28/2021 | 1st | This American Life: 738: Good Grief! on Apple Podcasts | This five part podcast on grief opens with a prologue sharing the story of a comedian who lost his two year old son to brain cancer. The father discusses his hope, his pain and his way to cope with his loss. The father states clearly that speaking with other bereaved parents helps him. | Podcast | Brain Cancer, First and Only | No | 21-Jun | CACO | |||||||||||||||
3 | Surviving the Holidays While Grieving | Janet K. Johnson | Adults | 11/11/2020 | 1st | Amazon $13.99 | This is a good general grief book. While there is nothing specific to cancer or the loss of a child holidays are still difficult/challegning/tough while you are grieving. This book shares some great ideas and suggestions. | Book | Holidays | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
4 | Your Grief Your Way | Shelby Forsythia | Adults/Young Adults | 9/29/2020 | 1st | Amazon $13.82 Kindle $6.99 | The author has a podcast Coming Back:Conversations of Life after Loss. Author's mother died those giving her insights into grief and the grieving of others. The book is about general grief and loss for young people. Author is very relatable. | Book | Young Adults | No | 20-Feb | CACO | ? | |||||||||||||
5 | On Grief and Bereavement | Rob Watts | Adults | 6/1/2020 | 1st | Amazon $19.99 Kindle $4.99 | While the book is about general grief it does mention the loss of the child (p 39). It also has great section on preplanning responses and going back to work. It is not about losses from cancer but it is a short easy to read book that would be great for the first year. | Book | Going back to Work, Pre-planning responses | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
6 | Thrive Global | Emma Payne | Adults | 1/16/2020 | 1st | https://thriveglobal.com/stories/breathing-new-life-into-death/ | Article about how 5 groups of women have brought grief into the limelight and created organizations to help others who are grieving from their own experiences. | Article | Grief | No | 20-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
7 | Fast Company | Erica Sweeney | Adults | 1/15/2020 | 1st | https://www.fastcompany.com/90451499/7-ways-to-deal-with-grief-in-the-workplace | Returning to work and the impact of greif on the workplace. 7 tips on how to deal and be effective. | Article | Work Grief and Tips | No | 20-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
8 | Forbes | Sabrina Nawaz | Adults | 1/13/2020 | 1st | https://www.forbes.com/sites/sabinanawaz/2020/01/13/grief-management-how-to-support-an-employee-who-is-coping-with-grief/#14db49635c0b | Even an understanding boss who thinks they understand grieving employees when they return to work doesn't really know until they are grieving their own loss. | Article | Employee/Grief | No | 20-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
9 | When You Lose Someone You Love | Joannne Fink | Adults and Young Adults | 4/9/2019 | 1st | Amazon $9.33 Hardcover $7.40 paperback | This is a great first book. While there is nothing about the death of a child or cancer it is all about grief and healing and remembering and keeping your love for them alive. | Book | Grief; Love; Legacy | Non-religious | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
10 | Bristol Herald Courier | Mieke VanderBorght | Adults | 3/4/2019 | 1st | https://www.heraldcourier.com/community/app-review-apart-of-me-wonderful-tool-helps-kids-work/article_8b6be20a-9119-599c-83f6-93e2c6ed1066.html | Article discuss the app Apart of Me. The app is designed as an interactive game to help children cope with the feeling associated with having a family member who is terminally ill or who has died. | Article | Grief, Feelings, App | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
11 | First Book and NYLife Foundation Partner to Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators | First Book | Adults and Teachers | 2/27/2019 | 1st | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-book-and-the-new-york-life-foundation-partner-to-bring-grief-books-resources-to-educators-300803413.html | New York Life Foundation and First Book enter two year arrangement to bring books and resources on grief to educators. As so many teachers are teaching grieving children without proper insight and resources to help these grieving children. | Article | Grieving Students | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
12 | This is How Different Cultures Grieve with Food | Huffington Post Erin Van Der Meer | Adults and Staff | 2/25/2019 | 1st | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grieving-with-food_l_5c646722e4b0084c78e25df8 | Article about have every culture provides comfort to those that grieving through visting and bring food. The food provide the reason to visit. The visit offers a hug and support. The food remains as does the knowledge that the grieving person is not alone in their grief. | Article | Food, Culture | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
13 | A woman has shared "the ball in the box" analogy that so accuratley describes the pain of grief | Annabelle Lee | Adults | 2/24/2019 | 1st | https://www.mamamia.com.au/ball-in-the-box-grief/ | This idea apparently went viral - the ball in the box is a very visual description of grief. | Article | Analogy of Grief | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
14 | How Grieving Impacts Sleep | Lisa Smalls | Adults | 2/23/2019 | 1st | https://www.curetoday.com/share-your-story/how-grieving-impacts-sleep | Self-care is so important and yet it is work. For those that are grieving it is difficult to find the energy - especially if you are not getting enough sleep. Yet grief has an impact on sleep. | Article | Sleep | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
15 | Running a Business While Delaing with Grief | Jessica Foremen | Adults | 2/1/2019 | 1st | https://thebossmagazine.com/running-business-dealing-with-grief/ | Tips for returning to work while grieving. | Article | Returning to work | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
16 | Their Children Die at St. Jude. Now they counsel the hospital at end-of-life moments. | Max Garland Memphis Commercial Appeal | Adults | 1/31/2019 | 1st | https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/01/31/st-jude-program-has-bereaved-parents-counsel-memphis-hospital/2681988002/ | Article writtten about Lisa Trumbo and her time serving other at St. Jude. | Article | End of Life | Yes | 19-Feb | LT | ||||||||||||||
17 | Option B Gathering | Option B | Adults/Young Adults | 1/1/2019 | 1st | https://optionb.org/ | Resilence is like a muscle. We will help you build it. Born out of the book Option B this platform provides virtual support for a variety of grief groups. Offering groups for mothers, fathers and young adults with groups meeting at various times of the day and days of the week. | Virtual Support | Virtual Grief Support Groups | No | 20-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
18 | The Pervasiveness of Loss | My Little Pursuit of Happiness | Adults | 12/23/2018 | 1st | https://mylittlepursuitsofhappyness.wordpress.com/2018/12/23/the-pervasiveness-of-loss/ | Retells the story of Frank Kafka and the doll. Excellent story of living with loss. | Blog | Love and Loss | No | 19-Feb | EK | ||||||||||||||
19 | Paradocs | Eric Larson MD | Adults | 10/21/2018 | 1st | http://theparadocs.com/2018/10/21/episode-025-two-doctors-grieving-the-death-of-their-son-with-dr-marcy-larson/ | Two doctors discussion the loss of their son to an accident two months after losing him. It is very raw. | Podcast | Parental Loss | Christian | No | 19-Dec | CACO | |||||||||||||
20 | Still Standing Magazine | Claudia | Adults | 9/29/2018 | 1st | https://stillstandingmag.com/2018/09/29/how-to-avoid-burnout-when-supporting-grieving-friends/ | Article titles How To Avoid Burnout When Supporting Grieving Friends | Article | Burnout; Support | No | 19-Mar | WA | ||||||||||||||
21 | Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief | Cynthia Bidwell Smith | Adults | 9/25/2018 | 1st | Amazon $15.69 Kindle $13.99 | Searched grief and found this book. This is a vey indepth book referencing many other books on grief that are in the database. It is a very interesting book however anxiety is real. Not sure this is a good book for the first year of loss. | Book | Anxiety, Resilence, Storytelling, staying connected | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
22 | Advice for Future Corpes | Allison Frost and Sallie Tisdale | Adults & Caregivers | 6/19/2018 | 1st | https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/advice-for-future-corpses-and-those-who-love-them/ | Podcast conversation with author Sallie Tisdale pallative care nurse about her experience with those who are dying. | Podcast | Good Death; | Buddhist | No | 18-Aug | CACO | 50+ minutes | ||||||||||||
23 | As Much Time As It Takes | Martin Keogh | Adults | 5/2/2018 | 1st | Amazon $10.99 Kindle $3.49 | This is a very gentle book about general grief. There is nothing specific regarding the details of death but all about the feelings and insights assocaited with grief. One can easily open and read a paragraph reflection rather than reading a book. | Book | Healthy Greving | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
24 | Bush family members share cartoon of Barbara Bush reuniting with daughter in heaven | Melissa Quinn | Adults & Mothers | 4/18/2018 | 1st | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bush-family-members-share-cartoon-of-barbara-bush-reuniting-with-late-daughter-in-heaven | Barbara Bush's daughter Robin died of Leukemia at age 3. Now they are together in heaven. | Article & Cartoon | Leukemia, Reunited in Heaven | Christian | No | 18-Apr | QoL SC | |||||||||||||
25 | Grieving mum helps others after the death of her 12 year old daughter | Conor Gogerty Gloucestershire Live | Adults | 4/15/2018 | 1st | https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/abi-owen-12-died-after-1460387 | Article written about new book for greiving families. The new book, written by Kelly Owen, is based on another book called Waterbugs and Dragonfly. The author adapted the story of the first book to serve the needs of her family once her daughter died. | Article | Brothers and Sisters grieving | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
26 | Like Minds Ep. 12 | BBC | All | 3/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55TJRj9HUk&t=183s | BBC created a video explaining the truth that grief is not something that you get over. | Video | Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
27 | Bradenton Herald | Jane E. Brody | Adults | 1/29/2018 | 1st | http://amp.bradenton.com/news/local/health-care/article197264109.html | "Understanding Grief and How to Live Through it" There is no FIX | Article | Surviving Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
28 | Telocare | Linda Humphries | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Mocrodosing on self-care using a lock screen app answering a series of questions. | App | Microdosing Selfcare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
29 | How do you help a grieving friend? | Megan Devine | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=l2zLCCRT-nE | Grief therapist Megan Devine creates an illustrative cartoon type video to explain what someone who is grieving really needs. | Video | Grieving | No | 18-Sep | WA | ||||||||||||||
30 | How to Find a Grief Therapist | Megan Devine | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1RwrIet6U | Therapist Megan Devine shares a video and her advise on how to find a good therapist. | Video | Therapist | No | 18-Sep | WA | ||||||||||||||
31 | A Bridge through Grief: A Field Guide | Joyce R. Jackson | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | 1st | Amazon or Barnes and Noble = $ | Tiny little book that gently guides you through your grief and allows you to journal your way to healing and fond memories. | Journal | Journal | Christian | No | 18-Jun | MMO | |||||||||||||
32 | Waking Up | Sam Harris | Adults | 11/15/2017 | 1st | https://samharris.org/podcasts/the-lessons-of-death/ | Frank Ostaseski author of The Five Invitations has a conversation about his life's work - helping people die well. Very long podcast 1 hour +. Episode 104 "Lessons of Death" not relating to children @ 27' very good. | Podcast | Hospice, End of Life, Lessons Learned from those dying | Buddhist | No | 18-Feb | CACO | On-line | ||||||||||||
33 | It's OK that You're Not OK Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand | Megan Devine | Adults | 10/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($11.52); Audiobook, CD, Kindle ($9.99) | What a great book. I couldn't put it down. There were a few references to child who died but mostly it was about understanding and helping one who is grieving by allowing them to grieve. | Book | Allow Them to Grieve | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
34 | Being Mortal | Atul Gawande | Adults | 9/5/2017 | 1st | Spanish & Chinese | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Not to be read first year; physicians insights to life & death | Book | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||||
35 | Huffington Post: Wellness | Lindsay Holmes | Adults | 8/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-illustration_us_599b0065e4b0a2608a6daec6 | Visual aid for grief explained in an article about loss | Article | Faces of grief, What Grief looks like | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
36 | Let's Talk About Death | Casey Jarman and Jana DeCristofara | Adults & Caregivers | 8/3/2017 | 1st | https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/rebroadcast-death/ | Podcast discusses death with author of Death: An Oral History and program director of the Dougy Center. Impact of death of the future of the family. | Podcast | Permission; Coming together; Openness of Talking about Death | No | 18-Aug | CACO | 49+ minutes | |||||||||||||
37 | Huffington Post: OWN | Lisa Capretto | Adults | 6/22/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sheryl-sandberg-on-what-so-many-people-get-wrong-about-expressing-sympathy_us_594bf2ace4b01cdedf019508 | What can you say to someone grieving? Video embedded in article on-line. | Video | Say something | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
38 | Option B | Sheryl Sandberg | Adults | 4/24/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($10.98); Audiobook, CD, Kindle ($12.99) | Insights to Death; Resilience and rediscovering what is possible | Book | Resilience | Jewish | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||
39 | Huffington Post: Wellness | Lindsay Holmes | Adults | 3/6/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-illustrations-totally-nail-the-difficult-process_us_58b878dde4b01fc1bde6f01f | Artist created drawings to express her grief after her father died. | Video | Visual Aid for explaining grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
40 | There is No Good Card for This | Kelsey Crowe | Adults/Young Adults | 1/17/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($14.28); Audiobook; Kindle ($9.99) | Helpful Hints mixed with a lot of humor and thoughtfulness | Book | Easy to Read, Humor | Non Religious | Yes | 19-Mar | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||
41 | Huffington Post: The Blog | Laurie Burrows Grad | Adults | 1/5/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-grief-my-grief-bette_b_13945074.html | Letters to and from grief | Article | Those Grieving | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
42 | Self Checkout | Evan Sobkowicz | 12 + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Tracks moods and mental wellness through check in and reminderssss and self care suggestions. | App | Self Care | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
43 | Player FM | So many podcasts available | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 1st | motherlove.net | There are multiple grief podcasts all broadcasting from this site. Grief Out Loud which is created by the Dougy Center. Coming Back which is created and hosted by Shelby Forsythia whose mom died when she was 20. What is Your Grief hosted by two women who focus on grief. Play Therapy with Jackie Flynn. | Podcast | Grief Topics | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
44 | Huffington Post: The Blog | Mark Liebenow | Adults | 10/24/2016 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/halloween-feasting-on-the_b_12612530.html | Article offering suggestions for grievers during Halloween and death culture time of the year. | Article | Halloween | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
45 | Aprendiendo a Decir Adios/Learning to Say Goodbye | Marcelo Rittner | Adults | 5/24/2016 | 1st | only Spanish | Amazon ($11.30); Kindle ($5.99) | Overall good book with references and testimonies for parents who have lost children. | Book | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Reorder DOR 2018 | Amazon | ||||||||||||
46 | Grief One Day at a Time 365 Mediations to Help You Heal | Alan Wolfelt | Adults | 4/18/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($13.06) Kindel $7.99 | This book provides a daily dose of guidance for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. | Book | Mediations | DOR | 19-Mar | CACO | Order for DOR2019 | Have | ||||||||||||
47 | Please Be Patient I'm Grieving (3of5) | Gary Roe | Adults | 3/27/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($9.13) | This is a short and easy to read book. Filled with many helpful insights into the feeling of one who grieves. This is for general grief as there is nothing particular to the loss of a child. | Book | Patience | Christian | RG/DOR | 19-Mar | KOB | Book 2 of 4 is for loss of spouse | Amazon | |||||||||||
48 | When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithu | Adults | 1/12/2016 | 1st | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Not to be read first year; insights of life and death; written from point of view of the dying young doctor | Book | Dying | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||||
49 | Collateral Beauty | Warner Brothers | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Movie | Movie of a man struggling with his daughter's death from cancer | Movie | Difference in how genders grieve | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
50 | Hope and Healing for Transcending Loss | Ashley Davis Bush | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($14.32); Kindle ($9.99) | Daily Mediations | Book | Mediations | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
51 | Forever in My Heart: A Grief Journal | Tanya Carroll Richardson | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($12.63), Kindle ($9.99) | Grief journal that has chapters inviting you to write your own story as a way to remembering your loved one. It is very comprehensive. Book is covered in butterflies! | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | ||||||||||||||
52 | Mr. Church | Susan McMartin | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Trailer: https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=mr+church#id=1&vid=42709e82f264ff2153be18ce7e0a7b03&action=click Amazon $8.50 and Netflix | It is a movie about a single mother with cancer raising her one and only daughter. It is a story about struggle, pain and finding your way home to a family that life gives you - not necessarily the family you were born into at first. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2016/09/22/the-man-who-inspired-the-film-mr-church-starring-eddie-murphy/#6acb926244da | Video | Mothers and Daughters, Being There, Family, Knowing what to say | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
53 | The Life Altering Power of a Positive Mind | Shaun Ancor | Adults & Caregivers | 10/13/2015 | 1st | http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsessions/shawn-achor-the-life-altering-power-of-a-positive-mind-video | The science behind the power we all possess to effect others through our being positive. Just smile. Episode 106 @ 21' and 22" for hospitals. | Podcast | Positive, Smile | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
54 | We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults | Heather Servaly-Seib & David Fajgenbaum | Adults and Young Adults | 6/1/2015 | 1st | Amazon $24.99 Kindle $14.09 | This is a book written for young adults. 10% of all college students have experienced the loss of a loved one and yet is there support for them? This book contains stories from 33 young adults; 5 lost their siblings - 1 from cancer. | Book | College Students | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
55 | Go90 | Your Daily Zen | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | https://www.go90.com/videos/6GJQZIvbRMb | Meditation of all loss with exercises to help acknowledge your loss | Website | Meditation, Loss, Grief | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
56 | Permission to Mourn:A New Way to do Grief | Tom Zuba | Adults & Fathers | 11/13/2014 | 1st | www.tomzuba.com Amazon ($11.57); Kindle ($8.49) | Written by a father who lost his son to brain cancer. Already had experienced the death of his 18 month old daughter. Book is written in poem form and very easy to read and relate to while grieving. | Book | Father, Brain Caneer, What Grief is like and how to heal | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
57 | Honoring Grief | Alexandra Kennedy | Adults | 9/1/2014 | 1st | Amazon ($13), Kindle ($9.99) | This is a very easy and gentle book. Has good insights regarding taking time to heal and creating a space for the work that needs to be done to heal and examine your grief. | Book | Sanctuary for Grief, Taking and Making Time to Grieve | RG/DOR | 18-Jun | CACO | ||||||||||||||
58 | NPR: Losing Our Religion | Barbara Bradley Hagerty | Adults | 1/16/2013 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2013/01/16/168563480/after-tragedy-nonbelievers-find-other-ways-to-cope | How those without faith deal with loss. Grief without God. Support group founded in churches. Best advice Help others. | Article | Loss, No Belief in God, | Non-believers | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
59 | NPR: Losing Our Religion | Barbara Bradley Hagerty | Adults | 1/16/2013 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2013/01/16/168563480/after-tragedy-nonbelievers-find-other-ways-to-cope | How those without faith deal with loss. Grief without God. Support group founded in churches. Best advice Help others. | Podcast | Loss, No Belief in God, | Non-believers | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
60 | The Psychologist, The Mom and Me | Dr. Christina Hibbert | Adults | 10/18/2012 | 1st | https://www.drchristinahibbert.com/in-memory-of-my-sister-on-the-5th-anniversary-of-her-deat/ | Dr. Hibbert lost a sister to cancer when she was 18 and her sister was 8. Then helping her nephews through their grief. "Sibling Grief 10 Things Everyone Should Know" | Blog | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
61 | Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving | Molly Fumia | Adults | 8/1/2012 | 1st | Amazon $18.95 | This book is filled with words of comfort and insights for healing and hope for grieving parents. | Book | Mothers; Parents | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
62 | When A Child You Love is Grieving | Harold Ivan Smith | Adults | 6/1/2012 | 1st | Amazon | This book is very gentle and comforting. Sharing many stories of leaders who experiences grief and loss as children and went on to a life of serving others. | Book | Grief, Joy, Childhood | Christian | RG/DOR | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes & Fernside | Have | |||||||||||
63 | Gone but Not Lost | David Wiersbe | Adults | 4/1/2011 | 1st | Amazon ($12.99) | Focus newly bereaved. Ch 16 Mad At God; Ch 23 Support is needed; good first book if Christian. | Book | First Book, Mad at God, Newly Bereaved | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
64 | The Shack/La Cabaña | William P. Young | Adults & Fathers | 6/20/2008 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($7.89); Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($9.99) | Story about a grieving father struggling with God and himself after the horrifying abduction and murder of his daughter, Missy. No connection with cancer but the struggle with God was very helpful. Read book 1st year. Movie excellent, saw after 8 yrs. | Book | Father's Grief, Mad at God, Struggling with Faith | Christian | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||
65 | Sibling Grief | P. Gill White, PhD | Adults and Young Adults | 5/29/2008 | 1st | Amazon ($12.95); Kindle ($6.99) | Written by someone who lost a sister as a child to cancer. There are not many references to cancer however the perspective of a sibling writing the book is profound. The impact is life long and life changing. Sections for siblings of all ages. | Book | Siblings, Young Adults,Talking is Vital, Connecting w/ others | RG/DOR | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
66 | Grieving for DUMMIES | Greg Harvey | Adults | 7/10/2007 | 1st | Amazon ($10.32); Kindle ($9.20) | Sections for Loss of Children, Children & Grief, Holidays | Book | Holidays | NEW | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
67 | The Wilderness of Grief Finding Your Way | Alan Wolfelt | Adults | 5/28/2007 | 1st | Amazon $12.99 Kindle $12.34 | This is a small short book that is easy to read for the general griever. It is inspirational filled with good ideas. | Book | Inspiational | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
68 | NPR | Joseph Shapiro | Adults | 2/17/2007 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7502317 | What grieving is really about? Not sadness but rather yearning for the loved one. | Article | Grief, Research, Yearning | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
69 | NPR | Joseph Shapiro | Adults | 2/17/2007 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7502317 | What grieving is really about? Not sadness but rather yearning for the loved one. | Podcast | Grief, Research, Yearning | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
70 | This Thing Called Grief | Thomas M. Ellis | Adults | 6/1/2006 | 1st | Amazon ($14.91); Kindle ($7.99) | Gently written short book walks you through the process and ends with a chapter on self-care. The very first story is about parents who lose their adult daughter to cancer. Not specifically for grief associated with cancer but rather grief that results from any loss. The author ties together those that have suffered a loss due to tragedy and others who have lost a job. There is also a focus on men and fathers too. | Book | Men and Father's Grief, Adult Daughter, Self Care | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | Library | ||||||||||||
71 | A Grief Observed/Una pena en observacion | C.S. Lewis | Adults | 3/14/2006 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon (10.53) $or B&N; Kindle ($9.99); Audiobook | Excellent | Book | Grief, Pain | Christian | FRC | 17-Oct | CACO | quotes | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||
72 | Companion on the Journey | David Kaufman | Adults | 1/1/2006 | 1st | www.davidkaufman.com | Beautiful music some CDs written specifically for grief. https://www.goodforthesoulmusic.com/shop/grief/ | Website | Music, Companion, | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
73 | Yoga for Grief Support | Sandy Ayre | All | 1/1/2006 | 1st | Yoga For Grief Support - Yoga Classes Edmonton For Grief Bereavement | On-line Yoga classes for those who are grieving. | Yoga | Yoga, Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
74 | God is in the Tough Stuff | Dan Bickel and Stan Jantz | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 1st | Amazon used available new ($4) | God understands what you are going through always. Read my first year someone gave this to me on a day when I could do nothing but cry. | Book | Faith, God, Understanding | Christian | Yes | 18-Mar | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
75 | Journey through Grief | Kenneth Haugk | Adults | 1/1/2004 | 1st | Amazon $23.90 | This is a four part series for those grieving. They are short easy to read books. Book one talks about being numb. Book two talks about the pain of grieving and that it is important. Books three reminds you to take your time with grief. Book four talks about anniversary. Very well done. | 4 booklet set | Numb, SelfCare, Take Time, Listen, Don't compare | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
76 | Vivir despues de la peridida (Living after Loss)/Life after Loss A practical Guide to renewing your life after experiencing major loss | Bob Deits, M.Th. | Adults | 9/30/1994 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($9.80); Kindle ($11.99) | 6th Edition 2017 is English; This is an excellent book about loss of all kinds. There is limited information about grieving the loss of a child. There is also a website for this book www.lifeafterlossonline.com | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
77 | Children Die Too/Los Ninos Tambien Mueren | Joy and Dr. SM Johnson | Adults | 6/1/1992 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | Very well done. Short and Sweet. Covers all bases. | Book | Spanish | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Order for DOR 2018 | Have Both | |||||||||||
78 | Center for Loss and Life Transitions | Alan Wolfelt, PhD | Adults | 1/1/1983 | 1st | www.centerforloss.com | Alan Wolfelt, PhD. Has worked since 1983 writing and studying death, grief and loss. His books are widely regarded as the best on the subject. | Website | Grief, Loss, Transitions | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
79 | Grief.com Because Love Never Dies | David Kessler | Adults | 1st | https://grief.com/movies-about-grief/ | List of 19 movies about grief. | Website | Movies | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||
80 | What This Kid Wants Adults to Know About Grief | Bryce Fields | Adults | 1/8/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $14.43 Kindle $3.99 | This is a book wirtten by 4th grade grief advocate explaining to adults how to communicate and help kids through the processing of grieiving. | Book | Communication | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||||||||||||
81 | Listen: Kindness when dealing with loss this festive season | Paul Bushell | Adults | 12/14/2019 | 2nd | https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/weekend-breakfast-with-jane-linley-thomas-/listen-kindness-deal-with-loss/ | For the holidays always a tough time of the year and even more so for those who are grieving. | Podcast | Holidays | No | 20-Jan | CACO | ||||||||||||||
82 | he Bereavement Code How to Survive Grief and Move Beyond the Loss of a Loved One | Jack Wilson | Adults | 12/13/2019 | 2nd | Amazon $19.85 Kindle $5.99 | This tiny book is expensive. It is good for general grief and explains the basics but there are better resources out there. | Book | General Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
83 | Unicorn | CBS | Adults/Teens | 9/29/2019 | 2nd | TV | Wife and mother die and father and two girls grieve and go on with the help of two very involved couples who are friends with the family. Humor is used to lessen the deep emotions discussed during the show. | TV Show | Parents and Teens | No | 19-Dec | CACO | ||||||||||||||
84 | Dear Sugars | Cherly Stayed | Adults | 6/29/2019 | 2nd | https://www.wbur.org/dearsugar/2019/06/29/the-empty-chair-part-one | This episode covers general grief in two parts called the Empty Chair. It is very good and deals with many topics that relate to the lose of a loved one. | Podcast | Loss and Grief | No | 19-Dec | CACO | ||||||||||||||
85 | Seattle, It's Time to Talk About Death | Jen Swanson Seattle Magazine | Adults | 1/1/2019 | 2nd | https://www.seattlemag.com/news-and-features/seattle-its-time-talk-about-death | Conversation to be had to help ease those left behind. | Article | Preparing for Death | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
86 | Missing My Doodle: Living with Grief After Losing My Son to Cancer | April Evans | Adults | 1/1/2019 | 2nd | Amazon ($14) Kindle ($4.99) | Mother writes story of her adults son losing his battle renal medullary carcinoma at age 20. | Book | Son, Carcinoma | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
87 | Art of Dying Well | Catholic church of England and Wales | Adults & Parents | 11/1/2018 | 2nd | www.artofdyingwell.org | Website has videos as well as written information. Episode 1 Child Bereavement (3/20/17) 26'; Episode 10 Love, Loss and Coping (2/6/18) 34:07'; each episode is very long | Website | Answering Questions with Faith and Openness | Catholic | No | 18-Feb | CACO | On website select podcast | ||||||||||||
88 | Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories for Healing After Loss | Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley | Adults | 8/15/2018 | 2nd | Amazon ($11.39) | Sections 1, 3 and 4 every comforting. Mother and daughter write the book. They each have their own prespective from the those of their son and brother. Book is back in print. | Book | Hope, Inspiration | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
89 | Mighty "The Unexpected Impacts of Grief" | Natalie Rodriguez | Adults | 1/30/2018 | 2nd | https://www.yahoo.com/news/unexpected-impacts-grief-161208279.html | Article deals with an unexpected death and the associated feelings. | Article | Meltdowns, Unexpected Death | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
90 | Grieving the Sacred Art | Lisa Irish | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon $11.55 Kindle $10.97 | Searched Grief. This book refers to many of the other books that have been read and reviewed. It is through and wordy and requires a lot of concentration to read and understand and would not be best book for the first year. It is more a book for those helping those that grieve - though through the book it is pointed out that everyone is grieving a loss of someone they have loved. | Book | Tears, Grief, Social Media, Compassion. Oscillation, Rituals | Spiritual not Religious | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
91 | Journey with Grief: Navigating the First Year | Larry Warner | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon ($11.75) | Father lost 18 year old son in car accident on Halloween. Father wrote poems as he grieved. This book is a compilation of want he wrote and learned to help others navigate their first year. Gentle and honest book - father acknowledges his pain. | Book | Halloween, 18 years old, Son, First and Only | Christian | No | 19-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
92 | The Grief Letter | Fran Buhler | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | www.thegriefletter.com | This book is written by a minister who has written actual grief letters for years to many. The wisdom and sensitivity that has been learned and felt over the years from these letters is compiled and shared in this book. There is little mentioned about cancer - one chapter referencing leukemia pps31-33, another referencing being a single parent p90, grandparent grief p98, and the loss of the first and only p107 | Book | All Aspects of Grief; Grandparents, Luekemia, Single Parent, First and Only | Christian | No | 18-Jun | CACO | |||||||||||||
93 | Refuge in Grief | Megan Devine | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | http://www.refugeingrief.com | Megan Devine is an author, therapist, blogger, and has a website for the grieving - though not necessarily for parents grieving. | Website | Grief, Relief, Help, Understanding | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
94 | Grief.com Because Love Never Dies | David Kessler | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | https://grief.com/about-grief/ | Leading grief expert discusses topics related to grief. 12 short videos | Website | Grief topics | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
95 | How to Support Grieving People During the Holidays | Megan Devine | Adults | 12/21/2017 | 2nd | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/its-ok-youre-not-ok/201712/how-support-grieving-people-during-the-holidays | Grief Therapist Megan Devine teams up with an artist to show what holiday grief can look like. | Article | Holidays, Grief, Visual Cartoon | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
96 | Soar: A Memoir | Gail Campbell Woolley | Adults and Young Adults | 12/12/2017 | 2nd | Amazon $11; Kindle $9.99 | This is a book writeen by woman diagnosed with her twin brother at age 7 with sickle cell disease. Her brother died at age 35 the time the doctor told the mother they would live to; she defied the odds and lived to 58 and wrote this book. There is little about pain, loss and grieving in this book. | Book | Sickle Cell, Twin, Men vs Women | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
97 | Promise Me, Dad | Joe Biden | Adults | 11/14/2017 | 2nd | Amazon ($15.59); Audiobook; Kindle ($13.99) | Father loses grown son to brain cancer. Openly shares the importance of compassion and how he learned its value. | Book | Father's Grief | Catholic | Yes | 18-Jan | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
98 | How to Help a Grieving Friend | Megan Devine | Adults | 9/29/2017 | 2nd | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/its-ok-youre-not-ok/201709/how-help-grieving-friend | Grief Therapist lists 11 to do when you are not sure what to do | Article | Helping Someone Grieve, What to Do, Friend | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
99 | Not Your Usual Grief Book | Selene Negrette | Adults | 8/19/2017 | 2nd | Amazon only found there | Bereaved mothers account of healing after losing son to leukemia. She went onto help other parents find healing. Website link for 8 steps of healing through journaling. | Book | Leukemia, Difference in how genders grieve, healing rituals, divorce | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
100 | Huffington Post: OWN | Lisa Capretto | Adults | 6/22/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sheryl-sandberg-on-what-so-many-people-get-wrong-about-expressing-sympathy_us_594bf2ace4b01cdedf019508 | What can you say to someone grieving? Video embedded in article on-line. Loss of spouse. | Article | Say something | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
101 | Grief is a Journey Finding Your Path Through Loss | Dr. Kenneth Doka | Adults | 4/18/2017 | 2nd | Amazon | Guide for all types of grief and the journey through loss | Book | Loss | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
102 | Huffington Post: OWN | Lisa Capretto | Adults | 3/14/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-this-healing-expert-doesnt-believe-in-closure_us_58c72d81e4b0598c66992bff | Elizabeth Lesser offers her view of staying open to the gifts of grief and thus allowing you to remain connected with whomever has died. | Article | Connection with loved one | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
103 | Huffington Post: OWN | Lisa Capretto | Adults | 3/14/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-this-healing-expert-doesnt-believe-in-closure_us_58c72d81e4b0598c66992bff | Elizabeth Lesser offers her view of staying open to the gifts of grief and thus allowing you to remain connected with whomever has died. | Video | Connection with loved one | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
104 | Huffington Post: Wellness | Lindsay Holmes | Adults | 3/6/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-illustrations-totally-nail-the-difficult-process_us_58b878dde4b01fc1bde6f01f | Artist created drawings to express her grief after her father died. | Article | Visual Aid for explaining grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
105 | KidsHealth | Paediatric Palliative Care Clinic Network | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | https://www.kidshealth.org.nz Search bereavement | Several articles are available | Article | Age, Helping, Grief, Loss | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
106 | The Five Invitations | Frank Ostaseski | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | https://fiveinvitations.com/blog | Buddhist Ideals; Bathing Blog 6/1/17 | Blog | Bathing Ritual for the Dead | Buddhist | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
107 | Breaking Sad | Shelly Fisher & Jennifer Joes | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon; Kindle | Very Easy to read. Little to do with Cancer death. Authors asked people to share memories and advise based on the best and worst things that happened when they were first grieving. Pages 112-126 great | Book | What to Say, What Not to Say, Grief | Yes | 18-Mar | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||||
108 | The Five Invitations | Frank Ostaseski | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | https://fiveinvitations.com/tricycle-magazine-washing-my-boys-body/ | Buddhist Ideals; Hospice training; Preparing for death | Book | Bathing Ritual for the Dead | Buddhist | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
109 | Confessions of a Funeral Director | Caleb Wilde | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon | Death business teaches many lessons about living and life if you let death into your life. | Book | Learning from Death | Christian | No | 18-Jan | WA & CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
110 | This is Us | NBC | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | TV | Family dealing with death from the past and from the present as the past and present are interwoven in the story. Grief is shown admits real life. | TV Show | Family | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
111 | Megan Devine | Megan Devine | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | https://player.vimeo.com/video/134620373 | Author shares video of how death has impacted and changed her life. She has learned and grown but must accept that life will never be the same. | Video | Allow Them to Grieve | No | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | Have | ||||||||||||
112 | Not Your Usual Grief Book | Selene Negrette | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | www.notyourusualgriefbook.com/myhealing journal | Bereaved mothers account of healing after losing son to leukemia. She went onto help other parents find healing. Website link for 8 steps of healing through journaling. | Website | Leukemia, Difference in how genders grieve, healing rituals, divorce | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
113 | Grief Works Stories of Life, Death and Surviving | Julia Samuel | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon | More for general death. Not a lot of information about cancer or death of a child. Many insights to comfort someone grieving. Listening is key | Book | Stories, Loss | No | 18-Mar | CACO | Grief.com | |||||||||||||
114 | Huffington Post: The Blog | David Kessler | Adults | 12/20/2016 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kessler/7-tips-for-those-dealing-with-grief-during-the-holidays_b_13688346.html | Leading Grief expert offers tips of surviving the holidays while grieving. | Article | Holidays, Tips, Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
115 | What Grieving People Wish You Knew | Nancy Guthrie | Adults | 9/30/2016 | 2nd | Amazon $12.99 | This book is not necessarily for grieving adults but rather for those that support them. There is a chapter about social media and death support. | Book | Social Media; What comforters should know | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
116 | Stumbling Stone | Airdre Grant | Adults | 2/2/2016 | 2nd | Amazon $4.98; Kindle and Audiobook too | This book is a collections of stories related to grief and healing. There is nothing specific about a loss from cancer. The author lost her twin brother as a young adult and takes a journey to make sense of the extreme loss that she feels. | Book | Twin Loss; Sibling Loss | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Notes to type up | Have | ||||||||||||
117 | Colors of Loss and Healing An Adults Coloring Book | Deborah S. Derman, PhD | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | Amazon ($9.48) | This is a simple and easy book to manage. It is very similar to an adult coloring book with positive messages. | Coloring Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
118 | Melinda Ruppert LCPC | https://melindaruppertlcpc.com/ | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | http://www.somdnews.com/recorder/spotlight/grieving-mother-becomes-counselor-in-hope-to-help-others/article_934458f9- 4dc2-5c37-bad2-7f6f2d7f4e07.html | St. Jude mom who is counselor | Website | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
119 | Grief's Second Mile | Doug Manning | Adults | 11/4/2015 | 2nd | Amazon $4 | This is a very general grief book that would be very good for the second year. It does contain a section on greiving children. | Book | General Grief | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
120 | Invisible Sisters: A Memoir | Jessica Handler | Adult Siblings | 9/15/2015 | 2nd | Amazon $20.95; Kindle $9.99 | Family has two sick daughters one with leukemia. The sister with luekemia dies as a child. The other sister who was sick first dies around age 35. The remaining sister becomes their writer and their memory. It is moving story but not all about grief. | Book | Sisters; Luekemia | Jewish | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
121 | 7 Tips for Speaking with a Bereaved Mother | Monica Wesolowska | Adults for Mothers | 1/1/2015 | 2nd | http://modernloss.com/7-ways-to-support-a-bereaved-mother/ | You will always be a mother. Your child's death doesn't change that fact. | Article | Mother's Day, List of what to do | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
122 | Grieving to Loss of Someone You Love | Raymond Mitsch and Lynn Brookside | Adults | 5/12/2014 | 2nd | Amazon $9.41; Kindle and Audiobook | This book is filled with daily mediation for a griever. It is a Christian book. There is no cancer written about in the book. There are 11 stories which relate to the death of a child. It is a very gentle book. | Book | Mediations; Christian; Gentle | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
123 | Living with a Broken Heart: Rediscovering Life after Loss | Paul O'Rear | Adults | 3/25/2014 | 2nd | Amazon $14.99 | Father begins writing book after his daughter died of cancer. The book started with his grief and he was able to finish it ten years later. It is a very Christian book. He is inspired by his daughter's journey. It is hopeful and very true. | Book | Brain Cancer, Teenaged Daughter | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
124 | How to Honor a Bereaved Mother on Mother's Day | Alexis Marie Chute | Adults for Mothers | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/honour-bereaved-mother-mothers-day/ | Bereaved mother writes an article helping others understand how to celebrate Mother's Day for those mother's who have lost a child. | Article | Young Adult; Father; Dying | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
125 | Go On | NBC | Adults | 12/31/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | TV Show focuses on loss support group in a real and humorous way | TV Show | Support Group | No | 18-Feb | CACO | On-line | |||||||||||||
126 | Second Firsts Live Love and Laugh Again | Christina Rasmussen | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | Grief counselor loses husband to colon cancer and learns what grief feels like and how to live again | Book | Science of Loss on the brain | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Notes to type up | Have | ||||||||||||
127 | Grief Share | The Church Initiative | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | https://www.griefshare.org/ | Anyone can subscribe to receive a daily email focused on the first year after a loss. It is very biblically based for Christians. Each one contains a scripture verse. Nothing specific to cancer or the loss of a child. | Daily E-mail | Grief, Christian | Christian | No | 19-Dec | CACO | Receiving | ||||||||||||
128 | Obit Tree | Kim Stacey | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | https://obittree.com/funeral-advice/grief-subscriptions.php | On-line subscription for anyone who is greiving and has an email address. A Daily email is sent to you offering suggestions and support. Nothing specific to cancer or the loss of a child. | Daily E-mail | Grief Support | Buddhist Ideals | No | 19-Dec | CACO | Receiving | ||||||||||||
129 | Second Firsts Live Love and Laugh Again | Christina Rasmussen | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | https://www.secondfirsts.com/ and https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=christina+rasmussen+videos#id=1&vid=fe6481cefb6ab4a456fdbd67b1a2354b&action=click | Grief counselor loses husband to colon cancer and learns what grief feels like and how to live again | Video | Science of Loss on the brain | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Notes to type up | Have | ||||||||||||
130 | What Do We Tell the Children | Jospeh M. Primo | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | There is not much in this book about the death of a sibling. It clearly states how important it is to be present for the children who are grieving and what power that presence holds. Remembering is vital. The life has ended in death but the relationship continues beyond. Language is very important. | Book | Presence; Language; Honesty | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes taken | |||||||||||||
131 | What's Your Grief | Litsa Williams and Eleanor Haley | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | www.whatsyourgrief.com | Website, newsletters, podcasts, books and blog. Podcasters are very comfortable with grief. There is laughter, not at death but rather themselves. They are attempting to discuss grief and bereavement one topic at a time. Episode 3 Returning to work start at 15'. Two seasons of podcasts. | Blog | Grief Topics: Returning to School, Cleaning Out Belongings, Parenting Teens, Returning to Work | No | 18-Jan | CACO | ||||||||||||||
132 | Still Standing Magazine | Varied | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | https://stillstandingmag.com/ | Ranked 2nd because the focus is not just grief but also infertility. Stories and written and shared by grieving parents around the world and shared with online community. Angela Miller is a contributing author. | Website | Parent Loss | No | 17-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
133 | Open to Hope Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss | Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley | Adults | 11/22/2011 | 2nd | Amazon ($12.95) | This is a very good book for the holidays. There is not much about loss from cancer, or a young child, or for men. However the wisdom and insight from both women is very comforting and easy to read. Sometimes it is difficult to find. | Book | Holidays | Christian | No | 19-Jan | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
134 | Angels in my Hair | Lorna Byrne | Adults | 1/1/2011 | 2nd | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Irish mystic and mother writes book about angels. In the course of her story she loses a child to a miscarriage, her father and her husband. Very gentle and kind. Nothing about cancer. I really enjoyed this book. | Book | Angels, Faith, Family, Listening | Christian | Yes | 18-Mar | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
135 | The Other Side of Sadness | George Bonanno | Adults & Staff | 12/28/2010 | 2nd | Amazon; Kindle | Not good for the first year. More a study on why and how people grieve then a how to cope. Looks beyond the five stages of grief to include joy and laughter in Loss. Excellent insights. Non religious. | Book | Coping | Non-religious | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | great quotes typed and saved | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||
136 | For the Tough Times | Max Lucado | Adults & Young Adults | 12/28/2008 | 2nd | Amazon $8.98; Kindle $4.99 | This is a great book about finding God where you are - even if where you are is suffering the loss of a child or sibling. It is very inspirational. NOT GOOD FOR THE FIRST YEAR. | Book | Finding God; Inspiration with God | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ORDER FRC | Have | |||||||||||
137 | The Grieving Garden Living with the Death of a Child | Suzanne Redfern and Susan K. Gilbert | Adults | 1/1/2008 | 2nd | Amazon | 22 children died 22 parent stories. One 32 year old Aimee (Mimi) lung cancer and Lainie 12 years old Ewing's Sarcoma. Well Done. | Book | Lung Cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
138 | Facing Into the Wind A Mother's Healing After the Death of Her Child | Faith Fuller Wilcox | Adults | 1/1/2007 | 2nd | Amazon $10.54 | This book was written by a mother who lost her 14 year old daughter to bone cancer. It is a collection of poems that were written as part of her therapy during her child's battle. They are sad, true, raw and filled with Christian faith. | Book | Poems, Daughter, Bone Cancer, 14 years old | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
139 | The Empty Room | Elizabeth DaVito-Reaburn | Adults | 1/1/2007 | 2nd | Amazon $15.54 | Understanding Sibling Loss is not an easy read. NOT FOR THE FIRST YEAR. The author lost her brother, he was the boy in the plastic bubble. Author discussed statistics no sibling card until 1980, 25% of sibs have experienced loss and there is little help for as the idea of sibling loss has only been acknowledged for the last 20 years. | Book | Sibling loss; Leukemia; Different from the loss of a parent | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
140 | Beyond Endurance When a Child Dies | Ronald J. Knapp, PhD | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 2nd | Amazon; Kindle | This book very thoroughly goes through most aspects of grief associated with the death of a child. It describes the first learning through grief and recovery. It also discusses factors associated with the family and how having certain resources will help the family and without how many families may end up in crisis. | Book | Family, Diagnosis, Relapse, Support, Resources | No | 18-Apr | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
141 | Una Luz que se apaga/A Light that Goes Out | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon $9.43 | This is a good translation. The book offers insights and explaination about what happens to the body and spirit when someone dies. There is a brief amount on the importance of including everyone in the family - especially children. There are many many stories, very few related to cancer. | Book | No | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
142 | Redkite | https://www.redkite.org.au/support/book-club | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 2nd | On-line | Lists of grief books most related to cancer. Best layout and visual for a book list. | Website | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
143 | No Regrets A 10 Step Program for Living in the Present and Leaving the past Behind | Hamilton Beazley, PhD | Adults | 1/1/2004 | 2nd | Amazon | This book relates most specifically with regrets. There is one chapter dedicated to regrets relating to grief and leting go of the regrets associated with your grief and allowing yourself to heal. | Book | Grief Regrets | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
144 | Discovering Permission to Grieve | Doug Manning | Adults | 1/1/2003 | 2nd | Amazon $12 for 4 books | This is a good general grief set of books. There is little reference to cancer loss or the loss of a child. | 4 booklet set | General Grief, Be Kind to Yourself | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
145 | Surviving Holidays, Birthdays & Anniversaries | Brook Noel | Adults | 1/1/2003 | 2nd | Amazon | Excellent guide for holidays filled with coping strategies and survival skills. Non-religious. | Book | Holidays | Non Religious | No | 17-Oct | CACO | typed holiday hints | Library | |||||||||||
146 | Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson | Mitch Albom | Adults | 1/1/2002 | 2nd | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Learning about life and what is important from an old man dying of cancer; food in the fridge and all things that happen while waiting for death. | Book | Lessons Learned | FRC | 18-Apr | CACO | WYG | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
147 | Hannah's Gift | Maria Housden | Adults | 1/1/2002 | 2nd | Amazon | Young girl with cancer told from mother's perspective | Book | Young Girl's Cancer | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
148 | Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times | Rabbi David Wolpe | Adults | 1/1/1999 | 2nd | Amazon | Written by a Rabbi this book is not really about the loss created by death. Though loss that the author has faced were described. I very much enjoyed this book - though there was no loss of a child due to cancer. | Book | Loss, Meaning | Jewish | No | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | Have | |||||||||||
149 | Companions on the Journey | Sheila Munafo-Kanoza | Adults | 1/1/1997 | 2nd | http://companionsonajourney.org/ | The site was created for a bereavement group founded by a young widow. There is a focus now 20 years later on helping others with their grief, especially teens. | Website | Teens, Men, Support Groups | Catholic | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
150 | The Worst Loss | Barbara D. Rosof | Adults | 1/1/1994 | 2nd | Amazon | This book is easy to read and understand. It is written for any parent who loses any child at any age. It has limited references to cancer. It does contain a few chapters that are excellent resource material for the subjects of couples, children, the first year and the rest of your life. It is good for use as a reference rather than as a book to read. | Book | Couples; Children, First Year, Rest of Your Life, | No | 18-Apr | CACO | Fernside | |||||||||||||
151 | Heal Grief | David Kessler | Adults | 1/1/1994 | 2nd | HealGrief - Build a Memorial, Write an Obituary, Light a Virtual Candle. | HealGrief®, a social support network that is there when everyone else goes away, and the real grieving begins. Everything we do is inspired by our core belief that no one should ever grieve alone. HealGrief® provides the tools and resources to guide one’s journey with grief into a healthy personal growth. Includes virtual community. | Website | Virtual Connection | No | 20-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
152 | Compassionate Books | http://www.compassionbooks.com/categories/The-Books-of-Compassion-Press/ | Adults | 1/1/1981 | 2nd | On-line | This websites list of books. | Website | No | 18-Jan | CACO | |||||||||||||||
153 | Death The Final Stage of Growth | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross | Adults | 1/1/1975 | 2nd | Amazon | Deals with the certainty of death for all living. Very straight forward and easy to understand though about a tough subject. Two excellent sections: P97-104 about mother and adult son dying of cancer and her grief; and P134-142 Louie a young man dying of cancer. | Book | Mother's Loss of Adult Son | No | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken and poems | Library | ||||||||||||
154 | Bearing the Unbearable | J. Cacciatore | Adults | 2017 | 2nd | Amazon $15.95 | This book is easy to read and the chapters are short. There are very few references to cancer. The author is a bereaved mom giving her statements added credibility. This book would serve most parents after the first two years. There are many insights from authors professional life that serve to help those still deeply in grief. | Book | bereaved mother, coping, skills, siblings | No | 19-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
155 | Guided Sleep Mediations | Adults | 2nd | https://player.fm/podcasts/Sleep%2520Meditation | There are several guided sleep mediations podcasts to help those who have trouble falling asleep. | Podcast | Sleep Mediation | No | 19-Dec | CACO | ||||||||||||||||
156 | Awakening to God | Gerard and Jeannie Long | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | www.awakeningtogod.org | Two parents who lost children (suicide and accident) discuss how to find hope, love and meaning in life through faith in God. Jeannie lost all faith in the existence of God. Video on-line 30:50'. Openly discuss pain and grief and regaining hope through faith. Rank is for videos on website. | Website | Grief, Darkness, Suffering, Why, Faith, Lost Faith in God | Christian | No | 18-Feb | Website only CACO | |||||||||||||
157 | Life after Loss | Bob Deits, M.Th. | Adults | 1/1/2108 | 3rd | http://www.lifeafterlossonline.com/ | Website that came out of the book. | Website | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
158 | How Do I Survive? 7 Steps to Living after Child Loss | Patricia Sheveland | Adults, Mothers | 9/13/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $13.95; Kindle $7.99 | Written by RN who is also a Greif Coach. She has helped many parents navigate life after the loss of a child. She has developed a method using the acrynom BREATHE as 7 steps to continuing after the death of your child. She has not lost a child but experience comes from working with parents who have lost children. NO CANCER LOSS | Book | Christian, Methods working through grief | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
159 | Grief Walk Experiencing God After the Loss of a Loved One | Gary Roe | Adults | 6/24/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $4.49 | Simple and Straight forward Daily (150 thoughts). Christian | Book | Christian | 20-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
160 | Restored a Self Paced Grief Workbook | Marilyn Willis | Adults | 3/1/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $25.34 | The author, who is a bereavement coordinator, lost her mother when she was 15. This is a workbook to lead the reader on a journey through grief to rediscovering menaing in their life. It is a large book (247 pages) and it is very Christian - many Bible quotes throughout the book. | Workbook | Rediscover Meaning in Life | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
161 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Fred Rogers | Adults/Parents | 11/5/2019 | 3rd | Amazon $11 Kindle $12.99 | This is a book written by Mr. Rogers about his love and life long learning about children. The book is not for our families but is filled with great quotes. | Book | No | 20-Jul | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
162 | Good Grief: A Companion for Every Loss | Granger Westberg | Adults | 2/1/2019 | 3rd | Amazon $5.29 | All types of grief and 10 stages for recovery. | Book | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
163 | Let's Talk About Death Over Dinner | Michael Hebb | Adults | 10/2/2018 | 3rd | Amazon $26 | Excellent book. It is very interesting and insightful. Thinking about death really allows one to give more menaing and purpose to the life that they are actually living. Great resources for pallaitive care. | Book | Talking about death | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
164 | Omaha World Herald Bellevue Leader | Ashley Quintela | Adults | 1/30/2018 | 3rd | http://www.omaha.com/sarpy/bellevue/h-e-a-l-program-continues-to-help-people-after/article_c2a58768-05db-11e8-9294-17cd5ddfa270.html | Program continue to assist those grieving or suffering after the loss of a loved one. Check out your local hospice for such programs. | Article | Programs for Grief at Hospice | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
165 | Advice for Future Corpes (and Those Who Love Them) | Sallie Tisdale | Adults & Caregivers | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon ($17.67) | This book literally discusses that we are all going to die. It is a story filled with insights and interesting facts about how people deal with death. It is not a book for our families. | Book | Death | Buddhist | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
166 | Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved | Kate Bowler | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon; Audiobook, Kindle | This aurthor writes as someone who will always live with cancer. Cancer that has no cure and while her book is very good it is not the best fit for our families who are greiving in their first years. | Book | Colon Cancer, Dying, Living, Fighting | Christian | Yes | 18-May | KW | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
167 | Comfort for Grieving Hearts | Gary Roe | Adults & Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon $13.97 | This author has written many books on grief. This is his most recent book. It is a good general grief book. It is not heavy and is very easy to read. Nothing specific about cancer deaths, the death of children or children as grievers. | Book | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
168 | Huffington Post: Wellness | Ann Brenoff | Adults | 11/17/2017 | 3rd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bereavement-leave_us_59e8dc5ae4b06b440e447db6 | Employees need more time to grieve. | Article | Returning to Work | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
169 | More Beautiful Than Before | Steve Leder | Adults | 11/7/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $13.91 Kindle $9.99 | This is a great book after life after the loss. What is important? Living life with intention and purpose. GREAT BOOK FOR DOR 4+ Years. | Book | Purpose | Jewish | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
170 | I Know in MY Heart | Mary E. Plouffe, PhD | Adults Sisters | 5/2/2017 | 3rd | Amazon ($16.95) | The story is told for the point of view of the surviving sister who watches and cares for her sisters child while has sister is battling breast cancer. The grieving sister comforts and remembers her sister while help her niece to know and remember her mother. | Book | Breast Cancer; Adult Sisters; Motherless Daughter | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
171 | My Chaos | Rick Benson | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon$13.34 Kindle $7.99 | Lisa Clark saw this book at a conference. It is more of a study on grief than a book to comfort the griever. It is a book more for adults than for parents. The book offers chapters on specific topics to include in your life or add back into your life after a loss - exercise, prayer/mediation, journaling, nature, music, etc. All excellent and key elements of a balanced and healthy life - many are also triggers when you are grieving. | Book | Mind, Body, Spirit | Spiritual not Religious | No | 19-Jan | CACO | Many notes taken | Have | |||||||||||
172 | Grief: The Event, The Work, The Forever | Lisa Zoll | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon | This book has nothing to do with cancer. It does deal with grief and the many emotions associated with grief. It also focuses on the letter r - retelling, remembering, reacting, resolving, repeating, redoing, etc. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
173 | Good Grief | Theresa Caputo | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon | Long Island Medium | Book | Medium | Medium | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
174 | Grief is Good TedTalk | Joseph M. Primo | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbc6jg0Oro | Talk about the importance of listening to a grieving child. | Video | Grief teaches | No | 18-Aug | CACO | ||||||||||||||
175 | The Oxidation of Grief: Reflections on Adult Sibling Loss | Maria Piantanida | Adults Siblings | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $14.99 | This is a book written about Adult sibling grief from all types of deaths not specifically cancer. | Book | Adult Siblings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
176 | Give in Kind/Grief: Better to Say the Wrong Thing than Nothing at All | Tara Shafer | Adults | 7/19/2016 | 3rd | https://www.giveinkind.com/articles/grief-better-say-wrong-thing-nothing | This is hard for everyone. Don't make it about you. | Article | Say something | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
177 | Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive | Allison Gilbert | Adults | 4/12/2016 | 3rd | Amazon $10.87; Kindle $9.99 | Written describing creative way to keep love one alive in your memory and life. Talks about 7 different countries and their traditional ceremonies for the dead. | Book | Memory making; Cultural ideas | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
178 | The Wild Edge of Sorrow | Francis Weller | Adults | 9/15/2015 | 3rd | Amazon $10.68 | This is a deeply earthy and spiritual book for everyone - though it is written with the focus on all loses - especially those that come to those who are diagnosed. Not for the first 2 years. | Book | Cancer Diagnosis, Spiritual w/o Religion | No | 19-Aug | CACO | Fantasitic quotes | Amazon | ||||||||||||
179 | Grief Undone A Journey with God and Cancer | Elizabeth W. D. Groves | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 3rd | Amazon | Written by a minister's wife as she deals with his terminal cancer diagnosis through his illness, death and grief afterwards. It is very Christian and the suthor is able to weave her beliefs throughout the book and their families journey. | Book | Christian, Faith, Wife | Christian | No | 18-Apr | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
180 | Strategies for Dealing with the Death of a Loved One | Scott Shafer | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 3rd | https://www.kqed.org/forum/201506050900/strategies-for-dealing-with-the-death-of-a-loved-one | Sheryl Sandberg posts one month after her husband death about resilence and choosing life but learning lessons through grieving. Many grief experts join into the conversation starts by Sandberg. Very long podcast. Nothing about loss of child or cancer. All issues associated with grief of loved one. | Podcast | Exploring Life; What are the Next Steps; Understanding Feelings; | Interfaith | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
181 | a Mi tambien me Duele: El duelo propio del acompanante/I also Hurt | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $4.89 | This is the mother's (who lost her daughter to cancer) third book. It was written to be a reference manual written in simple language to help those who are helping others who are sick or dying. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||||||||||||
182 | A Dios a los ninos: el Duelo anticipado en ninos/God to Children: Early Grief in Children | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $5.89 | This is the second book by author who is also a mother who lost her daughter to cancer. This book is about the terminal phase of a child's life and the place of faith. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. Focus is not DOR related. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||||||||||||
183 | Luz en las oscuridad: ejemplo de vida fe y esperanza/Light in the Darkness: Example of faith and hope | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $8.99 | This is the first book by the author who is also a mother who lost her daughter to cancer. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. Focus is not DOR related. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||||||||||||
184 | Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing about Grief and Loss | Jessica Handler | Adults | 12/10/2013 | 3rd | Amazon $10.45 | Discusses challenges and reward to writing about your experience and feelings. This is a well written book about writing a book - memior of your experience. Not really our focus but still a very good book. Author has written her memior of her two sisters who have died - one as a young gifl from leukemia and the other as an adult from a blood disorder. | Book | Writing your story | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
185 | I Can't Stop Crying | John Martin | Adults | 1/29/2013 | 3rd | Amazon $11.99 B&N $14.39 | Great general first book. Give yourself permission to grief your own way. Written with the focus on the lose of a partner. Canada | Book | Partner Loss | No | 19-Aug | CACO | ||||||||||||||
186 | Life Happens | Teresa Clark | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 3rd | Amazon $8.20 Kindle $9.99 | Families stay together during all the life throws at them. Dealing with adversity together. There is a reference to a family with a child who has a brain tumor - the child survivies. | Book | Family, MultiGenerations, Struggles, Decisions, Together | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
187 | A Los Que Lloran La Muerte De Un Ser Querido/To Those Who Mourn the Death of a Loved One | C.W. Leadbeater | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon $6 | This book is spiritually alternative in its scope. This is the 11th Edition. | Book | Theosophical | No | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
188 | Grieving with Hope Finding Comfort as You Journey Through Loss | Samuel Hodges and Kathy Leonard | Adults | 11/1/2011 | 3rd | Amazon $10.07 Kindle also | Clarifies the misconception of the five stages. The author writes with hope and teaches through experience of grief all that it entials to be hopeful that grief can be lived through. It candidly mentions that everythign will look different because you are different. | Book | Hope | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
189 | Healing Grief Finding Peace | Dr. Louis E. Legrand | Adults | 1/1/2011 | 3rd | Amazon $16.51 | This is a good general grief book. It is not specific to parent or sibling grief. There is one mention of a mother after her son's death on p 47. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
191 | Lessons in Loss and Living | Michele A. Reiss, PhD | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 3rd | Amazon | This book is written from the therapists point of view. Very little about the loss of a child. The book starts at the beginning of the journey with loss - diagnosis and continues through the journey of grief to coping. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Third book to follow author Randy Pausch.. | Library | |||||||||||||
192 | Open to Hope | Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 3rd | https://www.youtube.com/user/opentohope | They have many videos on both youtube and other websites broken into topics for siblings and parents. 28 minutes long. Episode 116 @ 13' is very good. | Podcast | Grandparents, Siblings, Twins | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Kindle | |||||||||||||
193 | Mile 9 | Eleanor Brownn | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2009 | 3rd | www.eleanorbrownn.com | Self care isn't selfish. You can't serve from an empty vessel. | Website | Self Care | Christian | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
194 | On Grief and Grieving | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 3rd | Amazon | Focus is on finding meaning through the five stages of loss. Very little about cancer or death of children. | Book | Meaning | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Grief.com | Library | ||||||||||||
195 | No Death, No Fear | Thich Nhat Hanh | Adults | 1/1/2002 | 3rd | Amazon | Buddhist insights - no birth, no death, no coming, no going = no fear = joy. May not be comforting for newly bereaved parents, especially if they are Christian. | Book | Non-Christian | Buddhist | No | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | Library | |||||||||||
196 | After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years | Ann Finkbeiner | Adults | 1/1/1996 | 3rd | Amazon | Author is a mother (science writer) who lost college age son conducts interviews with other parents. Divided into 2 sections 1) impact of death of parents relationships and 2) effects parents feel internally. Accept that there is no recovery but a bond exists with child forever. | Book | Mother's Loss; Effects on Relationship, Feelings and Emotions | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Notes & Fernside | Library | ||||||||||||
197 | Remembering with Love | Elizabeth Levang, PhD | Adults | 5/9/1992 | 3rd | Amazon $11.95 | This book came to me through the work with PennState Hershey. It is not easy to locate and is expensive. It is very easy to read however it has little about a death of a child from cancer. | Book | Grief, Not Alone | No | 19-Aug | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
198 | Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center | http://barrharris.org/faqs | Adults | 1/1/1976 | 3rd | On-line | FAQ very good | Website | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
199 | On Death and Dying | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross | Adults | 1/1/1969 | 3rd | Amazon | First book bringing the subject of suffering, dying and death into conversations. Chapter 9 is titled The Patient's Family is excellent and insightful. | Book | Family | No | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken one for Erica Kaye | Library | ||||||||||||
200 | Prayers of Honoring Grief | Pixie Lighthorse | Adults | 1/1/2108 | 4th | Amazon ($24) | This is more of a journal than a book. It leads reader through the directions of grief (North, South, East and West). There is nothing for parents who have lost a child or about pediatric cancer. | Book | Feelings | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
201 | Amazing Annabelle: A Story for Kids Fighting Cancer | Dyan Fox and Ben Lew | Adults | 1/1/2107 | 4th | Amazon $22 Kindle $18 | Sweet story written about a young girl battling her cancer. Focus is on the child being in the battle. Not suitable for our QoL families or DOR. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Kindle Sample | ||||||||||||||
202 | Living with Loss | Cortez Ranieri | Adults | 12/9/2020 | 4th | Amazon $17.99 Kindle $.99 | This is the second book in a two book series about grief. It is very general and clinical "teaching" the reader about grief. It is not very comforting. | Book | Stages of Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
203 | Moving through Grief | Gretchen Kubacky, PsyD | Adults | 12/10/2019 | 4th | Amazon $12.99 Kindle $9.99 | This book is written after the author lost her father. Using the techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy anyone can learn techniques to help them rediscover life and the tools and advice that can help. | Book | Therapy, ACT | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
204 | Good Grief: A Companion for Every Loss | Granger Westberg | Adults | 2/1/2019 | 4th | Amazon $10.79 | 50th Anniversary Edition. All types of grief and loss | Book | All Loss | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
205 | Grief Day by Day | Jan Warner | Adults | 9/25/2018 | 4th | Amazon $10.54 | This book if written as a guide for an entire year - maybe not the first year. It is not really about the grief of a parent whose child has died nor does it reference cancer. The author lost her husband and it is more a general greif book for adults. There are quotes and insights for each day and weekly exercises to guide you through your grief. | Book | quotes; exercises | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
206 | Grief…As a Second Language | Stacey Parker | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 4th | Amazon ($14.99) | Book written by mother who lost daughter in the womb. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
207 | The Unspeakable Loss | Nisha Zenoff | Adults, Moms | 11/7/2017 | 4th | Amazon $8 Kindle $2.99 | Mother lost son to accident at 17 and after years of being a therapist she wrote this book as a roadmap for other grieving parents for how to live after your child dies. There is nothing about cancer in this book. | Book | Single Parents, | Jewish | No | 20-Oct | CACO | p 23 awesome poem; we remember them poem; 214 book list | Amazon | |||||||||||
208 | The Grief Recovery Handbook 20th Ed. | John W. James & Russell Friedman | Adults | 1/10/2017 | 4th | Amazon | Not for first two years. Very limited information about grief relating to cancer. More about loss than grief. Not light at all. More of a do it yourself guide to recover from any and all losses - even death. Loss History Graph and Relationship Graph are exercises to assist in recovery. Basic idea of book is that we are taught to gain things not lose them. | Book | Myths about Grief; Exercise to aid in Healing and Recovery | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Myths: Don't Feel Bad; Replace the Loss; Grieve Alone; Be Strong; Keep Busy; Time Heals | Library | ||||||||||||
209 | Life After Loss: Losing a Loved One | Ron Walker | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 4th | Amazon | Very short 27 page book about death. Nothing specific to disease or relationship just general grief and loss. Five stages focused on at the end of book. | Book | Christian | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
210 | Give In Kind/Loss of a Child | Tara Shafer | Adults | 10/9/2016 | 4th | https://www.giveinkind.com/articles/help-friends-family-bereaved-holidays | Keep showing up. Being there means so much. Short Q&A | Article | Holidays | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
211 | From Grief to Grace | Jeannie Ewing | Adults | 5/17/2016 | 4th | Amazon $14.14 Kindle $9.99 | This book focuses more on suffering. It is very Catholic book. There is nothing about cancer in the book | Book | Suffering | Catholic | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
212 | Surviving the Holidays without You (1of5) | Gary Roe | Adults | 1/1/2013 | 4th | Amazon | While the book contained some good information it didn't focus on the loss of a child. Chapter 7 was the best chapter focusing on bringing your loved one with you instead of leaving them behind. | Book | Keeping Memories Alive, Holidays | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
213 | Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery | Jack Canfield, M.V. Hansen, Amy Newmark | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 4th | Amazon | Individual stories of loss. Very few are children and fewer are from cancer. Comforting stories. | Book | Comfort | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
214 | A Decembered Grief: Living with Loss while others are Celebrating | Harold Ivan Smith | Adults | 1/1/2011 | 4th | Amazon | Invitation to help those grieving through the Triathlon of Holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. | Book | Holidays | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | typed holiday hints | Library | |||||||||||
215 | The Art of Losing Poems and Healing | Kevin Young | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 4th | Amazon | Collection of poems about death and loss. Cancer barely mentioned. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | few poems in notes | Library | |||||||||||||
216 | Open to Hope | Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 4th | https://www.compassionatefriends.org/open-to-hope-show/ | Website has TV Show on it and many topics are offered. | Video | Grandparents, Siblings, Twins | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Kindle | |||||||||||||
217 | Death Café | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 4th | http://deathcafe.com/what/ | Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'. | Website | Adults, Talking About Death and Grief openly | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||||
218 | The Journey through Grief and Loss | Robert Zucker | Adults | 1/1/2009 | 4th | Amazon | There are two stories about children with cancer within this book. It is very wordy and a bit boring. | Book | Leukemia | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Fernside | Amazon | ||||||||||||
219 | Back to Life Your Personal Guidebook to Grief Recovery | Jennie Wright RN | Adults | 1/1/2008 | 4th | Amazon ($19.99) | This is a journal to use for the first two years and it is accompanied with a weblink reover-from-grief.com. It is for adults dealing with adult loss not child loss or death. | Journal | Recovery; Grief; Adults | No | 19-Feb | CACO | recover-from-grief.com | Have | ||||||||||||
220 | When Bad Things Happen to Good People | Harold Kushner | Adults | 1/1/2007 | 4th | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | This was reviewed by others and included in the RG. Religious | Book | Acceptance | Jewish | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
221 | Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children | Liana Lowenstein | Adults | 1/1/2006 | 4th | Amazon | This is more like a textbook for therapy than a helpful for book a parent. It also focuses on all losses and briefly mentions cancer. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
222 | Blood of the Lamb | Peter De Vries | Adults | 6/1/2005 | 4th | Amazon $11.77 Kinlde $9.99 | Daughter dies of leukemia. The author is a writer for the New Yorker magazine. He is very funny. However this book is written almost autobiographically about how he dealt with his duaghter fighting and dying from leukemia as a young girl. It is a very tough read. | Book | Leukemia | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
223 | When Children Grieve | John W. James | Adults | 6/4/2002 | 4th | Amazon | Not intended for grieving loss of a sibling. Chapter 20 Death of a person. Chapter 30 the D word. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
224 | Thoughts for the Holidays | Doug Manning | Adults | 10/1/2001 | 4TH | Amazon $4 | This is a general grief book for the holidays - specifically the Christian holidays of Christmas. It is not parental or child loss focused. | Book | Holidays | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
225 | Healing Grief Reclaiming Life After Any Loss | James Van Praagh | Adults | 1/1/2001 | 4th | Amazon | Professional Medium; Grief All Stages; Healing Guidelines at the end of each chapter; Q&A at the end of the book | Book | Q&A, Healing | Medium | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
226 | Final Gifts | Maggie Callahan | Adults | 1/1/1992 | 4th | Amazon | More about the final moments of life than grief and loss. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Rec by MF | Library | |||||||||||||
227 | How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies | Therese A. Rando | Adults | 1/1/1991 | 4th | Amazon | This book is referenced in many other books. Authors parents died. It is a study of the authors feelings as she remembers her loss and attempts to teach and help others through what she has learned. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
228 | The Courage to Grieve | Judy Tatelbaum | Adults | 1/1/1983 | 4th | Amazon | Author lost brother to car accident when she was a teenager. Nothing to do with cancer. Many questions about why would God allow this to happen. Not the easiest read. | Book | Questioning God | Christian | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
229 | Sibling Connection | P. Gill White, PhD | Adults and Young Adults | 4th | siblingconnetion.net | Website based on book Sibling Grief offering a platform for online support and references. | Website | Connection | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||||
230 | How to Talk with Sick, Dying, and Grieving People | Patrick Shawn Riecke | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 5th | Amazon | What to say? Nothing prepares you like life, not school and not faith. This book is not about parental loss or grief not is it about cancer. | Book | Christian | 18-Aug | CACO | |||||||||||||||
231 | With Death in Mind | Kathryn Mannix | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 5th | Amazon | Not the best fit for our families. The book is more of a tale of the place the modern medicine plays in death today. For the most part death can be avoided because medicine exists. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
232 | You Are Not Alone | Debbie Augenthaler | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 5th | Amazon | This book is about a woman who losses her husband to a heart attack. | Book | No | 18-Jun | CACO | |||||||||||||||
233 | The Bright Hour | Nina Rigg | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 5th | Amazon | Personal story of the authors journey battling breast cancer | Book | Breast Cancer | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
234 | The Croak Book | J.D. Storment | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 5th | Amazon | Preparing adult for death | Book | Preparing for End | Christian | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||
235 | From Here to Eternity | Caitlin Dougherty | Adults | 1/1/2017 | 5th | Amazon | Not a good fit for our families. It is a book that discusses death and the culture of death around the world. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
236 | The Way We Die Now | Seamus O'Mahony | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 5th | Amazon | Not a good fit for our families. More about the role medicine plays in keeping us alive and idsconnected with death - even the death of a loved one. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
237 | The Trail of Tears/Camino de las Lágrimas | Jorge Bucay | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | General loss of all types. Better books available no reference to children | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
238 | Imagine Heaven | John Burke | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Book written about life after death. Wouldn't recommend unless want to believe in life after death and the belief of heaven. | Book | Heaven, Afterlife | Christian | Yes | 18-Apr | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
239 | Holy Living and Dying with Prayers | Jeremy Taylor | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | Amazon | All prayers. Not a story or a resource. Very tiny print. No table of contents or index. How to incorporate prayers into life. | Book | Prayers | Catholic | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
240 | Live, Be, Die/Vivir, Ser, Morir | Francisco Rosero | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | Self Help to teach 9 principals of living and dying with success. Not related to cancer deaths of deaths of children | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
241 | Hope for Grieing Parents: Inspirational Stories from Open To Hope | Dr. Heidi Horsely and Dr. Gloria Horsley | Adults | 6/18/2014 | 5th | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $5.99 | This book is not for our parents. There are only two stories about parent who have lost their children to cancer. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
242 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | Caitlin Dougherty | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 5th | Amazon | Not a good fit for our parents. More about the history of the death industry not intended for comforting those who are grieving. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
243 | Techniques of Grief Therapy | Robert A. Neimeyer | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 5th | Amazon | Textbook for Counselors not for parents | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
244 | Dying to be ME | Anita Moorjani | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 5th | Amazon | Not suitable for grieving parents. Memoir of authors successful battle with cancer. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
245 | Surviving in an Angry World | Charles Stanley | Adults | 1/1/2010 | 5th | Amazon | Little to no mention of death. Causes and meaning of anger. How to resolve anger. | Book | Anger | Very Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
246 | The Empty Chair | S. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and R. DeVries | Adults | 9/1/2001 | 5th | Amazon $8.49 Kindle $6.99 | Both authors lost spouses. It is a good book about facing the dissicultes of the holidays after the loss of a loved one. It offers some nice ideas you have to choose yesterday or tomorrow, what is real and not real. It focuses on general grief and the holidays. | Book | Holidays | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
247 | The Denial of Death | Ernest Becker | Adults & Staff | 1/1/1973 | 5th | Amazon | Very deep and difficult to read | Book | Culture of Death | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
248 | Grief Healed | Sona Bhatnagar, MD | Adults | 9/29/2020 | 6th | Amazon $14.95 Kindle $2.99 | Book is written by a medical doctor about the experience she has after her son and husband die within weeks of each other. There was complicated relationship with husband after he had an affair. NO CANCER LOSS. | Book | Loss and Grief | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
249 | Finding Peace in Sadness | Aubrey Lawrence | Adults | 6/23/2020 | 6th | Amazon $13.67 Kindle $7.29 | Author lost husband in car accident and book was written 10 years later. Gentle book leading you through grief. Not about loss of child or loss from cancer. | Book | Loss and Healing | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
250 | Grief The Price of Love | Svend Brinkmann | Adults | 6/23/2020 | 6th | Amazon $14.79 Kindle $16 | This is more of a textbook or clinical work than a book for our families. IT is too intense for the newly grieving. It has great points that grief is where love and death intersect and therefore grief allowing the bonds to continue. | Book | Clinical | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
251 | American Grief in Four Stages | Sadie Hoagland | Adults | 10/2/2019 | 6th | Amazon $18.99 Kindle $14.49 | The is a story written to share a story with images of trauma by a viewer who doesn't have to words to know what they are feeling and witnessing. As a child the author's brother committed suicide. IT IS NOT A BOOK FOR THE GRIEVING BUT RATHER A BOOK ON SOCITAL GRIEF. | Book | No | 19-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
252 | Embracing Life After Loss | Allen Klein | Adults | 3/15/2019 | 6th | Amazon $15.99 Kindle $9.99 | This book is about the loss associated with the death of a spouse - wife. There are good grief quotes placed throughout the book. It is short and easy to read a bit at a time. It a gentle guide for losses experienced by adults - not necessarily the loss associated with the death o a child and especially not for the first year. | Book | Loss of Spouse | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
253 | Where Reason Ends | Yiyun Li | Adults | 2/5/2019 | 6th | Amazon $16.50 Kindle $12.99 | This book is about a death from suicide. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
254 | The Voice of an Angel Amother's Guide to Grief and How to Thrive After the Loss of a Child | Marcy Stone | Adults and Mothers | 9/4/2018 | 6th | Amazon $13.98 Kindle $2.99 | This book was written by a mother who lost her daughter on Christmas Eve when she was 21 and killed by a drunk driver. Not necessarily a book for our parents or parents in their first year. NO CANCER LOSS | Book | Daughter Car Accident | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
255 | The Gift of His Mercy | Katherine E. Hether | Adults | 4/24/2018 | 6th | Amazon $15.42 | Graddaughter attempts to restore grandfather's faith after the death of his daughter in a car accident. | Book | Grandfather; Faith | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
256 | Grieving Under Grace | Deborah Juniper-Frye | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | This book is very specific about grief and faith. It is not for our families. | Book | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
257 | State of Grace | Dawn M. Christman | Adults | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Mother/author lost son to carjacking. | Book | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
258 | The Light of the World | Elizabeth Alexander | Adults | 9/6/2016 | 6th | Amazon $10.87 Kindle $9.99 | Award winning book written about authors life as she copes with loss and raising her two teenage sons. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
259 | The Scars that Have Shaped Us | Vaneetha Rendall Risner | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 6th | Amazon | This book was written by a quadriplegic. Not for our parents. | Book | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
260 | Out of the Darkness into Light: The Journal of a Bereaved Mother | Mildred Mifflin | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 6th | Amazon $8.95 | The story was written in 1888 and first published then. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
261 | Broken Hallelujahs | Beth Allen Slevcove | Adults | 1/1/2016 | 6th | Amazon $12.72 | Interesting book not about grief of parents or siblings who lose a child. More a study on faith and the loses in life. | Book | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
262 | You'll Get Through This | Max Lucado | Adults | 3/10/2015 | 6th | Amazon $11.99 | Compassionate encouragement for getting through the difficulties of life. | Book | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
263 | Healing a Friends or Loved One's Heart After a Cancer Diagnosis | Alan Wolfelt | Adults | 8/1/2014 | 6th | Amazon $11.95; Kindle $8.49 | This book is about the healing after a diagnosis not after the death. It is not a good fit for our families or DOR. | Book | Diagnosis | No | 19-Mar | CACO | FRC | Amazon | ||||||||||||
264 | Fearless | Max Lucado | Adults | 2/6/2012 | 6th | Amazon $10.43 | Accepting the changes of this world without any fear. Not for our families. | Book | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
265 | Blue Nights | Joan Didion | Adults | 1/1/2011 | 6th | Amazon | Writer/Mother loses adult daughter one year after wedding. No for our families. Very tough book to read. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | WYG | Library | |||||||||||||
266 | How We Grieve: Relearning the World | T. Attig | Adults | 11/4/2010 | 6th | Amazon $26.71 Kindle $17.27 | The book is filled with stories of how people grieved the death of a loved one. There was only one story about a death from cancer. The book was more of a textbook for professionals than a book for parents and the greiving. Too dry. | Book | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
267 | Under a Wing | Reeve Lindberg | Adults | 1/1/2009 | 6th | Amazon Library | Sibling you never knew. Not applicable for our families. Sweet story of the Lindbergh family as a memoir. | Book | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
268 | A Three Dog Life | Abigail Thomas | Adults | 1/1/2006 | 6th | Amazon | This book was written by a wife after her husband was injured and her lfe completely changed. | Book | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
269 | Stepping throught the Awkwardness | Marilyn Gryte | Adults | 5/5/2001 | 6th | Amazon $4.99 Kindle $4.99 | This is a short and sweet little book encourage people to be there for others in their grief. The pain in others stirs our helplessness, reminds us that we too may face this pain, are not sure - due to a lack of experience - what to say or do for the person in pain. May be a good and inexpensive book for mentors. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
270 | Ambiguous Loss | Pauline Boss | Adults | 5/1/1999 | 6th | Amazon $10.97 Kindle $14.99 | This book is about the loss of a parent from Alzheimer. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
271 | Shadows in the Sun | Betty Davis | Adults | 10/3/1998 | 6th | Amazon $47.68 Kindle $40.76 | This book is expensive and textbookish. Very little that would be helpful for our parents. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
272 | The Blessings of Brokenness/Las Bendiciones del Quebrantamiento | Dr. Charles Stanley | Adults | 1/1/1998 | 6th | Spanish | In Touch Ministries | This book is not related to death but rather difficult times & pain. | Book | Pain and Suffering | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
273 | MoodPath | Moodpath UG | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Interactive mental health screening - 14 day depression screening. | App | Depression | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
274 | Heal Grief home of Actively Moving Forward | Adults/Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | Actively Moving Forward®, a young adult and college grief support network (healgrief.org) | National network created in response to the needs of greiving young adults. | Virtual Support | Virtual Grief Support Groups | No | 20-Sep | CACO | ||||||||||||||||
275 | Creative Grieving | Elizabeth Berrien | Adults | 7/2/2013 | Amazon $15.95 Kindle $7.99 | Author lost son at birth and husband shot as a soldier. The book is her way of processing and helping others. The words are very comforting and gentle. There is a prespective of greiving both with and without children. The book might be tough for signel moms - as woven through the story is the loss of the authors husband too. | Book | First and only loss, Single Mom | No | 20-Oct | CACO |
1 | Titles | Author | Audience | Date | Rank | Language | Availability | Insights | Format | Keywords | Faith | SJCRH | Updated | Read by: | Actions | Located |
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2 | The Fox and the Feather | Kendall Lanning | Children 4-8 | 7/10/2020 | 1st | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $4.99 | Book increases the reader Emotional IQ by sharing ways that children can maintain a connection with the person that they have lost through death and whom they are grieving. Memories connect them. | Book | Connnections | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||
3 | Remembering Ethan | Leslea Newman | Children 4-8 | 4/7/2020 | 1st | Amazon $16.99 Kindle $16.14 | This is a great book. It explains to the child how the parents feel and shows that all people are different. Everyone is not ready to talk about their feelings at the same time and yet their may come a time. Just because people arent talking about the person they have lost doesn't mean they don't care or feel. | Book | Feelings/Grief/ Family/Older Brother | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Have | |||
4 | The Invisible String Workbook | Patrice Karst | Children 4-10 | 12/3/2019 | 1st | Amazon $12.99 | This is a workbook for remembering and connecting. It is not a book to be done alone - though it might work for an older child who now is an only child. | Workbook | Connecting and Remembering | No | 20-Sep | CACO | Have | |||
5 | I'm Happy-Sad Today | Lory Britain | Children 3-8 | 4/15/2019 | 1st | Amazon ($15.99) | Book about the many feelings we all have and how challenging it can be to understand how and why we feel the way we do. | Book | Emotions | No | 19-Oct | MEO | ||||
6 | Winter's Grace offers an alternative approach to grief counseling | Brian Mazurek | Families | 2/24/2019 | 1st | https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/shop-talk-winters-grace-offers-alternative-approach-to-grief-counseling/ | After years as a counselor Sandy Kearns is here to welcome you into her home where she will help you carry your burden of grief. | Article | Help you Grieve | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||
7 | When Sadness is at Your Door | Eva Eland | Children 4-7 | 1/29/2019 | 1st | Amazon $17.99 | Aimed at young children this book discusses the feeling of sadness and asks children to listen to their sadness not ignore it. | Book | Sadness | No | 19-Oct | MEO | ||||
8 | I Will Always Love You | Melissa Lyons | Children | 1/7/2019 | 1st | Amazon $19.99 Kindle $9.99 | Sweet gentle book describing love exists and continues even though the person we love is no longer with us physically. The drawings have no faces but the artwork is lovely. The book is written for child in poem form. | Book | Love | Christian | No | 18-Oct | MEO | Have | ||
9 | A Flicker of Hope | Julia Cook | Children 8-12 | 12/4/2018 | 1st | Amazon ($7.89) | Written to encourage to children to be hopeful and share what they are feeling with a trusted person. | Book | Feelings | No | 19-Oct | MEO | ||||
10 | Dia de los Muertos/Celebrate the World | Hannah Eliot | Children 2-5 | 7/24/2018 | 1st | only the Title is Spanish | Amazon $8.09; Kindle $7.99 | The book is for preschool aged children explaining to them in English the celebration of the world and what is the meaing behind the day of the dead. | Boardbook | Day of the Dead | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | ||
11 | Drew y el ladron del duelo/Drew and the Grief Thief | Lisa Zoll | Children 7-12 | 6/11/2018 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon $7.95 S; $8.95 English | This book is published in both english and spanish. It is not the best translation in spanish but the story is a good one. Don't let the grief thief steal anything - especially not your memories and love. | Book | Memories; Grief | No | 19-Apr | TMO | Have S | ||
12 | The Dragonfly Story | Kelly Owen | Children and Families | 3/29/2018 | 1st | Amazon $9.49 | This book is writen about a family with three children. The oldest dies and the mother shares this story of the dragonfly. The author read Doris Stickney's book waterbugs and dragonfies and adapted the story for families. | Book | Grief, Siblings, Families | DOR19 | 19-Feb | MEO | Have | |||
13 | The Rabbit Listened | Cori Doerrfeld | Children | 2/20/2018 | 1st | Amazon ($10.69) | This sweet children's book is all about being there for another who is hurting. Being is the action needed, not distraction, not words, not emotion just presence. | Book | Being There | Yes PPOS 3 | 19-Oct | MEO | Have | |||
14 | The Invisible String | Patrice Karst | Children | 2/3/2018 | 1st | Amazon ($8.99) | Memories connect us to those we love. This is a sweet book. Reprinted in paperback in 2018. People in story | Book | DOR 10-17 | 19-Mar | CACO | WYG | Have | |||
15 | Telocare | Linda Humphries | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Mocrodosing on self-care using a lock screen app answering a series of questions. | App | Microdosing Selfcare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||
16 | Apart of Me | Bounce Works | Children 12+ | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App is intended to support children and young people who have terminal ill family members or family members who have died. | App | Grief; Video Game | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | |||
17 | Cliff Grief | Caleb Massey | Children 4+ | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Game designed with a unique approach at the look of grief - climbing a cliff. There are grappling hooks that make your climb easier - like having someone to help you. | App | Grief; Video Game | No | 18-Jun | MBO | ||||
18 | Daniel Tiger Neighborhood Blue Fish is Dead | PBS | Pre-School Children | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwjaeavuWts&feature=youtu.be | PBS Show Daniel Tiger explores death and the associated emotions. | Video | Death | No | 18-Sep | WA | ||||
19 | Road to Recovery | James G. Robinson | Families | 12/7/2017 | 1st | https://www.boston.com/culture/travel/2017/12/15/this-familys-response-to-grief-was-a-road-trip-to-recovery | Everyone grieves differently. Story of how one family surrounded by only each other grieved. | Article | Road Trip. Family, Together, Types of Grieving, Young Boys, 5 year old died | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
20 | You Hold Me Up | Monique Gray Smith | Children 3-6 | 10/31/2017 | 1st | Amazon $14.86 | Book encourages children to show love and support for one another. Great for sibling - especially when they return to school. | Book | Importance of love; siblings | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
21 | Coco | R. H. Disney | Children | 10/10/2017 | 1st | Amazon($3.99) or B&N; Kindle ($4.99) | Miguel's desire to live his dream transports him to the Day of the Dead. | Book | Day of the Dead, Following Dreams | Yes | 18-Feb | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||
22 | After the Fall | Dan Santat | Children 4-8 | 10/3/2017 | 1st | Amazon $9.99 | The story of Humpty Dumpty after the King's horse and King's men attempted to put HD back together again and why HD fell in the first place. It is a story about facing fear and living the life you loved before something changed that hurt you. | Book | Fear and Overcoming it | No | 19-Dec | MEO | Have | |||
23 | The Memory Box | Joanna Rowland | Children | 9/26/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($14.01) | Award winning story offers such an open reference to death that it applies to so many children who are grieving. | Book | DOR18 | 18-May | WA | |||||
24 | Grief: A Short Lego Film | C.F.S. Agency Lego Productions | Children | 8/29/2017 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORQVR6KF7h0 | This is a film created by a first time film maker inspired by Virtual Hospice about the death of a friend. | Video | Loss, Grief, Children | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||
25 | Remembering Blue Fish | The Fred Rogers Company | Children 3-6 | 8/29/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($3.99) | Book tells story of how to process the feelings that come with losing someone you love. The story is told from the prespective of TV characters Daniel Tiger and His Neighborhood friends. | Book | Loss; Feelings | No | 19-Mar | WA | Have | |||
26 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||
27 | Self Checkout | Evan Sobkowicz | 12 + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Tracks moods and mental wellness through check in and reminderssss and self care suggestions. | App | Self Care | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||
28 | My Grief Journey: Coloring Book and Journal for Kids | Laura Diehl | Children | 1/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon or Barnes and Noble = $ | This journal is created along the lines of an adult coloring book for those that are grieving. God is apart of the equation. This book was created with a child and parent in mind in the case that a sibling might be the one that dies. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | ||||
29 | Grief: Support for Young People | Child Bereavement UK | Children 4+ | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App designed to work with people ages 11-25 who have lost someone important in their lives. Resources include personal stories and videos, links to other sites and offers the ability to message or email. This app also supports Family Sharing. | App | Grief | No | 18-Jun | MBO | ||||
30 | National Alliance for Grieving Children | Families | 1/1/2017 | 1st | https://childrengrieve.org/images/PDFs/NAGC_Holiday_Toolkit-_A_Season_of_Family-_FINAL-.pdf | They call Thanksgiving through New Year's the Season of the Family. They offer a package to help everyone share and remember. | Website | Holidays, Sharing, Remembering | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||
31 | The Grand Wolf | Avril McDonald | Children4-7 | 5/28/2016 | 1st | Amazon $7.88 Kindle $6.99 and feelbrave.com | Love is forever is the message of this book which teaches very young children about change, grief and loss. Rhyming story. | Book | Love, Grief, Loss. Forever | No | 18-Jul | MEO | ||||
32 | What Happens When A Loved One Dies | Dr. Jillian Roberts | Children 3-6 | 4/5/2016 | 1st | Amazon $14.86 | This book was written as a guide for our first talk about death. It is not going to be a once and done conversation with any young child. | Book | Death; Soul; Afterlife; Heaven | No | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | ||
33 | Ida Always | Caron Lewis | Children 4-8 | 2/23/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($9.98) | The book is a story of love and loss from the perspective of two polar bears. We all need to remember that when a loved one dies they will always stay with us in in hearts. | Book | Loss, Memeories | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||
34 | Always Remember | CeCe Meng | Children | 2/16/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($14.29); Kindle ($10.99) | Great artwork sea theme. Gentle story that is kind and comforting. | Book | Remembering | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/3 | Library | |||
35 | That Dragon, Cancer | Ryan and Amy Green | Children | 1/12/2016 | 1st | http://www.thatdragoncancer.com/ | An immersive narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores faith, hope and love. | Video Game | AT/RT,Hope, Treatment, Feelings, Family | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | On-line | ||
36 | Apprediendo a vivir sin ti…/Learning to live without you… | Amelia Rodriguez Gutierrez | Children | 1/1/2016 | 1st | only Spanish | Amazon ($16) Kindle ($2) | Four part book. Tells story of grandfather passing. Offers journal exercises for 6-10 year olds, lists right of grieving children and ways to help your child process their grief. | Journal | Journal | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781530508914 | Amazon | |
37 | My Cancer Days | Courtney Filigenzi | Children 7-9 | 11/20/2015 | 1st | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $7.99 | This award winning book was written for children to describe the many emotions that go along with have and being treated for cancer. Would be really good for children that were young when sibling had cancer or weren't born yet. | Book | Emotions of Cancer; Helpful for siblings who were born after death or too young to understand | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||
38 | Grief is a Mess | Jackie Schuld | All Children | 11/3/2015 | 1st | Japanese | Amazon ($12.76), Kindle (1.99) | This book is great. The illustrations are wonderful. The words are clear and accurate. It is a gentle and loving story that is inspired and inspiring. | Book | Grief, Mess, Children | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | Have | ||
39 | The Remembering Day/El Dia de los Muertos | Pat Mora | Children 4-8 | 10/31/2015 | 1st | BiLingual | Amazon $13.38 | This book is bilingual and also explains the Day of the Dead. IT is an award winning book and desrcibes the relationship between a grandmother and a granddaughter. | Book | Day of the Dead; Relationships | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | ||
40 | The Hugging Tree a story about resilience | Jill Neimark | Children | 9/2/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($9.80) | Story about growing big and strong right where you are despite what may have happened before. | Book | Resilience, Hope | Non-religious | Yes | 19-Mar | CACO girls 3/3 | SJCRH FRC | ||
41 | Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos | Roseanne Greenfield Thong | Children 4-8 | 9/1/2015 | 1st | with spanish glossary | Amazon Hardcover $16.14 Kindle | This book about the Day of the Dead celebration is written in english and keys wrods are written in spanish with a glossary in the back of the book. It explains the meaning behind the name and the celebration in the Latin American culture. | Book | Culture and Tradition | No | 19-Apr | CACO | Have | ||
42 | My Loved One Shines On! | Disa Van Orman | Everyone | 6/19/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95); Kindle ($3.99)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=dbYLVsTvzsE | Book written from an inspired poem after the sudden death of her six year old grandson. Artwork is fantastic and message is hopeful. Writing wasn’t great. Message still terrific. | Book | Hope, Still With You, Memories, Grandson | Heaven | No | 18-May | KGO | Have | ||
43 | NPR: Remembrance | Tamara Keith | Fathers | 5/31/2015 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410958270/vice-presidents-son-beau-biden-dies-of-brain-cancer | The many losses of Joe Biden; a daughter, and years later an adult son to brain cancer. | Article | Father's Loss, Brain Cancer | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
44 | Butterfly Project | Selesti Limited | Children 4+ | 1/1/2015 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Is a young person friendly app offering suggestions and promoting self care while acknowledging that grief and bereavement is hard work. Offers mediation, music and inspirational quotes for all ages. | App | Memory Box | No | 18-Jul | MEO | ||||
45 | Butterflies - Listening Ear | Red Ninja Limited | Children 4+ | 1/1/2015 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | This app can be used as a tool kit to help you in your day. You can store your memories and list the people you can depend on and those who will support you when coping is hard. | App | Tool Kit | No | 18-Jul | MEO | ||||
46 | Love is Forever | Casey Rislov | Children | 11/20/2013 | 1st | Amazon ($15.95) | Award winning sweet children's book that describes loss and the feelings of grief assocated with loosing someone you love. Love is the feeling that connects us and love reminds even after death. | Book | Love, Grief, Memories | Yes | 18-May | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||
47 | Turned Upside Down | Teana Tache | Children | 10/5/2013 | 1st | Amazon ($17.95) | Book to aid children and families in understanding the grieving process and maintain a connection with the spirit of their loved one. | Book | Grieving, Spirit | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Fernside | Have | ||
48 | Always and Forever | Alan Durant | Children 4-7 | 2/17/2013 | 1st | Amazon ($11.23) | Explaining death to children through the story of animals. Very sweet and gentle for the age. | Book | Explaining Death; Gentle | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||
49 | Me amaras aun cuando…/You will Love Me Even When… | Amber Copelin | Children | 8/21/2012 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon only found there | Great book for young children about the cycle of life everything living will die. 2 or 3 to 5 or 6 years | Book | Life Cycle | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781477631607 | Amazon | |
50 | The Gift of the Ladybug | Carole Amber | Children | 1/16/2012 | 1st | Amazon ($10.99) | Very sweet and comforting story about life when it doesn’t turn out as you want it to and you need to accept. | Book | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Have | ||||
51 | A Keepsake Book of Special Memories | Lynn Powers and Laurie Van-Si | Children 4-12 | 1/1/2012 | 1st | Amazon only found there | This is a sweet journal for kids. It brings out their feelings and emotions and also discusses the idea of self care all while remembering someone speical who died. | Journal | Self Care, Remembering, Emotions and Feelings | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | ||||
52 | The Day of the Dead/El Dia De Los Muertos | Bob Barner | Children 4-8 | 6/1/2011 | 1st | BiLingual | Amazon $7.99, Audiobook; Boardbook $7.99 | This is a bilingual book that describes the celecration of the Day of the Dead. The audiobook version contains music. This book is illustrated in a very friendly and childlike manner. | Book | Culture and Tradition | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | ||
53 | When Families Grieve: Feelings | Sesame Street | Children | 1/1/2011 | 1st | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=107&vid=1cf01771d21653ccae2bf28042c1792f&action=view | The characters from Sesame Street talk about the many feelings associated with grief. | Video | Children, Grief, Feelings | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
54 | The Great Katie Kate | M. Maitland DeLand, MD | Children 4+ | 5/1/2010 | 1st | Amazon | Great book for during treatment offers answers to many questions. Very helpful as younger siblings search for answers to what may have happened to sibling who has died. | Book | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Have | ||||
55 | The Last Invisible Boy | Evan Kuhlman | Children 10+ | 3/23/2010 | 1st | Amazon ($6.48) | Story about a boy who is disappearing after the death of his own father. He writes down all the is happening so we will know and understand. | Book | Love and Loss, Middle School | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Fernside | Library | ||
56 | Letters to God | Patrick Doughtie | Families | 3/3/2010 | 1st | Amazon (from $.08 used); Kindle ($7.99) | Inspired by the true life story of Tyler (brain cancer) and the legacy he leaves behind. Christian faith based. Watched 2nd Easter. www.thoughtco.com/interview-with-patrick-doughtie-701206 | Book | Tyler, Brain Cancer, Single Mother, Teenager | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | Movie was first then book. | Have | |
57 | Letters to God | Patrick Doughtie | Families | 1/1/2010 | 1st | Amazon | Movie inspired by the true life story of Tyler (brain cancer) and the legacy he leaves behind. Christian faith based. Watched 2nd Easter. There is a book as well. Also an on-line resource at www.thoughtco.com/interview-with-patrick-doughtie-701206 | Movie | Tyler, Brain Cancer, Single Mother, Teenager | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | Movie was first then book. | Have | |
58 | Always my Brother | Jean Reagan | Children 3-8 | 5/21/2009 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95) | Simple book for young children who have a sibling or brother close in age to them die. Well done and easy to read. | Book | Sibling loss | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Fernside | Have | ||
59 | Close to My Heart | Susan Foley, MD and Regan Foley | Children 3-6 | 1/1/2009 | 1st | Amazon or Barnes and Noble = $ | This book is a very clear and gentle book that guides both children and their caretaken through the child's grief and aid in talking about the child's feelings. | Journal | Grief, Children | No | 18-Jun | 3/4 OG | Have | |||
60 | God Gave Us Heaven | Lisa Tawn-Bergren | Children | 8/19/2008 | 1st | Amazon ($8.79); Kindle ($7.99) | A book for children that provides age appropriate answers for what happens after you die. Very sweet and tender book for small children | Book | Christian; Children | Christian | No | 17-Oct | LT | LT | ||
61 | Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amaaon only; Hard Cover $18.73; Spiral Bound $12.88; Diary $12.88 | An adult version of the kids journal. Very insightful and helpful. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Amazon | |||
62 | The Lemonade Club | Patricia Polacco | Children | 9/20/2007 | 1st | Amazon only found there | Story of two girls and their teacher. Marilyn (leukemia) and her teacher (breast) both fight cancer. Story of resilience. | Book | Target House | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | Have | ||||
63 | The Ultimate Gift/El Último Regalo | Jim Stovall and Paul Brooks | Families | 9/1/2007 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($10.50); Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($1.99) | This story involves Emily who has leukemia. Both book and movie were comforting to my girls. Read and watched 1st Christmas. | Book | Leukemia, Hope | Non Religious Christian celebrate the holiday | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Movie and trailers available in Spanish. | Have |
64 | The Grief Bubble helping kids explore and understand grief | Kerry DeBay | Children 6+ | 1/1/2007 | 1st | Amazon ($11.95) | Written by an art therapist. Great for kids who like to draw the book will guide them though their feelings using art. | Journal | Art Therapy | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/3 | Have | |||
65 | The Ultimate Gift/El Último Regalo | Jim Stovall | Families | 1/1/2007 | 1st | Spanish | WalMart | This story involves Emily who has leukemia. Both book and movie were comforting to my girls. Read and watched 1st Christmas. | Movie | Leukemia, Hope | Non religious | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Movie and trailers available in Spanish. | Have |
66 | When a Friend Dies | Jenene Alexander | Children 4-7 | 4/15/2005 | 1st | Amazon | This is a coloring book that tells a very gentle story of what happens when someone dies. How you will feel, what you can do and how you will not always feel sad. | Book | Friend, Death, Grief | No | 18-Jul | MEO | ||||
67 | Goodbye Mousie | Robie H. Harris | Children | 11/1/2004 | 1st | Amazon($14.06) | Child's pet mouse dies. Child is sad and confused. Parents are there for child. Child buries mouse. Child accepts the death. | Book | Feelings | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/3 | WYG | Library | ||
68 | John Phillip Duck | Patricia Polacco | Children | 6/17/2004 | 1st | Amazon only found there | Story of the Peabody Ducks in Memphis. No Cancer just fun and Memphis. | Book | Memphis | Target House | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | SJCRH FRC | |||
69 | Gentle Willow A Story for Children About Dying | Joyce Mills, PhD | Children | 11/1/2003 | 1st | Amazon ($9.38) | Sweet and kind story about the friends in the forest and how they react to one of them changing and dying. How they prepare and how they remember their friend. | Book | Dying | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/3 | WYG | Have | ||
70 | Angel Catcher for Kids: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Amy Eldon | Children 4-10 | 1/1/2002 | 1st | Amazon only found there | This journal is different. You can use it day by day or when needed. It leads you and offers you encouragement and allows you to recognize each emotion you are feeling. My girls preferred the Angel Catcher for Adults to the one for kids. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | Have | |||
71 | The Gift of a Memory | Marianne Richmond | Families | 9/1/2001 | 1st | Amazon ($13.61) | Written for families for parents to read to kids | Book | Keepsake od memories | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||
72 | Hi, My Name is Jack | Christina Beall-Sullivan, MS, APRN | Children | 5/23/2000 | 1st | Amazon only found there | Children's book (ages 12 and under) for the healthy siblings of a chronically ill, disables or dying child. Does a good job of helping healthy siblings express feelings they may be experiencing. | Book | Christian; Children; Feelings | Christian | No | 17-Oct | LT | LT | ||
73 | Lost and Found Remembering a Sister | Ellen Yeomans | Children | 2/14/2000 | 1st | Amazon ($8.90) | Explains importance of memories; Cancer; sister died. | Book | Remembering | RG/DOR | 19-Mar | CACO | Fernside | Have | ||
74 | The Next Place | Warren Hanson | Children K-2 | 9/1/1997 | 1st | Amazon | The Next Place is not earth. It is a place of wonder and peace. It is written for children. | Book | Love, Time, | No | 18-Jul | MEO | ||||
75 | Mick Harte was Here | Barbara Park | Children 10+ | 8/27/1996 | 1st | Amazon | This story is a work of fiction about a brother who is killed in a bicycle accident and dies. The reaction and feeling of the sister who loves, grieves and misses him is the key to the story. | Book | Siblings, Returing to school, Silence; Changes for the family | No | 18-Aug | MEO | Fernside | |||
76 | Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope | Donna O'Toole | Families | 9/1/1988 | 1st | Amazon ($12.95) | Explains the process of grieving to children and adults through a story about animals. Describes feelings and how to be there for someone who is grieving a loss. | Book | Grief; Being There; Importance of Talking; Death explained | Yes | 19-Mar | CACO | WYG | SJCRH FRC | ||
77 | Lifetimes The beautiful way to explain death to children | Bryan Mellonie/Robert Ingpen | Children | 10/1/1983 | 1st | Amazon ($13.50); Kindle ($5.99) | The girls read and like very much. Good for ages 2/3-5/6 | Book | Explaining Death | No | 19-Mar | CACO | WYG | Have | ||
78 | Something for Joey | Richard E. Peck | Families | 3/1/1983 | 1st | Amazon only found there | This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti, Jr. and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. | Book | Leukemia, Brothers, Football, Love | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
79 | Where's Jess: For Children | Marvin Johnson | Children 4+ | 6/1/1982 | 1st | Amazon ($5.95); Kindle ($4.95) | Very young children | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | |||
80 | Something for Joey | MTM Movies | Families | 1/1/1977 | 1st | Amazon | This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti, Jr. and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. | Movie | Leukemia, Brothers, Football, Love | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
81 | National Alliance for Grieving Children | Children | 1st | https://childrengrieve.org/ | This site lists grief resources and camps by each state in the US. There are other resources available through this organization including holiday tool kits to aid grieving families. | Resources | Resources and Camps by State | Yes | 20-Feb | CACO | ||||||
82 | Sesame Street | Sesame Worshop | Children | 1st | http://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/grief | Website contains printables and videos for family who are grieving. | Website | Grief | No | 18-May | CACO | |||||
83 | A Land Called Grief | Maddie Janes | Children 4-8 | 9/30/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $9.99 Kindle $4.99 | This is a book about all the feelings that we hold in our hearts. Sadness and grief and not bad things. You can hold onto things even if they are gone and share them with others. Artwork is sweet. | Book | Feelings | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
84 | Why Do I Feel so Sad? | Tracy Lambert | Children 4-8 | 7/28/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $10.99 Kindle $9.99 | This is a great book filled with resources for a parent/caregiver/teacher to read with a child to help the child navigate their sadness, feelings and/or grief. Book is about all types of grief not just loss of a sibling. | Book | Sadness/Feelings Resources | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
85 | The Fox and the Feather | Kendall Lanning | Children | 7/10/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $12.95 | This is a gentle story that presents loss and grief in a way that is helpful. Reminds reader of the importance of memories. Helpful resources for parents to aid children. | Book | Loss, Grief, Resources to help Children | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
86 | Listen | Holly McGhee | Children 4-7 | 9/3/2019 | 2nd | Amazon ($16.19) | Sweet children's book about empathy. How needed as children are learning through their experiences even their grief. | Book | Empathy | Possible DOR | 19-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
87 | Books That Heal | Michael Flatley | Families | 1/1/2019 | 2nd | https://www.booksthatheal.org/ | Their mission is to empower children suffering from illness and provide suppot for their families. Several of the stories have been written about children with cancer and several of the children have died. Not certain of their exact focus. | Website | Tell your story | No | 19-Feb | TI | ||||
88 | COCO | Disney/Pixar | Families | 11/17/2018 | 2nd | Movie | Miguel's desire to live his dream transports him to the Day of the Dead. | Movie | Traditions | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
89 | A Hug from Heaven | Anna Whiston-Donaldson | Children | 11/6/2018 | 2nd | Amazon $14.59 | This is a sweet children's book about dying and death and heaven. It is more expensive than other books and the first page artwork makes you think that a parent has died. | Book | Love remains | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||
90 | Bubble Trouble: Using Mindfulnes to help kids with grief | Heather Krantz, MD | Children and Families | 9/12/2018 | 2nd | Amazon $10.99 Kindle $6.99 | This books is for all kids experiencing all type of grief. There is no mention of sibling grief or grief from cancer. The subjects are death of a pet, grandmother and moving. The concept of mindfulness is very clear and could be helpful to children. | Book | Grief, Emotions, Mindfulness | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
91 | Huffington Post | Jenn Morson | Families | 12/5/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-tips-holidays_us_5a1c81f4e4b071403b287131 | Article written offering tips for coping with grief during the holidays. | Article | Holidays, Tips | No | 17-Dec | CACO | ||||
92 | Sun Kisses and Moon Hugs/Besos de sol, abrazos de luna (BiLingual) | Susan Schaefer Bernardo | Children 3-6 | 5/20/2017 | 2nd | Spanish (12/2/19) | Amazon $9.07 Kindle | This book tells the story of love the never ends because you can always feel the love in your heart. There is no mention of death or cancer in this book. It is really a story of separation. | Book | Separation | No | 20-Apr | MEO | Amazon | ||
93 | Butterfly Wings A Coloring Book for Grieving Children | Rev. Penny Stemley | Children 4+ | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon | Coloring book to help Christian children process grief and sadness and hold on to their faith and love. | Journal | Death, Sadness, Love | Christian | No | 18-May | CACO | |||
94 | Till We Meet Again | Julie Muller | Children | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | Amazon | The book is meant to help grieving children remember the precious memories of their loved ones and help them to grow up honoring their loved one through their own actions. Grandmother dies. | Book | Spirit, Memory, Feelings | No | 18-May | QoL SC | ||||
95 | Something Very Sad Happened | Bonnie Zucker | Children | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | Amazon | Mom talks to young son about death of loved one. Person and pronouns associated can be changed to fit needs for any family's loss. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 2/3 | Library | ||||
96 | Grief and Loss Video | Wiggle Tales | Children | 10/9/2015 | 2nd | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=grief+and+loss+video+youtube#id=7&vid=8a5fe0cafdd55091099568c12412b914&action=click | Cartoon video for children showing friends reaction to loss. The friends understanding and listening to grieving friend. | Video | Support, Listening, Grieving | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||
97 | The Goodbye Book | Todd Parr | Children | 1/1/2015 | 2nd | Amazon | Story of two fish from life to death and the feelings you might have when you remember. | Book | Remembering | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 2/3 | Library | |||
98 | My Yellow Balloon | Tiffany Papageorge | Children | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | Amazon | Tale of love and loss told in story form through a child's eye of his favorite yellow balloon. | Book | Receovering from loss | No | 18-May | LT | ||||
99 | When I'm With Jesus | Kimberly Rea | Children | 10/10/2013 | 2nd | Amazon ($14.99) | This award winning book was written for grieving children to aid them in understanding death and heaven as they grow and develop. My girls felt that the book could be read at any point after diagnosis. | Book | Jesus, Heaven, | Christian | No | 18-Jul | MEO | Amazon | ||
100 | My Grandmother is a Butterfly/Mi Abuelita es una mariposa | Diana Pagan | Children | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | The girls enjoyed the story. Non religious and easy to read. 3-7 years | Book | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781482378931 | Amazon | ||
101 | The Elephant in the Room A Children's book for grief and loss | Amanda Edwards/Leslie Ponciano | Children | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | No one specific dies. The girls liked. Good for ages 2/3-5/6. | Book | Talking About Loss | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | SJCRH FRC | ||
102 | Angel Birthdays | Erin Garay | Children 6+ | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | Story of how a family celebrates the life of a grandmother on the day that she dies and each year following by hosting an angel birthday. | Book | Faith, Angel, Memories, Grandmother Dies | Christian | No | 18-May | CACO | |||
103 | iGrief | Scott La Counte | Families | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App designed to walk with you through grief. This allows for up to six member for family sharing. Developer is new to app design and the app is a bit rough. | App | Grief | No | 18-Jun | MBO | ||||
104 | Ripple's Effect | Shawn Achor and Amy Blankson | Children | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | Amazon | While the story is really about combating bullying it also is about the power of a smile and being positive. | Book | Power of Smile, Positivity | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | Amazon | |||
105 | Sad Isn't Bad | Melanie Mundy | Children | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon (used from $2.99); Kindle ($5.99) | Sharing feelings after death. Ranking changed due to limited availablity. | Book | Feelings | RG/DOR | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||
106 | Since My Brother Died/Desde que Murio Mi Hermano | Marisol Munoz-Kiehne | Children | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | Both English and Spanish in one book. Sections for teachers and caregivers. Lesson: boy's brother is alive in boy's heart. | Book | Memories | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Fernside | Amazon | |
107 | When Families Grieve/Familias en la Afliccion | Sesame Street | Children & Families | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | The books are very sweet and gentle. They emphasize the importance of communicating. There are two books and a CD all are both English and Spanish. The death story in the book is focused on a parent dying and doesn't cover how the death occurred. | Book | Communications | No | 17-Oct | CACO | |||
108 | The Heart and the Bottle | Oliver Jeffers | Children 6+ | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon | Sweet story of how child too experience pain but need to be encouraged to keep their hearts open to love again. | Book | Feelings, Loss, Love | Yes | 18-May | WA | SJCRH FRC | |||
109 | My Teachers Name is Grief | Madeleine Miehls | Children 6+ | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon | Book describes the feelings and grow assocaited with loving and loosing someone you love. The book describes healing as a lesson to be choosen, learned and taught to others. | Book | Feelings, Choices, Learning, Gifts | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
110 | How Can I Deal with When People Die? | Sally Hewitt | Families | 1/1/2009 | 2nd | Amazon | This book is filled with different situations involving death and feelings. The book also discusses how a child might feel if they were not told because they were thoughts to be "too young" to know. Very clear and helpful | Book | Feelings | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/4 | Library | |||
111 | UP | Disney | Families | 1/1/2009 | 2nd | DVD or on-line | Story of a widower and the adventure he takes to fulfill a wish he made to his dying wife. | Movie | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
112 | Duck, Death and the Tulip | Wolf Erlbruch | Children 4-8 | 1/1/2008 | 2nd | German | Amazon | Award winning book from Germany written about death in the form of a story. | Book | German, No Cancer, Death is part of life | No | 18-May | MO | |||
113 | What's Heaven | Maria Shriver | Children | 1/1/2007 | 2nd | Amazon | Read prior to death | Book | Prior to Death | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||
114 | Michael Rosen's Sad Book | Michael Rosen | Children 6+ | 1/1/2004 | 2nd | Amazon | Award winning author writes a children's book after the death of his own son at age 18. The artwork is dark. It is a book about how a father grieves. | Book | Father's Grief, Feelings, Son Dies, Eddie | No belief in God | No | 18-May | CACO | Fernside | ||
115 | My Grieving Journey Book | Donna and Eve Shavatt | Children 4-12 | 1/1/2002 | 2nd | Amazon | This journal focuses on feelings. It discusses what feelings you may have and why. Normalizing grief. | Journal | Journal; Feelings | No | 18-Jun | 3/4 OG | ||||
116 | I Miss You | Pat Thomas | Children | 1/1/2001 | 2nd | Amazon | Read prior to death | Book | Prior to Death | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||
117 | Cry, Heart, But Never Break | Glenn Ringtved | Children 6+ | 1/1/2001 | 2nd | Danish | Amazon | Award winning book from Denmark about the balance between life and death, joy and sorrow. It is about the loss of a grandmother. | Book | Balance, Feelings, Grandmother Dies | No | 18-May | CACO | |||
118 | Looking Back A Book of Memories | Lois Lowry | Families | 1/1/1998 | 2nd | Library/Amazon $16 | Sweet book telling the family history of auther Lois Lowry whose experiecned the loss of a sibling while growing up. Lowry wrote about her loss in the book A Summer to Die (1979). In her story the older sister dies of AML. | Book | Families, Sisters | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | |||
119 | A Birthday Present for Daniel | Juliet Rothman | Children 8-12 | 1/1/1996 | 2nd | Amazon | It is a beautiful story about lossing a sibling. The artword is black and white making the book seem sad. The ideas are lovely. | Book | Sibling Loss, Feelings, Everyone is different | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
120 | The Empty Place | Roberta Temes | Children | 1/1/1992 | 2nd | Amazon ($8.95) | Normalize feelings of grief; sister died. Artwork is all black and white. There are better newer books. | Book | Feelings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Fernside | Have | ||
121 | Care for the Family | Rob Parsons | Families | 1/1/1988 | 2nd | www.careforthefamily.org.uk and https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/bereavement-support/bereaved-parent-support/when-your-only-child-has-died | Website offering support resources for families. Grief support for grandparents, siblings, blended families, parents who lost a first and only. | Website | Grandparents, Siblings, Blended Families, Loss of First and Only | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
122 | Some Days | Maria Wernicke | Children 6-8 | 10/1/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $17.99 Kindle $1.99 | This book has been translated into English. First published in Argentina. It is a child's book of loss but the father is the person who died. | Book | Loss of Father | No | 20-Nov | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||
123 | A Land Called Grief | Maddie Jones & Helen Bucher | Children 4-8 | 9/30/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 Kindle $4.99 | A children's book to help children understand the emotions of grief. The message is good - grief isn't a bed thing - however it can be seen as a bit confusing.` | Book | Emotions | No | 20-Nov | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||
124 | The Tell Me Tree | Karen Inglis | Children 4-8 | 6/18/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 Kindle $3.99 | This is a book about feelings and how important it is to share the feelings that you have as a child. It is not a book about death or grief. | Book | Feeling, Sharing | Non-religious | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | ||
125 | I'm Still Here | Edward Nasello | Children | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon $6.51 | Comforting loss by celebrating life and through faith. Loved one is always with us in our memories. | Book | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
126 | My Heart Hurts: A Grief Workbook for Children | Karen Jaggers, LPC | Children 3-6 | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon, Kindle | This is a very long book for children - 107 pages. It is cute and adorable and covers all things grief related. This book received 3rd rating due to price $24.99, length 107 pages and one page "draw the ways people die". | Journal | Grief, Children, Death | No | 18-Jun | 4/4 OG | Amazon | |||
127 | Sopa de Lagrimas/Tear Soup | Pat Schwiebert | Children | 6/1/2017 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Book that speaks of healing after loss in a story form. Gentle and kind. | Book | Healing and Loss | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | No | WYG | Have | |
128 | Sibling Loss | Laura Prince | Siblings | 5/10/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $14.95 | Sister's journey from despair to celebration after her 13 year old brother, Matthew, was killed by a car. This is a complete history of Laura's life and emotional needs as a child growing up with a mother grieving first the lost of her own brother and her mother as a result and also grieving the loss of her own child. | Book | Impact of Sibling Grief | Jewish | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||
129 | A Corner of Heaven | Laura Dewire | Children | 1/17/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $13.61 | This is a book for sibling who have a baby sibling die. The book is very sad. The last two pages are very good at explaining that it is going to be ok. | Book | Loss of baby; sibling focused; hope | Christian | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | ||
130 | Kids Grief Journal | JC Grace | Children 8-13 | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon | Same journal as the Children's Grief Journal with new cover. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | 1/4 OG | ||||
131 | La Muerte no es el Final/Death is not the End | Brenda Vickers Johnson | Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon | These books are about death from a very Christian perspective. Children's is a coloring book and the adolescents is a journal. Thought it might be better used by Chaplains than DOR or QOL. There are editions for Adolescents and Children, too. | Journal | Coloring book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |
132 | Children's Grief Journal | JC Grace | Children 6-10 | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Amazon | This is simply a notebook and each page is for one day asking five questions: Date, How I Feel Today, Best and Worst Thing that Happened and to both write and draw about the day. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | 1/4 OG | ||||
133 | Healing Grief | David Kessler | Families | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Amazon | Card deck. It is a novel idea. Flipping through the cards was soothing and peaceful. | Cards | Talking points | No | 17-Oct | KOB | Have | |||
134 | Where Did My Brother Go? | Tracy Wayland | Children | 10/29/2015 | 3rd | Amazon$12.99 Kindle | This is a sweet and simple book that tell a story of all the places a brother might go. It never specifically states that the brother has died though one possiblity is an angel in heaven. There is no cancer in this book. Might be a good book for younger siblings who lose an older brother to cancer. | Book | Siblings | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
135 | The Memory Tree | Britta Teckentrup | Children 5+ | 11/25/2014 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 | This story of death is told from the point of view of forest animals. After one of them died the forest is filled with a new tree that gorws from the spot where their friend died. | Book | Death | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
136 | La Risa De Ignacio/Issac's Laugh | Juan Ignacio Pena | Children | 10/20/2014 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon $16.95 Kindle $11.99 | Book is about a sick kid who enjoys the tales his grandfather tells. The tales join his dreams. Eventually the boys dies and the stars remind those left behind of him. "It is a moving story about enjoying life when circumstances are difficult." It is a bit tough to understand. | Book | No | 19-Mar | AR4CACO | Amazon | |||
137 | Helping Students Deal with Grief | Lilbaker5 | Children & Educators | 2/20/2014 | 3rd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEY0iJQ9Ck | Video of child engaging with counselor at school about feelings | Video | School, Feelings. Children, Grief | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||
138 | Un Dia Con Mimi/A Day with Mimi | Sabrina Ball | Children | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon | Spanish book written for young children about passing of grandmother. 2/3-5/6. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
139 | Just Like That: A Story of Hope for a Child's grief | Chad A. Current | Children | 1/1/2011 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 | This book is written about a family after the sudden death of their dad. As he did not die from cancer and was not a sibling this book was not highly rated. | Book | Father's death | Christian | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Amazon | ||
140 | My Father's Arms are a Boat | Stein Erik Lunde | Children 4-8 | 1/1/2011 | 3rd | Amazon | Book about a father and son greiving the loss of the wife and mother. | Book | Mother Dies, Fear and Sadness, Safety | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
141 | Waterbugs and Dragonflies | Doris Stickney | Children | 1/1/2010 | 3rd | Amazon | Explains death; Available as coloring book too | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||
142 | I Miss My Brother | Lauren and Randy Taylor | Children | 1/1/2008 | 3rd | Amazon | Younger brother dies in accident. Story explores sister's feelings. | Book | Feelings | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/3 | Library | |||
143 | Samantha Jane's Missing Smile | Julie Kaplow ad Donna Pincus | Children 4-8 | 1/1/2007 | 3rd | Amazon | Story of a little girl who father dies. She talks about how she is afraid to cry. She expresses how she feels and begins to feel better remembering rather than not thinking about her dad. | Book | Father dies, Sadness, Fear of crying, Sharing feelings | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
144 | The Rainbow Feelings of Cancer | Carrie Martin and Chia Martin | Children 4+ | 1/1/2001 | 3rd | Amazon | Book written by mother and duaghter before mother lost her battle to cancer. Child was 11 when book was created. Not about sibling grief. | Book | Cancer, Feelings | Yes | 18-May | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||
145 | When Dinosaurs Die | Laurie Brown | Children | 1/1/1998 | 3rd | Amazon | Read prior to funeral. Parents did not like at DOR | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | |||
146 | Life Isn't Always a Day at the Beach | Pam Ganz | Children 8-9 | 1/1/1996 | 3rd | Amazon $9.95 not always available through Amazon | Journal for child with cancer to work through feelings and understanding about cancer. 3rd ranking due to limited availablity. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
147 | When Someone Very Special Dies | Marge Heegaard | Children 6-12 | 1/1/1995 | 3rd | Amazon | Journal | Journal | RG/DOR/ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||
148 | What About Me? | Allan Peterkin MD | Children 4-8 | 1/1/1993 | 3rd | Amazon $8.33 | Story about what happens to sibling when a chld is sick | Book | Not your fault | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
149 | When Someone I Love Has a Serious Illness | Marge Heegaard | Children | 1/1/1992 | 3rd | Amazon $9.95 | Helping children to learn to cope with loss and change. This is a journal for children who know someone is a very sick. | Book | Journal | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
150 | I Know I Made It Happen | Lynn Blackburn | Children | 1/1/1990 | 3rd | Amazon | Read prior to death | Book | Guilt | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||
151 | I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper | Sesame Street | Children | 1/1/1984 | 3rd | Amazon & B&N | Sweet story told about death and remembering. Out of print | Book | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/3 | Have | ||||
152 | The Fall of Freddie the Leaf A Story of Life for All Ages | Leo Buscaglia, PhD | Children 4-8 years | 1/1/1982 | 3rd | Amazon | Very simple story explaining living and dying are a part of all things. Nothing religious, nothing relating to cancer. Just the facts of living and dying | Book | Explaining Death | ELNEC | 17-Oct | CACO girls 2/3 | WYG | Library | ||
153 | Soaringwords | http://www.soaringwords.org/coping-with-loss/ | Families | 4th | On-line | This resource is limited for the bereaved. Never Give UP! | Website | No | 18-Jan | CACO | ||||||
154 | Heaven's Guest | Lorraine Burris | Children 4-6 | 1/1/2020 | 4th | heavensguest.the book@gmail.com | Book sent to Lisa Clark. In my opinion it is too religious, too simple and artwork is too childish for children. There is also a page that discusses going to the doctor which could potentially be a trigger for parents and siblings. | Book | Heaven | Christian | No | 21-Jan | CACO | Have | ||
155 | The Endless Story | Melissa Kircher | Children 4-9 | 5/18/2018 | 4th | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $9.99 | This is a gentle and easy to understand story about loss - though it is not a story about the loss of a child rather the typical loss of someone older and/or a pet. | Book | Loss Pet or Older Person | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
156 | Listening with my Heart | Gabi Garcia | Children | 10/14/2017 | 4th | Amazon $12.95 | This is a book about feelings and about how children need to be kind heart even with themselves. This book is not about loss or grief. This book is available in Spanish. | Book | Feelings and being kind to yourself | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
157 | Grief is a Snowflake | Julia Cook | Children | 9/15/2011 | 4th | Amazon $8.45 There is a workbook too | This book is for children about the death of a father. The story is told as trees in the forest. It is very wordy. | Book | Loss of Father | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
158 | El Dia de Muertos | Ivar Da Coll | Children | 6/30/2011 | 4th | Spanish | Amazon $4.64 | This book is in Spanish about the death of a grandmother. | Book | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
159 | The Flat Rabbit | Bardur Oskarsson | Children 4-8 | 1/1/2011 | 4th | Amazon | Book about the death of a rabbit and how deal with feelings. | Book | Death | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
160 | Hospice Foundation of America | Families | 1/1/2011 | 4th | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=73&vid=562a844fe434d20aae9e09368a4cda19&action=view | General knowledge relating to grief. Advice about emotions and spiritual impacts on everyone. Boring | Video | General Grief, Be Kind to Yourself | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
161 | Oliver Loses His Little Brother | Selina Langenscheild | Children 4-8 | 11/14/2019 | 5th | Amazon $14.90 Kindle $5.90 | Oliver is a turtle. His mother lays an egg and it never hatches. The story is about the little turtles loss. Not directly the best book for our families. | Book | Loss before birth | No | 21-Jan | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||
162 | Because the Sky is Everywhere | Nancy Sharp | Children | 1/1/2017 | 5th | Spanish & English in 1 book | Amazon | Book about a father who has died. The girls didn't like. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
163 | Emma conoce al Monstruo de las Penas/Emma Meets the Monster of Sorrows | Gail Trauco | Children | 1/1/2016 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | This is the first in a series of Spanish books for children. This one focuses on divorce. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Watch for next book is series | Amazon | ||
164 | Help Me Say Goodbye | Janis Silverman | Children | 1/1/1999 | 5th | Amazon | The girls didn't like as much as other books. Thought it might be good to use with QoLa program - like three wishes. | Book | End of Life | CL used in past | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
165 | Learning to Live without You | JC Grace | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Plain journal with blank pages. A plain notebook would be better. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||
166 | Lessons from a Dying Sister | Lucy Beam Hoffman | Siblings | 1/12/2017 | 6th | Amazon $9.13 | This is a very small book. It is a photo album of the sister and her sister who died. Very simple and practical advice. Better books are out there. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||
167 | Surviving the Loss of a Sibling | Lynda Cheldelin Fell | Siblings | 12/16/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.57; Kindle $7.99 | This book focuses on the grief journey of adult siblings who have died and only 2 were from cancer. This is not a book for our families or DOR. | Book | Adult Siblings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||
168 | Te Amo/I Love You | Calee M. Lee | Children 4-8 | 2/16/2015 | 6th | Spanish | Amazon $9.99 | This book is written in both english and spanish. It is not about death or grief at all. It is about love. | Book | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
169 | Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling | Katherine Fair Donnelly | Siblings | 1/1/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.72 | This is another very dark book filled with emotion. There are three stories about siblings who died of cancer. P11 Sister Brain Tumor, P15 Brother Lung Cancer and P100 Sister Leukemia. There are better books for our families. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | |||||
170 | Sammy Leaves His Mark | Dave Diggle | Children 4-8 | 12/1/2011 | 6th | Amazon $9.99 | This book is told from the perspecitve of a tree. It is really wordy with little illustrations. There are better books out there. | Book | No | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
171 | Where are You? A Child's Book about Loss | Laura Olivieri | Children 4-8 | 1/1/2007 | 6th | Amazon | Not appropriate. The parent dies. Committed suicide. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||
172 | MoodPath | Moodpath UG | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Interactive mental health screening - 14 day depression screening. | App | Depression | No | 18-Jul | CACO |
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2 | Wreck This Journal | Sam I Joural | Tweens/Teens | 3/29/2020 | 1st | Amazon $9.99 | This is a journal and each page offers an exercise for your expression. Some can be seen as funny and others deep and interspective. Each page offers the reader to expression themselves as they see fit. | Book | Expression of Feeling | No | No | 21-Feb | 3/3OG | Amazon | ||||||||||||
3 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse | Charlie Mackesy | Teens+ | 10/22/2019 | 1st | Amazon $14.91 Kindle $11.99 | Excellent book offering inspiration and hope in uncertain times. This hope is revealed through conversation among the characters in the story. | Book | Hope, Inspiration | No | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Have | ||||||||||||
4 | Opposite of Always | Justin A. Reynolds | Teens | 3/4/2019 | 1st | Amazon $12.32 Kindle (49.99) Audio | It is a teen love story about a boy who falls for a girl with sickle cell. She doesn't tell him that she is sick. Each time she dies he time travels to before she dies and gains some insight as to how to save her. | Book | Sickle Cell, Teenagers, Love, Time Travel | No | 19-Apr | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
5 | Exploring the Themes of Grief and Loss through a Video Game | Sam West for Gamasutra | Teens and Young Adults | 2/21/2019 | 1st | https://gamasutra.com/blogs/SamWest/20190221/337031/Exploring_The_Themes_of_Grief_and_Loss_Through_Video_Games.php | Video game was created as a way for the developer to express and explore his feelings relating to his own mortality and eventual death while remaining filled with hope for life itself. Blog is a review of the Video game - Beyond the Veil. | Blog | Feelings; Mortality; Death and Hope | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Carson to review game. | |||||||||||||
6 | GRIS | Nomada Studio | Teens and Young Adults | 12/13/2018 | 1st | Nintendo Switch, macOS and Microsoft Windows | Video game about grief surrounded by beautiful art and great music. | Video Game | Grief | No | 19-Feb | Carson Ives? | ||||||||||||||
7 | Five Feet Apart | Rachel Lippincott | Teens | 11/20/2018 | 1st | Amazon $18.99 | This book is not about cancer. It is about two teens who have CF and need to stay five feet apart for the sake of their health. They as teens becoming adults who are ill learn to make decisions as adults. There is an aspect of grief in the book as Stella's sister is no longer in the picture. | Book | Teens. Illness, Independence, Survival, Quality of Life | No | 19-Jun | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
8 | Like Minds Ep. 12 | BBC | All | 3/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55TJRj9HUk&t=183s | BBC created a video explaining the truth that grief is not something that you get over. | Video | Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
9 | Telocare | Linda Humphries | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Mocrodosing on self-care using a lock screen app answering a series of questions. | App | Microdosing Selfcare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
10 | 6 Ways to Help Teens Navigate Loss | Elizabeth Jane Walker | Teens | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/stories/promise-magazine/spring-2018/6-ways-to-help-teen-patients-navigate-loss.html | Article written in the St. Jude Promise magazine. | Article | Teen, Loss, Cancer | Yes | 18-Apr | KOB | Promise Magazine | |||||||||||||
11 | Stress Relief | Michael Quach | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Best Anti Stress Quotes | App | Quotes for a Stress Free Life | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
12 | Day One Journal | Bloom Built Inc. | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Make journaling part of your life with this award winning app. Save memories, photos all while focusing on the writing experience. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
13 | Aloe Bud | Aloebud LLC | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Self Care companion with reminders to eat, sleep, relax, drink water, exercise, breathe etc.. | App | SelfCare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
14 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||||||||||||
15 | Greif Recovery of Teens | Coral Popowitz | Teens | 6/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon $14.79 Kindle $9.99 | Grief book based on the changes occuring within a teens phsyical body when relating to grief. Three teens weigh in based on their experiences. No cancer deaths. One question teens have about reading a book about grief is the fact that they are dealing with their own grief already what would they gain from reading a book about grief. | Book | Teens | No | 21-Feb | TMO | Have | |||||||||||||
16 | The Thing about Jellyfish | Ali Benjamin | Teens | 4/4/2017 | 1st | Amazon, Audiobook, CD, Kindle ($7.99) | Award winning book that explores the relationship of a middle school girl heartbroken over the death of her friend. | Book | Teens, Grief, Loss, Friendship | No | 18-Jun | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
17 | Goodbye Days | Jeff Zentner | Teens | 3/7/2017 | 1st | Amazon $8.90; Kindle $8.17; Audible | What if you could spend one more day with someone you love who had died is the premise of the book. Remember this is a book about teenagers and it is spot on with the things they do, say and think. This book was sad and yet joyous. Readers favorite book to date. | Book | Guilt and Grief; Teenagers; Friendship | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
18 | Self Checkout | Evan Sobkowicz | 12 + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Tracks moods and mental wellness through check in and reminderssss and self care suggestions. | App | Self Care | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
19 | Grid Diary | Sumi Interactive | Teens + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | The grid helps the natural flow of writing and remembering through a series of prompts or questions. It works off a pre-defined template. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
20 | Daylio - Journal, Diary, Moods | Relaxio s.r.o | Teens + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Keep a private journal wihtout typing a word. Select mood and activities for free. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
21 | Helping a Teenager Cope with Grief | Alan Wolfelt, PhD | Teenagers | 12/16/2016 | 1st | https://www.centerforloss.com/2016/12/helping-teenagers-cope-grief/ | Article written to assist teenagers or someone who may know of a greiving teenagers. Words of comfort and advice | Article | Teenager, Coping, Grief | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
22 | A Summer to Die | Lois Lowry | Teens and Sisters | 5/10/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($8.89) | This is a story written from the point of view of a younger and envious sister. Her older sister is beautiful. Her older sister is a cheerleader and has a boyfriend. Then her older sister gets sick and dies of AML. | Book | Sisters, AML, Families | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
23 | Book Club BookMovement | BookMovement LLC | Teens + | 1/1/2016 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App designed and built for book clubs. Build a shared private bookshelf with meeting details, RSVPs, discussion questions, book info and ratings and reviews. | App | Book Club | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
24 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Jesse Andrews | Teens | 10/6/2015 | 1st | Amazon | Book inspired a hit film. | DVD | Leukemia, High School, Friendship | No | 18-Apr | TMO | WYG | |||||||||||||
25 | Grieving for the sibling you lost | Erica Goldblass Hyatt DSW | Teens | 9/1/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($14.99); Kindle ($9.99) | Written and read by teenager. Some references to cancer more references to how teens feel. Tips on how to cope that were helpful. | Book | Teenager, Feeling, Coping | RG/DOR | 18-Mar | TMO | Have | |||||||||||||
26 | My Loved One Shines On! | Disa Van Orman | Everyone | 6/19/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95); Kindle ($3.99)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=dbYLVsTvzsE | Book written from an inspired poem after the sudden death of her six year old grandson. Artwork is fantastic and message is hopeful. Writing wasn’t great. Message still terrific. | Book | Hope, Still With You, Memories, Grandson | Heaven | No | 18-May | KGO | Have | ||||||||||||
27 | A Straw Man | Amalie Jahn | Teens | 6/7/2015 | 1st | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $7.99 | The final book in a three book series. The cost of helping another who is grieving in a unhealthy way. No cancer | Book | College Students | No | 19-Feb | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
28 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Jesse Andrews | Teens | 4/21/2015 | 1st | Amazon; Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($6.74) | High school is not easy but then again neither is having cancer. What bonds people together and how it works. | Book | Leukemia, High School, Friendship | Yes | 18-Apr | TMO | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||||
29 | Helping Teens Cope with Death | The Dougy Center | Teens | 3/14/2015 | 1st | Amazon $9.95 | This book is available in Spanish directly from the Dougy Center. This is an easy to read guide for what to expect from a grieving teen. It would be good for a teen to validate their feelings and well as good for parents to understand their teen better. | Book | Teen; Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
30 | Shine | Shine | Teens + | 1/1/2015 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Daily motivation | App | Motivational | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
31 | Tin Men | Amalie Jahn | Teens | 6/30/2014 | 1st | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $7.99 | The second book in the three book series. Its story line follows the first book yet can stand alone. Death sometimes uncovers secrets. No cancer. | Book | High School | No | 19-Feb | MEO | Have | |||||||||||||
32 | Fault in Our Stars/Bajo la misma estrella | John Green | Teens | 4/8/2014 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($7.59); Audiobook; CD ($7.78); Kindle ($9.99) | Hazel Grace (lung) and Augustus (bone) both have cancer and meet at a Cancer Support Group. Both book and movie were comforting to our children. Several years later when they were teens. | Book | Lung and Bone Cancer, Relapse, Teens | Limited Christianity | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | WYG | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||
33 | Fault in Our Stars/Bajo la misma estrella | John Green | Teens | 1/1/2014 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | Hazel Grace (lung) and Augustus (bone) both have cancer and meet at a Cancer Support Group. Both book and movie were comforting to our children. Several years later when they were teens. | Movie | Lung and Bone Cancer, Relapse, Teens | Limited Christianity | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Have | |||||||||||
34 | The Clay Loin | Amalie Jahn | Teens | 12/18/2013 | 1st | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $7.99 | This a the first book in a series of three books. This wonderful book is about love, loss and time travel. What would you do if you could change the fact that someone you love has died? This story is about the love between an older sister and her younger brother. No cancer. | Book | Sibling Love, Grief, Acceptance | Christian | No | 18-Oct | MEO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
35 | After Isaac | Avra Wing | Teens | 6/13/2013 | 1st | Amazon | How the family changes after the death of younger brother. Written from the point of view of the surviving older brother who is a teenager. This is a fictional account. | Book | Family, Death, New Normal, Longing, Changing, Teenager, Adoption | No | 18-Aug | CACO | WYG | Amazon | ||||||||||||
36 | Ready Player One | Earnest Cline | Teens | 6/5/2012 | 1st | Amazon ($9.59), Audiobook, CD, Kindle ($9.99) | While this book is a science fiction novel about life in virtual reality. This is a great and popular book for teens and everyone who is searching for what is most meaningful in life. | Book | Teens, Virtual Reality, Importance in Life | Yes | 18-Jun | KGO | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||||
37 | Weird is Normal When Teenagers Grieve | Jenny Lee Wheeler | Teens | 10/15/2010 | 1st | Amazon | This is an award winning book. It was written by a woman whose father died of cancer when she was 16. It is now in its third printing. Book stresses the importance of sharing your feelings - even on-line. | Book | Feelings, School, Family changes | RG/DOR | 18-Aug | TMO | Fernside | Amazon | ||||||||||||
38 | Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amaaon only; Hard Cover $18.73; Spiral Bound $12.88; Diary $12.88 | An adult version of the kids journal. Very insightful and helpful. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
39 | A Walk to Remember | Nicholas Sparks | Teens | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amazon | Movie inspired by the book. | DVD | High School, Love, Leukemia | No | 18-Apr | MMO | ||||||||||||||
40 | Death Be Not Proud | John J. Gunter | Teen & Young Adult | 4/3/2007 | 1st | Amazon ($7.01), Kindle ($4.49) | Father's memoir of his son's battle with brain cancer at age 17. Explained medical condition well explained. | Book | Teen, Brain Cancer, Father and Son | No | 18-Apr | TMO | Not on Audiobook | |||||||||||||
41 | Yoga for Grief Support | Sandy Ayre | All | 1/1/2006 | 1st | Yoga For Grief Support - Yoga Classes Edmonton For Grief Bereavement | On-line Yoga classes for those who are grieving. | Yoga | Yoga, Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
42 | When a Friend Dies | Marilyn Gootman | Teens | 4/15/2005 | 1st | Amazon ($7.99), Kindle ($5.98) | Recommended Reading; powerful quotes from teens | Book | Teens | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
43 | A Walk to Remember | Nicholas Sparks | Teens | 9/1/2004 | 1st | Amazon ($9.99); Kindle ($7.99) | Popular boys falls for the miniters daughter who makes him promise not to fall in love with her. The story of their romance interwoven with her cancer. | Book | High School, Love, Leukemia | No | 18-Apr | MMO | WYG | Audiobook | ||||||||||||
44 | Diario El Nuevo Dia/Dairy The New Day | Mauryeen O'Brien | Teens + | 2010 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | This is an excellent guide to journaling through your grief and loss. It is specific for the loss of a loved one. Little references to cancer. | Journal | Suffering | No | 19-Jul | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
45 | Endless Journal - Q&A Diary | Platform | Teens + | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | One questions a day for a year and the same questions for year two. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
46 | Dear Deja Vu | Anna Larson | Teens | 2/14/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $1.99 | This is a book written by a teenager as she journaled about losing her grandparents and her uncle to cancer. She vividly describes her feelings - scared, guilt, lack of tears, response to sympathy of others. It is a clear book of the struggles of a grieving teen. | Book | Teen, Emotions, Journal | Christian | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
47 | Teens Talk about Grief | Teens | 6/12/2017 | 2nd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0eXVfVb32U | Teen video about not facing grief. Talks about twin sister who died earlier. | Video | Sibling Grief; Twin Loss | No | No | 19-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
48 | Centering Corporation | Centering | Teens + | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Offers collections of tools from a non-profit grief organization in NE. They offer a catalog of resources as well as articles written in their grief magazine. | App | No | 18-Jul | MEO | |||||||||||||||
49 | If Only | Carole Geithner | Teens | 3/1/2012 | 2nd | Amazon $13.11; Kindle $3.99 | Fiction mom dies of cancer and daughter has to return to school. Excellent description of how both invisible and exposed a child dealing with grief can feel during school. | Book | Invisible Pain; Lost and Lonely in a Sea of People; | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes to type up | Library | ||||||||||||
50 | Chasing Brooklyn | Lisa Schroeder | Teens | 1/5/2011 | 2nd | Amazon$11.99 | Story told entirely in poem form. There is nothing about cancer in the book. It is really for teens as it discusses life adjusting to the loss of a brother, boyfriend, and life after someone dies. | Book | Brother, Love, "Bedroom Shrine", Parents, Guilt | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
51 | I Will Remember You: What to Do When | Laura Dower | Teens | 5/1/2001 | 2nd | Amazon (Used $2.74) | Covers key points interspersed with poems. Due to limited availabilty the ranking was changed from a 1st to a 2nd. | Book | Poems | Yes in RG | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
52 | Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers | Earl Grollman | Teens | 1/1/1993 | 2nd | Amazon | Book Divided Feelings, Relationship, Facing, Coping, Rebuilding. Author has written many other books on the subject of death and grieving. | Book | Feelings | Jewish | Yes in RG | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | |||||||||||
53 | Tiger Eyes | Judy Blume | Teens | 1/1/1981 | 2nd | Amazon | The story of how life changes for a teenager after her father is shot and killed in a holdup at work. | Book | Teen | No | 18-Aug | CACO | WYG | Library | ||||||||||||
54 | Sunset Journal Mindful Diary | WayDC | Teens + | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Micro journal allows you to cpature thoughts and stay organized. | App | Private Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
55 | My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece | Annabel Pitcher | Teens and Fathers | 2nd | Amazon $8.49; Kindle $8.99; Audiobook | This is not a book about cancer. It is a book about death of a twin. The story is told form the point of view of the younger brother who "doesn't even remember" because he was so young. It is about how he deals with his families grieving and how he notices the impact on his surviving sister to not change as she is the twin. | Book | Twin Loss; Sibling; Guilt of Not remembering; Father issues | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
56 | The Circle: Learning about Grief | Emily Newby & Alexandria Smith | Tweens/Teens | 1/29/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $12 | The "Circle" is a group of friends and tradegy strikes taking two of them. Everyone greives their own way and everyone remembers their own way too. | Book | Tweens and Teens | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||||||||||||
57 | You Are Not Alone | Brooke's Place | Teens | 3/22/2019 | 3rd | Amazon $14.69 B&N $15.95 | This book is a collection of stories written by teens who meet and work through their grief at Brook's Place. Two of the stories are about siblings who lost another sibling to cancer. There is a great list of resources in the back of the book. | BooK | DIPG | No | 19-Aug | MEO | B&N | |||||||||||||
58 | Sibling Loss | Laura Prince | Siblings | 5/10/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $14.95 | Sister's journey from despair to celebration after her 13 year old brother, Matthew, was killed by a car. This is a complete history of Laura's life and emotional needs as a child growing up with a mother grieving first the lost of her own brother and her mother as a result and also grieving the loss of her own child. | Book | Impact of Sibling Grief | Jewish | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
59 | My Sisters Keeper/Por la vida de mi hermana | Jodi Picoult | Teens | 1/1/2005 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Story is about Kate (leukemia) and her sister who was conceived to save Kate. I found this helpful. Most of my family did not. Watched during 1st year. | Book | Leukemia, Teens, Family | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/4 | WYG | Have | |||||||||||
60 | My Sisters Keeper/Por la vida de mi hermana | Jodi Picoult | Teens | 1/1/2005 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Story is about Kate (leukemia) and her sister who was conceived to save Kate. I found this helpful. Most of my family did not. Watched during 1st year. | Movie | Leukemia, Teens, Family | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/4 | Have | ||||||||||||
61 | The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal | Alan Wolfelt | Teens | 1/1/2002 | 3rd | Amazon | Co-written by author's teen daughter | Journal | Teens | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | ||||||||||||
62 | Facing Change | Donna O'Toole | Teens | 1/1/1995 | 3rd | Amazon | Good Definitions | Book | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
63 | When Death Walks In: for Teenagers facing grief | Mark Scrivani | Teens | 1/1/1991 | 3rd | Amazon | Encourages support for teens | Book | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||||
64 | When Will I Stop Hurting Teens, Loss and Grief | Edward Myers | Teens | 1/1/2004 | 4th | Amazon | For teens. Not much about cancer; lots of other death issues relating to teens. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
65 | The Grieving Teen | Helen Fitzgerald | Teens | 1/1/2000 | 4th | Amazon | Very thorough. All paragraph. Full index. No pictures. Very dry. Few mentions of cancer. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
66 | Fire in My Heart and Ice in My Veins | Enid Samuel Traisman | Teens | 1/1/1992 | 4th | Amazon | Journal for teens; artwork is dark | Journal | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | ||||||||||||||
67 | Seasons of Grief | Charlotte Flynn | Teens | 1/25/2021 | 6th | Amazon $9.95 Kindle $2.99 | This is not really a book aout grief for teens but rather an essay or short story contest for teens to submit work about their grief. Only one story is about a loss due to cancer. | Book | Teens | No | 21-Feb | 3/3OG | Amazon | |||||||||||||
68 | Learning to Live without You | JC Grace | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Plain journal with blank pages. A plain notebook would be better. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
69 | Lessons from a Dying Sister | Lucy Beam Hoffman | Siblings | 1/12/2017 | 6th | Amazon $9.13 | This is a very small book. It is a photo album of the sister and her sister who died. Very simple and practical advice. Better books are out there. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
70 | Surviving the Loss of a Sibling | Lynda Cheldelin Fell | Siblings | 12/16/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.57; Kindle $7.99 | This book focuses on the grief journey of adult siblings who have died and only 2 were from cancer. This is not a book for our families or DOR. | Book | Adult Siblings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
71 | Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling | Katherine Fair Donnelly | Siblings | 1/1/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.72 | This is another very dark book filled with emotion. There are three stories about siblings who died of cancer. P11 Sister Brain Tumor, P15 Brother Lung Cancer and P100 Sister Leukemia. There are better books for our families. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||
72 | Beyond the Veil | Incubator Creations | Teens and Young Adults | 11/1/2018 | TBD | Windows | Video game dealing with themes of mortality, death and hope. | Video Game | Mortality; Death and Hope | No | 19-Feb | Carson Ives? | ||||||||||||||
73 | MoodPath | Moodpath UG | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Interactive mental health screening - 14 day depression screening. | App | Depression | No | 18-Jul | CACO |
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2 | Harnessing Grief | Maria Kefalas | Mothers | 1/19/2021 | * | Amazon $23.49 Kindle $14.99 | This book is about loss from adult cancer (husband and fathers). Mostly this book is about anticipatory grief and the power and focus it can provide a mother. | Book | Anticipatory Grief | Christian | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Amazing quotes | Have | |||||||||||
3 | Confessions of a Griever | Crystal Webster | Mothers | 5/19/2020 | * | Amazon $18.02 Kindle $6.99 | This is an excellent book for mothers who have lost an infant. IT IS NOT ABOUT CANCER. It is about loss and the path from nothing to more and the accetpance that can be found along the way. | Book | Infant Loss | Raised Catholic No longer practicing | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
4 | Sweet Sorrow | Sherry Cormier | Single Mothers | 9/8/2018 | * | Amazon $28 Kindle $25.19 | This is a book about a woman who losses her husband to cancer. It is a great book packed with awesome quotes and insights. Author is a PhD. It is also a great book for after 3 years. It talks a lot about next steps that are taken alone. | Book | Single Mothers; | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
5 | Always Andy's Mom | Marci Larson MD | Parents | 8/27/2019 | 1st | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-andys-dad/id1478067472?i=1000447970883 | Marci begins a podcast one year after the loss of her son to an accident. The first episode is with the husband Eric (he also has a podcast and interviewed his wife for his podcast two months are the death of their son). There are other good episodes for parents greiving the loss of a child from cancer #15, #21, #24 as well as a few on general grief #2, #5, #20 and one for the siblings #7, and one for the holidays #12. | Podcast | Parental Loss, Sibling Loss, General Grief and Holidays | Christian | No | 19-Dec | EK | |||||||||||||
6 | CityLine | Erin Davis | First and Only | 3/13/2019 | 1st | https://www.cityline.tv/video/erin-davis-on-coping-with-the-grief-of-losing-her-daughter/ | Article with embedded video that discusses a book Mourning Has Broken; Love, Loss and Reclaiming Joy | Article | First and Only Loss | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
7 | Four-legged Therapist star at Resilence Series | Laura Knowles | Parents and Teachers | 3/13/2019 | 1st | http://lititzrecord.com/news/four-legged-therapists-star-at-resilience-series/ | Article discusses how grief is different for everyone and how therapy dogs can help especially with school children who may be experiencing grief. | Article | Students, Therapy Dogs | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
8 | Daily Times | Tricia Stouch | Mothers | 3/12/2019 | 1st | https://www.delcotimes.com/opinion/guest-column-tackling-the-difficult-subject-of-grief/article_57a8077a-4440-11e9-90e4-c3d81077a598.html | Mother who has lost her daughter write in as a guest columist to discuss the topic of grief and how she greived after losing her daughter. | Article | Mothers, Daughters, Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
9 | Romper | Lindsay Mack | Parents | 3/12/2019 | 1st | https://www.romper.com/p/7-ways-grieving-when-youre-young-changes-you-according-to-experts-16910198 | Article discusses how learning to grieve in effective ways can help you as you grow into adulthood. | Article | Changes in Brain | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
10 | Miami Herald | Kathleen Dexter | Parents | 3/12/2019 | 1st | http://lititzrecord.com/news/four-legged-therapists-star-at-resilience-series/ | Article shares 10 tips for having a conversation with a child about death. Most children wonder what is going on, most parents and adults wish they could find the words and this article can help both. | Article | Discussing Death with Children | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
11 | Grief Expert Choosen as Top 2018 Jefferson Award Honoree | Maya Ruiz | Parents | 2/28/2019 | 1st | https://wach.com/news/local/grief-expert-chosen-as-top-2018-jefferson-award-honoree | The grief journey of one mother whose teen daughter died of a brain tumor turn to honors after years of helping others grieve. | Article | Helping Others | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
12 | Moms of kids with cancer work to help families just like their own | Gabrielle Williams WECT | Parents | 2/27/2019 | 1st | http://www.wect.com/2019/02/27/moms-children-diagnosed-with-cancer-work-help-families-just-like-theirs/ | Story of a group of moms in Wilmington NC that work together to make it better for the other families who like their own have kids with cancer. | Article | Helping Others | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
13 | Prior Lake-Savage School Area Schools Help Students Process Death | Maggie Stanwood Prior Lake American | Parents and Teens | 2/21/2019 | 1st | https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/prior-lake-savage-area-schools-program-helps-students-process-death/article_451ead38-a74d-54a0-8771-65fb5297dc1b.html | Growing through grief is their newly created program to help greiving students understand grief and provide tools that may be helpful to them as they grieve. Students meet weekly in groups of 10-15 students. At school the programs have seen more success than programs offered at area hospitals. Students stay apart of the program until they are ready to leave - the program also focuses on milestones that may be difficult for the students - turning 16, prom and graduation. | Article | Student Peer Grief Support at School | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
14 | Carol Burnett talks about her daughter's tragic death | People | Parents | 5/8/2018 | 1st | http://www.wtae.com/article/carol-burnett-daughter-death/20480598 | Cancer effects everyone. Carol Burnett lost her youngest daughter to lung cancer in 2002. She is opening up for the first time. | Article | Daughter, Lung Canner, Coping | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
15 | A Letter to Grieving Mother's on Mother's Day | Cameron Dunlap | Mothers | 5/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.parents.com/holiday/mothers-day/letter-to-grieving-mothers-on-mothers-day/ | Mother writes to her fellow bereaved mother's on mother's day I share your pain. | Article | Loss, Pain, Feelings, Mother's Day | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
16 | A Mother's Day Chorus: Grieving a Child on Mother's Day | Bereaved Mothers | Mothers | 5/1/2018 | 1st | https://whatsyourgrief.com/grieving-a-child/ | What's Your Grief bloggers Litsa Williams and Eleanor Haley asked their readers to share one thing that as bereaved mothers they wanted others to know. They received over 100 responses and compiled them into a letter. | Article | Mother's Day, Mother, Grief, Love, Loss | No | 18-May | KW | ||||||||||||||
17 | Bush family members share cartoon of Barbara Bush reuniting with daughter in heaven | Melissa Quinn | Adults & Mothers | 4/18/2018 | 1st | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bush-family-members-share-cartoon-of-barbara-bush-reuniting-with-late-daughter-in-heaven | Barbara Bush's daughter Robin died of Leukemia at age 3. Now they are together in heaven. | Article & Cartoon | Leukemia, Reunited in Heaven | Christian | No | 18-Apr | QoL SC | |||||||||||||
18 | Like Minds Ep. 12 | BBC | All | 3/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55TJRj9HUk&t=183s | BBC created a video explaining the truth that grief is not something that you get over. | Video | Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
19 | Telocare | Linda Humphries | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Mocrodosing on self-care using a lock screen app answering a series of questions. | App | Microdosing Selfcare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
20 | Blogger Opens Up About the Heartache of Child Loss in Emotional Instagram Post | Maressa Brown | Parents | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/everything-kids/blogger-opens-up-about-the-heartache-of-child-loss-in/ | Article about all the feelings associated with answering THE question of how many children you have. | Article | Number of Children, Feelings, Grief | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
21 | Holiday Toolkit: Supporting Grieving Children During the Season fo Family | Eluna Childhood Grief | Parents | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://elunanetwork.org/resources/holiday-toolkit-supporting-grieving-children-during-the-season-of-family/ | Toolkit to help grieving children feel secure during the holidays. There is also a kit for teachers to aid them while the child is at school. | Website | Holiday; Grief; Children | No | 19-Feb | LC | ||||||||||||||
22 | St. Jude Progress | Lisa Clark, PhD | Parents | 12/14/2017 | 1st | https://blogs.stjude.org/progress/tips-for-grieving-parents-to-get-through-the-holidays/ | 9 Tips for dealing with loss during the holidays | Article | Holidays, St. Jude | Yes | 18-Feb | LC | ||||||||||||||
23 | Tennessean | Jessica Bliss | Parents | 11/22/2017 | 1st | https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2017/11/22/her-legacy-loves-on-daughters-cancer-death-inspires-new-grieving-program-parents-st-jude/667509001/ | St. Jude parents speak about daughter legacy | Article | Inspiration, St. Jude, Legacy | Yes | 18-Feb | LC | ||||||||||||||
24 | The Guardian | Anne Harris | Parents | 11/17/2017 | 1st | https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2017/nov/17/dealing-with-childs-grief-acknowledge-somethings-happened-rainbow-trust | Support for families must be both honest and consistent if it is to help as they grieve. | Article | Grief, Honesty, Children | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
25 | Surviving my First Year of Child Loss | Nathalie Himmelrich | Mothers | 10/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon | This books is filled with tough emotional stories that offer insight and hope. Great insight for first time mothers, single mother's, mothers with only one twin or mothers considering having another baby. There is nothing about cancer loss in this book. | Book | Single mom, one and only, twin loss, another baby | RG/DOR | 18-Aug | CACO | Many notes to type. | Have | ||||||||||||
26 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||||||||||||
27 | The 4 Facets of Grief | Ruth Fields, LCSW | Mothers | 7/16/2017 | 1st | Amazon only found there | 1) Accepting, 2) Adapting, 3) Meaning Making and 4) Replenishing This is what this mother learned after she lost her son tragically. Seeks to answer the question How do I go on? | Book | Resilence, Steps to Heal and Grow; Making Meaning | No | 18-Apr | CACO | Audiobook | |||||||||||||
28 | Getting Grief Right | Patrick O'Malley, Ph.D with Tim Madigan | Parents, Staff and Young Adults | 7/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($11.52); Kindle ($9.99) | This book doesn't follow the thoughts of the five stages of grieving but rather puts forth the idea that when people who have experienced loss share their story they find the pathway for living with their loss. This book points out the value of our stories. | Book | Sharing Story, Finding Someone to Listen, Expressing Love | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
29 | Bradenton Herald | Tara Bahrampour | Parents | 6/12/2017 | 1st | www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article 155790664.html | St. Jude bereaved parents share their experience. | Article | Parents, Helping, St. Jude | Yes | 17-Oct | WA | ||||||||||||||
30 | Huffington Post | Sandy Peckinpah | Mothers | 5/12/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/when-a-miracle-is-all-youve-got_us_591664b2e4b00ccaae9ea2e6 | Article written by mom missing her son on mother's day and the miracle she received. | Article | Mother's Day | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
31 | resilient grieving Finding Strength & Embracing Life After a Loss That Changes Everything | Lucy Hone, PhD | Mothers | 3/21/2017 | 1st | Amazon | Not for the first year. PhD writes about daughters sudden death and the resilience to grieve. Non Christian. No belief in heaven or afterlife. | Book | Resilience | Non Religious | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have Audiobook | ||||||||||||
32 | Huffington Post: The Blog | William P. Young/QUORA | Fathers | 2/14/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/author-of-the-shack-share_b_14749380.html | Shack author Wm. Young shares insights about grief. | Article | Tips for dealing with grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
33 | Surviving the Unthinkable: The Loss of a Child | Janice Bell Meisenhelder | Mothers | 1/21/2017 | 1st | Amazon $8.99 Kindle $2.99 | Mom in into wrote about losign teenage daughter to cancer. This book has a few great chapters that would serve many audiences: single mother's, spouses and other children as well ideas ideas for living beyond the first year. | Book | Single Mothers | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
34 | Huffington Post: Common Grief | Jessica Kidd | Parents | 1/5/2017 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-ive-learned-from-grieving-parents_us_586ea19de4b0eb9e49bfb9ac | Beautifully written article explaining truths about grieving parents. | Article | Grieving Parents | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
35 | Self Checkout | Evan Sobkowicz | 12 + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Tracks moods and mental wellness through check in and reminderssss and self care suggestions. | App | Self Care | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
36 | Grief Steps for Parents | Columbia University | Parents | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Designed for grieving parents to assist their children who are also grieving. You are text a guide. You can write your on grief diary. | App | Helping Children | No | 18-Jun | MBO | ||||||||||||||
37 | Courageous Parents Network | Parents | 1/1/2017 | 1st | https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/podcasts/amy-scott | Parents reflect on their daughter's journey with cancer. | Podcast | Parents, Daughter, Tumor on Shoulder | Yes | 18-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
38 | Heartwork | Mary Jane Gandour | Parents | 12/5/2016 | 1st | Amazon $11.99 and Kindle $0 | Story of a families journey through healing after the loss of Aimee at 14 to Leukemia. Younger daughter Molly ask parents to go back through everything for a journey of healing for the whole family - ten years after Aimee's death. While mom wrote the book the daughter created a film called Peanut Gallery in 2015. | Book | Sibling becomes only child; ALL; Healing the whole family | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Many notes especially past 118 | Have | ||||||||||||
39 | From Fathers to Fathers Letters From Loss Dad to Loss Dad | Emily R. Long | Fathers | 11/27/2016 | 1st | Amazon $9.95 | This book is a compilation of letters from grieving dads to greiving dads. There is something for everyone in the book. It is very good. | Book | Fathers | No | 18-Oct | KOB | Amazon | |||||||||||||
40 | Colors of Goodbye | September Vaudrey | Mothers | 4/5/2016 | 1st | Amazon | Not to be read first year; written by mother about death of 19 year old daughter; nothing to do with cancer | Book | 19 Yr Daughter, Unexpected Death | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Kindle | ||||||||||||
41 | I Lost My Child To Cancer: A Mother's Story | Shelly Dubois | Mothers | 2/19/2016 | 1st | Amazon $8.90; Kinlde $3.99 | This is a book written about an 18 year old daughter in her senior year of high school who is diagnosed with brain cancer. She lived in Canada and there were some funky medical issues related to the healthcare system in Canada. There is more about the treament part of the daughter's life but the grieving and finding their new normal was included. The book was written by the mother. | Book | 18 year Old; Daughter; Brain Cancer; Canada | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
42 | A Bed for My Heart | Angela Miller | Parents | 2/1/2016 | 1st | https://abedformyheart.com/dear-newly-bereaved-parent/ | Dear Newly Bereaved Parent… an insightful wisdom of hope. "7 Things Since Loss of Child" | Blog | Newly Bereaved | Yes | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
43 | Cuando Pierdes a Un Ser Querido/When You Lose a Loved One | David Y Nancy Guthrie | Parents | 1/5/2016 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon $4.99 | This book was origanlly written in English and this is the spanish translation. It published by Focus on the Family. It is excellent and very comforting for those who have a strong Christian faith. | Book | Christian, God's Will, Strength, Heaven, Marriage, Other Children, Support and Serve Others | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||
44 | Grieving: A Dad's Perspective | Fathers | 1/1/2016 | 1st | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=78&vid=1a30078d93f67c2987c0f0295c118698&action=view | Video of various father discussing their grief after the loss of their child; discuss from their perspective the difference between men & women | Video | Father's, Coping, Differences between Mom's and Dad's. | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
45 | My Grief Journey: Coloring Book and Journal for Parents | Laura Diehl | Parents | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Amazon only found there | This journal is created along the lines of an adult coloring book for those that are grieving. God is apart of the equation. This book was created with a child and parent in mind in the case that a sibling might be the one that dies. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | ||||||||||||||
46 | Anam Cara (Irish Grief Organization) | Parents | 1/1/2016 | 1st | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=38&vid=db06c9064232e17de4d8fbf60ade798c&action=view | Parents share their journey with grief. You are not alone and your not crazy. If you help yourself you will smile again. | Video | Grief, Parents, Facing Challenges, Managing Loss and Day to Day Life | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
47 | Indianapolis Monthly | Nancy Comiskey | Mothers | 12/22/2015 | 1st | https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/dear-kate-living-with-grief/ | One mother's journey with grief after the death of her daughter. | Article | Finding Meaning, Hope & Even Joy | No | 18-Feb | KW | ||||||||||||||
48 | My Loved One Shines On! | Disa Van Orman | Everyone | 6/19/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95); Kindle ($3.99)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=dbYLVsTvzsE | Book written from an inspired poem after the sudden death of her six year old grandson. Artwork is fantastic and message is hopeful. Writing wasn’t great. Message still terrific. | Book | Hope, Still With You, Memories, Grandson | Heaven | No | 18-May | KGO | Have | ||||||||||||
49 | Sometimes I Cry in the Shower | R. Glenn Kelly | Fathers | 6/11/2015 | 1st | Amazon $9.99 Kindle available | This is well written. Be true to your feelings. OK o have your ouwn journey. Be dedicated to being a great dad to your child and their memory. Father lost his own son. Son was treated in Memphis at LeBonheur. | Book | Fathers; Memory | Christian | No | 18-Oct | KOB | Amazon | ||||||||||||
50 | NPR: Remembrance | Tamara Keith | Fathers | 5/31/2015 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410958270/vice-presidents-son-beau-biden-dies-of-brain-cancer | The many losses of Joe Biden; a daughter, and years later an adult son to brain cancer. | Article | Father's Loss, Brain Cancer | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
51 | NPR: Remembrance | Tamara Keith | Fathers | 5/31/2015 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410958270/vice-presidents-son-beau-biden-dies-of-brain-cancer | The many losses of Joe Biden; a daughter, and years later an adult son to brain cancer. | Podcast | Father's Loss, Brain Cancer | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
52 | Still Standing Magazine | Franshesca Cox | Parents | 3/31/2015 | 1st | http://stillstandingmag.com/2015/03/playlist-bereaved-parent/ | List of songs about grief and loss that many who are grieving find comforting | Article | Music, Songs | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
53 | Cancer: The Emperor of all Maladies | Cindy Campbell & PBS | Mothers | 3/29/2015 | 1st | https://www.pbs.org/video/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies-cindy-cambell/ | Mother shares story of her son and his wishes for when he would one day be well. They leave a lasting impression and after his death offer her a purpose. | Video | Mother and 5 year olds journey | No | 18-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
54 | Mind Body Green | Paula Stephens | Parents | 3/25/2015 | 1st | https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17928/what-i-wish-more-people-understood-about-losing-a-child.html | Being a friend to one who has lost a child and supporting them through a support group | Article | Support Group, Compassionate Friends | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
55 | Peanut Gallery | Molly Gandour | Parents & Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Amazon Videos | Ten years after the death of her older sister to ALL Molly ask her parents to go back through everything as a healing therapy for the entire family. This 6 week therapy session is filmed and two years later turned into this video. | Video | Young Adults; Relationship; Sibling Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | on-line | |||||||||||||
56 | Permission to Mourn:A New Way to do Grief | Tom Zuba | Adults & Fathers | 11/13/2014 | 1st | www.tomzuba.com Amazon ($11.57); Kindle ($8.49) | Written by a father who lost his son to brain cancer. Already had experienced the death of his 18 month old daughter. Book is written in poem form and very easy to read and relate to while grieving. | Book | Father, Brain Caneer, What Grief is like and how to heal | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
57 | MPR News/Moth Radio | Kerri Miller & Prinna Boudreau | Parents | 8/12/2014 | 1st | https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/08/12/daily-circuit-death-of-a-child | Mother shares insights in healing of sharing the story of your child. | Podcast | Sharing Story | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
58 | NPR: All Things Considered | Ari Daniels | Parents | 6/8/2014 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2014/06/08/314950290/photos-of-a-short-life-comfort-only-some-grieving-parents | The way each and every parent grieve is as unique as their child. | Article | Photography, Dying Children, Parents | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
59 | NPR: All Things Considered | Ari Daniels | Parents | 6/8/2014 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/2014/06/08/314950290/photos-of-a-short-life-comfort-only-some-grieving-parents | The way each and every parent grieve is as unique as their child. | Podcast | Photography, Dying Children, Parents | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
60 | You are the Mother of All Mothers | Angela Miller | Mothers | 1/1/2014 | 1st | Amazon | Author has donated books to St. Jude after blog caught attention of QoL SC. The book is really focused on feeling the love and understanding its purpose and strength. Best for mother's feeling blame or shame in the loss of their baby. | Book | Blame | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | WA | Have | |||||||||||||
61 | A Bed for My Heart | Angela Miller | Parents | 1/1/2014 | 1st | https://abedformyheart.com/dear-newly-bereaved-parent/ | Dear Newly Bereaved Parent… an insightful wisdom of hope. "7 Things Since Loss of Child" | Website | Newly Bereaved | Yes | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
62 | Courageous Parents Network | Bereaved Parents & Palliative Physicians | Parents | 1/1/2013 | 1st | Spanish | https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/ | Created by parents facing terminal diagnosis for their child. Hoping to give the child the best life possible while preparing for the best death possible. | Website | Courage, Hope, Wisdom, Healing | Yes | 18-Feb | CACO | Sorted by diagnosis, audience and format | ||||||||||||
63 | NY Times | Catherine Saint Louis | Parents | 9/19/2012 | 1st | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/garden/letting-children-share-in-grief.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | Article discusses helping child grieve by allowing to take part in the mourning. | Article | Children, Grief, Healing | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
64 | Having Another Child After Losing A Child to Cancer | CLIC Sargent | Parents | 3/5/2012 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_122f0lakJA | Parents sharing their journey to having children after the loss of a child to cancer. | Video | Loss, New Baby | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
65 | Thoughts on Grief After Losing a Child to Cancer | CLIC Sargent | Parents | 1/1/2012 | 1st | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=86&vid=0abbe33385d44f45d9a3d7516528dd29&action=view | Video of parents who have lost their children to cancer and the pain of their grief. | Video | Parent's, Grief, Rawness, Pain | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
66 | Surviving Grief | Sandy Fox | Single Mothers | 9/25/2011 | 1st | http://survivinggrief.blogspot.com/2011/09/coping-as-single-bereaved-parent.html | A single mother offers insights into her journey losing a child and still parenting (alone) her remaining children. | Blog | Support, Single Parent, Mother | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
67 | I Lost MY Child To Cancer | unknown | Mothers | 11/14/2010 | 1st | http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Lost-My-Child-To-Cancer/1270644 | One mother's letter to another mother offers comfort. Only read the first two posts. | Blog | Support, Letter | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
68 | Heaven is For Real | Todd Burpo | Parents | 10/31/2010 | 1st | Amazon ($1.89); Audiobook, CD, Kindle ($9.99) | Belief in Heaven and a child's story of his visit | Book | Heaven | Christian | Yes | 18-Mar | CACO | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
69 | 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child | The Dougy Center | Parents | 9/1/2010 | 1st | Amazon | Great first book for parents. It is easy to read and very gentle. There are very few stories about sibling who have died from cancer. | Book | Listen and Be there. | RG/DOR | 18-Aug | CACO | Fernside | Amazon | ||||||||||||
70 | Pschology Today | Angela Baker | Mothers | 5/7/2010 | 1st | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dying-well/201005/mothers-day-after-your-childs-death | Article written to explore the question of how mother's whose children have died are honor on Mother's Day - the one day of the year set aside for honoring mothers and motherhood. | Article | Mother's Day; Honoring | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
71 | What Faith Can Do | Kutless | Christians | 9/21/2009 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elxC8LXfzE | Beautiful song about getting up and continuing the journey. | Song | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
72 | Beyond Tears | Ellen Mitchell | Parents | 3/3/2009 | 1st | Amazon ($13.61); Kindle ($9.99) | Excellent Book; special section for fathers | Book | Tears, Fathers | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Fernside | Have | ||||||||||||
73 | NPR: This I Believe | Michael Newland | Parents | 10/12/2008 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95536681 | Parents lose first and only child. Father writes story | Article | First and Only, Loss, Grief, Father Loss | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
74 | NPR: This I Believe | Michael Newland | Parents | 10/12/2008 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95536681 | Parents lose first and only child. Father writes story | Podcast | First and Only, Loss, Grief, Father Loss | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
75 | The Shack/La Cabaña | William P. Young | Adults & Fathers | 6/20/2008 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($7.89); Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($9.99) | Story about a grieving father struggling with God and himself after the horrifying abduction and murder of his daughter, Missy. No connection with cancer but the struggle with God was very helpful. Read book 1st year. Movie excellent, saw after 8 yrs. | Book | Father's Grief, Mad at God, Struggling with Faith | Christian | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||
76 | Life After the Death of My Son: What I'm Learning | Dennis Apple | Fathers | 3/10/2008 | 1st | Amazon $11.24; Kindle $9.99 | This is a book that was written after the father journaled for 15 years. The father gathered his thoughts and went bach through 15 years of painful memories to share the ten things he felt were most important that he learned. It is a very real story. He son died suddenly at almost 18 of compliations from mono. The father writes about his life, his wife and their other soon. He concludes with way to remember. | Book | Teenage son; Sibling; Sudden Death; Marriage | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
77 | Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amaaon only; Hard Cover $18.73; Spiral Bound $12.88; Diary $12.88 | An adult version of the kids journal. Very insightful and helpful. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
78 | Good Grief: Healing through the Shadow of Loss/Bendita pena | Deborah Morris Coryell | Parents | 8/2/2007 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($14.95) | Good insights. For general grief. Jewish background. Includes a CD only in English edition. Really focuses on the grief experience and how everyone will face grief in their lifetime and yet it is so poorly supported. | Book | Grief Experience | Jewish | No | 19-Mar | CACO | culturally different typed and saved quotes | Have Both | ||||||||||
79 | Yoga for Grief Support | Sandy Ayre | All | 1/1/2006 | 1st | Yoga For Grief Support - Yoga Classes Edmonton For Grief Bereavement | On-line Yoga classes for those who are grieving. | Yoga | Yoga, Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
80 | Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart | Alan Wolfelt | Parents | 4/1/2002 | 1st | Amazon ($10.15); Kindle ($5.57) | Easy to read very gentle and insightful | Book | Gentle | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
81 | Longing for my Child | Christine O'Keefe Lafser | Parents | 3/1/2002 | 1st | Amazon $10.27 | Stories interspersed with Bible Quotes. I read this book my first year. It was left in my mailbox. I found it very comforting and I found myself thankful that I knew the how, where, why, and when of my child's death. | Book | Mediation like | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
82 | After the Darkest Hour the Sun Will Shine Again | Elizabeth Mehren | Parents | 4/11/1997 | 1st | Amazon ($8.11) | Easy to read; gentle and comforting words | Book | Grief and Loss | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
83 | Out of Darkness into Light | Mildred Mifflin | Mothers | 1888 | 1st | Amazon $8.95 | Published in 1888 and republished it is a mother diary of her daughter Ruby's loss and thoughts and feeling about her husband and surviving daughter Daisy. It is amazing how this book is still revelant today. | Book | Daughter, Sister, Grief | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
84 | Comfort: A Journey through Grief | Ann Hood | Parents | 1/1/2008 | 1st* | Amazon $19.95 | This was a great story told from a mother's perspective. The author lost her five year old daughter very suddenly - due to strep. The mother is an author who always found comfort in words and no longer does. She and her husband no longer find the same comfort in religion. * Because books is not about child with cancer rather it is about the mother's journey through grief. | Book | Mother's Loss, Spouses, Angry with God, Search for Meaning and Comfort | Catholic | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
85 | Once More We Saw Stars | Jayson Greene | Parents | 5/14/2019 | 2nd | Amazon | This is an excellent book raw with grief. Nothing to do with cancer. However, it is written as young parents greive the suddent loss of their daughter who is under three to a sudden accident. Author speaks about the loss, the question of having another child and how they found comfort without religion. | Book | First and Only, Raw Grief | No | 19-Aug | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
86 | Still Standing Magazine | Amarita | Fathers | 3/6/2019 | 2nd | https://stillstandingmag.com/2019/03/06/the-grieving-father/ | Article discusses how differently men and women grieve. Being there for you doesn't mean he is getting what he needs. | Article | Fathers Grief; Men | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
87 | The Angel/El Angelito | Jorge Emilio Sierra | Fathers | 2/5/2019 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon $14 Kindle $6 | Father wrote poems to healing as he grieved the death of his youngest daughter. The poems are written about his pain and sadness. | Book | Fathers; Poems, Spanish | Christian | No | 19-Apr | CACO | Have | |||||||||||
88 | Art of Dying Well | Catholic church of England and Wales | Adults & Parents | 11/1/2018 | 2nd | www.artofdyingwell.org | Website has videos as well as written information. Episode 1 Child Bereavement (3/20/17) 26'; Episode 10 Love, Loss and Coping (2/6/18) 34:07'; each episode is very long | Website | Answering Questions with Faith and Openness | Catholic | No | 18-Feb | CACO | On website select podcast | ||||||||||||
89 | Our Only Time | Jo-Ann Bereaved Mother | Mothers | 2/19/2018 | 2nd | http://www.glowinthewoods.com/blog?category=books | Bereaved mother writes of her feelings after losing her baby. Powerful and raw | Blog | First and only | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
90 | Parent's Grief Daily Meditations from Healing | Clifford Denay | Parents | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | This is not a story rather daily reflections for the grieving parent. The author is a greiving parent who shares over and over again the story of his son's death - in boating accident. Sometimes we need to repeat the facts to ourselves over and over again to believe them. Each day there is also a good and helpful quote as well as questions to ask yourself about your own grief journey. | Book | Daily Mediation | No | 18-Oct | CACO | |||||||||||||||
91 | I've Been Thinking | Maria Shriver | Single Mothers | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon $20 | This book is written for any mother looking for something and unsure what it is and where to find it. | Book | Next steps; Grief | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes and Quotes | Have | |||||||||||
92 | Glow in the Woods/for one and all > Tragic loss of 6 month old daughter to brain cancer | Angelica Harris | Mothers | 11/6/2017 | 2nd | http://glowinthewoods.squarespace.com/discussion/post/2693379 | Mother's loss of her daughter 6 month old to brain cancer. | Blog | First and only, Brain Cancer, Baby | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
93 | Huffington Post | Joshua White | Mothers | 5/13/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-my-wife-on-her-first-mothers-day-after-the-death_us_5916be97e4b00ccaae9ea318 | Article written by a husband as his wife approached her first Mother's Day after the death of toddler. Not Cancer related | Article | Mother Loss, Mother's Day | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
94 | Huffington Post | Joshua White | Mothers | 5/13/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-my-wife-on-her-first-mothers-day-after-the-death_us_5916be97e4b00ccaae9ea318 | Article written by a husband as his wife approached her first Mother's Day after the death of toddler. Not Cancer related | Video | Mother Loss, Mother's Day | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
95 | Grief Works Grief Expert | Julia Samuel | Mothers | 3/7/2017 | 2nd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1VQzxXW5FI | Grief Expert and Mother she has helped. Acknowledging the loss. Self Care through exercise. | Video | Parenting Children, Talking About your grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
96 | Lean on Me Gently Helping the Grieving Child | Doug Manning | Parents | 2/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon $4.00 Kindle $2.99 | Author shares stories of loss through his experiences. There are a few mentions of losses due to cancer. | Book | General Grief | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
97 | Grieving Dad Surviving and Healing the Loss of Your Child | Mark Seidman | Fathers | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon $9.95 | The author lost his son. He points out many things that may/will happen: people will disappear after the first few weeks. Book emphasizes the need for self care and that moving forward is possible if your live to honor your child. | Book | Father and Son | No | 18-Oct | KOB | Amazon | |||||||||||||
98 | Huffington Post | Joyal Mulheron | Parents & Friends | 12/16/2016 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ten-ways-to-support-a-bereaved-parent_us_5853672ae4b0d5f48e164e38 | 10 ways to help parents who have lost a young child | Article | Grieving Parents, Way to Help | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
99 | USA Today | Brian Truitt | Parents | 11/17/2016 | 2nd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/11/17/movies-dealing-with-child-death-manchester-sea-collateral-beauty-arrival/93971580/ | Movies dealing the death of a child and the article reviewing those movies. Manchester by the Sean and Collateral Beauty. | Article | Movie Review; Death of a Child, Cancer | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
100 | Huffington Post: The Blog | Malka Ahmed | Mothers | 10/16/2016 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-the-optimist-grieves_b_12518086.html | Mother grieves baby as she searches to find her optimism again. | Article | Optimism, Mother's Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
101 | Huffington Post: Common Grief | Sandy Peckinpah | Parents | 9/27/2016 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child_us_57e8796de4b00267764fc6fd | Grief is a part of life. How we grieve is different but we all grieve. | Article | Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
102 | The Grieving Parents Club | Kelly Barbour-Conerty | Parents | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | Amazon | Daughter dies in car accident. Mother realizes no one but another parent who has lost a child will understand. | Book | Daughter, Car Accident, Parent Support | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
103 | Through the Eyes of the Lion | Levi Lusko | Fathers | 8/4/2015 | 2nd | Amazon $13.29 Kindle $9.99 | 5 yr old daughter asthma the young fathers journey through faith and grief pain and loss connecting and continuing is great. Many references to the Marvel movies possibly great for young dad wrestling with faith. | Book | Dad, Faith, Young Daughter | Christian | No | 21-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
104 | 7 Tips for Speaking with a Bereaved Mother | Monica Wesolowska | Adults for Mothers | 1/1/2015 | 2nd | http://modernloss.com/7-ways-to-support-a-bereaved-mother/ | You will always be a mother. Your child's death doesn't change that fact. | Article | Mother's Day, List of what to do | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
105 | MotherLOVE | Marcie Warrington | Mothers | 1/1/2015 | 2nd | motherlove.net | Marcie founded MotherLOVE after finding no organized group to help bereaved mother (father too) take the next steps to integrating their whole lives to live more fully. Focuses on maternal loss without concern for how lose occurred. Ohio | Website | Support Group, Mothers, Integrating back to living; | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
106 | Fireflies | David Morrell | Dads | 10/23/2014 | 2nd | Amazon $10.95 Kindle $3.99 | Author's 15 year old son dies of Ewings Sarcoma. Father describes the cancer journey and his own personal spiritual journey though not entirely faith based. Father's faith is Catholic Christian. This might not be the best first book. | Book | Father's Grief, Ewing Sarcoma | Catholic | No | 17-Feb | KOB/DR | Have | ||||||||||||
107 | How to Honor a Bereaved Mother on Mother's Day | Alexis Marie Chute | Adults for Mothers | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/honour-bereaved-mother-mothers-day/ | Bereaved mother writes an article helping others understand how to celebrate Mother's Day for those mother's who have lost a child. | Article | Young Adult; Father; Dying | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
108 | Grieving Parents | Nathalie Himmelrich | Parents | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | Amazon $16.95 Kindle $3.99 | This is a book that might be helpful for couples to read together or at the same to time to respect and understand each other and their differences. It is also a good reference book for grief, for blended families, for first and only children and for greiving children. | Book | Blended Families, First and Only Children, Couples, Reference, Grieving Children | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
109 | Sad About Sammy | Valette Sopp and Tonya Southwick | Parents for Children | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | Amazon | This book is a resource for families to assist in their conversation and understanding of the feelings young children have about death. | Book | Dying, Dead, Feelings | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||||||||||||
110 | I Saw His Face Before Me: Living with Sickle Cell | Samual and Patricia Burns | Parents | 4/5/2013 | 2nd | Amazon $4.65 Kindle $5.99 | This is a book written by parents of a child who died a CSA. It is a very Christian book. The book was written as the parents mourned and greived their child. | Book | CSA; daughter; Sibling | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
111 | Nuturing Healing Love A Mother's Journey of Hope and Forgiveness | Scarlett Lewis | Single Mothers | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon $14.95 | This is a story written by a single mother after her six year old son was murdered at Sandy Hook School. | Book | Single Mother, Meaning and Signs from Heaven | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes to type up | Library | |||||||||||
112 | Huffington Post: The Blog | Jeanne Dennis | Parents | 3/16/2012 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/childrens-movies-discussing-grief_b_1340259.html | Bereavement Counselor advises the use of movies to help with loss, grief and coping with loss. | Article | Grief, Movies, Coping | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
113 | Kayak Morning: reflections on love, greif and small boats | Roger Rosenblatt | Fathers | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | Amazon $13.99 | This book is written by a father who lost his adult daughter suddenly to a heart issue. His is an author and professor by profession. He works out his grief as he kayaks. He wants his daughter to stay with him - she how died how is this possible? | Book | Fathers and Daughters | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
114 | Grieving Dads to the brink and back | Kelly Farley with David Dicola | Fathers | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | Amazon | Good for early grief just to let newly bereaved dad know that he is not alone. Children in the book dies at all ages and from all different ways. Little about death due to cancer; Hepatoblastoma | Book | Fathers, Hepatoblastoma | No | 18-Jun | KGO | Have | |||||||||||||
115 | Dream New Dreams | Jai Pausch | Single Mothers | 1/1/2012 | 2nd | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Written from the point of view of the caregiver who witness the effects of cancer and felt the loss of her husband and rebuilt her life. Might be good for a single parent who also has other children… | Book | Caregiver; Single Parent | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | Excellent if read Last Lecture | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
116 | Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of Masculine Side of Healing | Thomas R. Golden | Fathers | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon ($10.98) | The author writes after the death of his father. This is not an easy read. There are no stages of greif listed or mentioned. There is not much about children. The epilogue on page 133 is the best. | Book | Men, Meaning, Healing | RG/DOR | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
117 | Making Toast | Roger Rosenblatt | Fathers | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon | Father writes story about how life changed when his gorwn daughter dies of a sudden heart attack. | Book | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
118 | Choosing to See | MaryBeth Chapman | Parents | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon $21.99 | Story of the faith of the Chapman family after one of their sons kills one of their daughters in a car accident in the driveway. | Book | Acceptance | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
119 | A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children | Phyllis Silverman and Madelyn Kelly | Parents | 1/1/2009 | 2nd | Amazon | Not for the first year. The book dovetails stories of parents and children who have lost siblings with stories of parents and children who have lost parents/spouses. It is easy to read and could be helpful as the author intends it to be a resource rather than a cover to cover read. The sections about how children grieve forever is true but might be overwhemling for the newly bereaved parent. | Book | Raising Children, Coping, Communicating, Support Groups | No | 18-Apr | CACO | Lisa Clark asked to read. | |||||||||||||
120 | When Your Family's Lost a Loved One | David and Nancy Guthrie | Parents | 1/1/2008 | 2nd | Spanish edition | Amazon $13.99 | This book was translated into Spanish. It is a good translation. Parents have lost children but not to cancer. It is a faithfilled book describing how they as a couple grieved and supported each other and how they help their surviving son to also grieve and grow. | Book | Marriage, Support, Faith, Courage, Strength, Service | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||
121 | Notes Left Behind | Brooke and Keith Desserich | Parents | 1/1/2008 | 2nd | Amazon | Written by parents about daughter with DIPG | Book | DIPG | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
122 | Into the Deep | Robert Rogers | Fathers | 1/1/2007 | 2nd | Amazon | Written by father who lost entire family to a flood. The description of the father grieving the loss of his children was especially helpful to me with a husband who grieved differently. Chapter about crying in the shower was so emotional I felt his pain physically. | Book | Father's Grief | Christian | No | 17-Nov | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
123 | The Knitting Circle | Ann Hood | Mothers | 1/1/2007 | 2nd | Amazon $24.95; | Wonderful story of how a group of women heal from the loses in their lives. Fiction | Book | Mothers, Knitters | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Many notes | Library | ||||||||||||
124 | NPR | Karla Holloway | Parents | 6/26/2006 | 2nd | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5511147 | There is no title to explain our loss and if there was a word maybe that word could offer healing. | Article | Words of Loss, Title for Parent without a Child | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
125 | NPR | Karla Holloway | Parents | 6/26/2006 | 2nd | https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5511147 | There is no title to explain our loss and if there was a word maybe that word could offer healing. | Podcast | Words of Loss, Title for Parent without a Child | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
126 | I'm Proud of You My Friendship with Fred Rogers | Tim Madigan | Fathers | 1/1/2006 | 2nd | Amazon | This is an excellent book for a man who is searching. It is not necessarily a book for a father who is searching for meaning after losing a child to cancer - but rather searching for menaing and answers within his own life and in great need of compasssion and love. | Book | Father's Longing and Need for compassion | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||
127 | A Child's View of Grief: A Guide for Parents | Alan Wolfelt | Parents | 1/1/2004 | 2nd | Amazon | Bill of Rights for Grieving Kids is great | Book | Permission | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
128 | Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential | Alan Wolfelt | Parents | 1/1/2004 | 2nd | Amazon ($12.27) | Very thorough with spaces for comments | Book | RG/DOR | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
129 | The Son's Room | Italian Film | Parents & Young Adults | 1/1/2002 | 2nd | On-line | This movie is a foreign film and therefore has subtitles. It is about a family who loses a teenager and how the family grieves this loss. It is rated R and has language and sexual content discussed in therapy sessions. | Movie | Father's Grief; Sister's Grief | No | 19-Apr | AF & TF | ||||||||||||||
130 | Healing a Child's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas | Alan Wolfelt | Parents | 4/1/2001 | 2nd | Amazon $9.80; Kindle $9.31 | All relationships change when there is a death. Identities need time to be established. We need to understand our own emotions. We need to see the changes within ourselves and our children, between the siblings too. Most important is to BELIEVE IN YOUR CHILD! | Book | Be THERE; Believe in your Child | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
131 | A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your | Mary Semel | Parents | 1/1/2000 | 2nd | Amazon ($5.53) | This books is filled with quotes from many oher grief books. It is ranked #1 because there are so many references to parents who have lost children to cancer. The authors (both mothers who lost sons to car accidents) compiled stories of other parents. Ranking lower due to limited availablity. | Book | Leukemia, Brain Tumor, Siblings, | RG/DOR | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
132 | The Sacred Wound: Healing from the Death of a Child | Lois Gold | Single Mothers | 1/1/2000 | 2nd | Amazon | Mother's story of grief after losing 16 year old daughter in plane crash. Spiritual odyssey of going through grief. Her first and only child will forever be 16. | Book | Single Parent, Teenager, Daughter, Suddenly, Why? | Raised Jewish | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes typed | ||||||||||||
133 | When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter | Judith Berrnstein PhD | Parents | 1/1/1998 | 2nd | Amazon | Not to be read in the first year. Too heavy. Author's 25 year old son died. The book is to collected interviews of bereaved parents to study the long-term effects of losing a child. Five stories are from parents whose children died from cancer. Most interviewees were mothers. | Book | Mother's Loss | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | many notes taken | Kindle | ||||||||||||
134 | Angela's House and Angel of Hope | Parents | 1/1/1993 | 2nd | https://www.angelashouse.org/angel-of-hope/what-is-the-angel-of-hope/ | The Angel of Hope name comes from a best-selling book and television movie called The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans, who inspired this statue. Events to remember your precious child. | Website | Angel, Remember, | No | 19-Mar | TI | |||||||||||||||
135 | Women Writing for a Change | Women | 1/1/1991 | 2nd | https://www.womenwriting.org/ | Website | Website Grief Website Groups | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||||
136 | Lament for a Son | Nicolas Wolterstorff | Fathers | 1/1/1987 | 2nd | Amazon | 25 year old son dies in climbing accident. Father shares insights into all that is lost. | Book | Son; Father | Christian Catholic | RG/DOR | 19-Jan | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
137 | Ordinary People | Judith Guest | Parents | 1/1/1976 | 2nd | Amazon | Family dealing with tragic death of one son and its effects on all of them. Is also available as a book. | Movie | Family | No | 18-Feb | CACO | WYG | Library | ||||||||||||
138 | How Do I Survive? 7 Steps to Living after Child Loss | Patricia Sheveland | Adults, Mothers | 9/13/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $13.95; Kindle $7.99 | Written by RN who is also a Greif Coach. She has helped many parents navigate life after the loss of a child. She has developed a method using the acrynom BREATHE as 7 steps to continuing after the death of your child. She has not lost a child but experience comes from working with parents who have lost children. NO CANCER LOSS | Book | Christian, Methods working through grief | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
139 | Footsteps of Hope | Sara Faith Nelson | Mothers | 2/20/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $2.99 | This book is the compilation of entries in her journal during her daughter's life and her grief as a mother after losing her daughter. Her daugther had cancer as a child and eventually died as an adult. | Book | Mother's, Death of Adult Child, First and Only | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
140 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Fred Rogers | Adults/Parents | 11/5/2019 | 3rd | Amazon $11 Kindle $12.99 | This is a book written by Mr. Rogers about his love and life long learning about children. The book is not for our families but is filled with great quotes. | Book | No | 20-Jul | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
141 | The Day That Went Missing | Richard Beard | Parents | 11/6/2018 | 3rd | Amazon | Family never discusses death of brother and the impact of not speaking on the siblings and mother | Book | Not talking about the person who died. | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
142 | The Little Black Funeral Dress | Shirley Thiessen | Parents | 10/30/2018 | 3rd | Amazon $13 B&N $12 | Written by mother who lost her adult son to a sudden work related accident. No mention of how he died. The story is about 5 things the mother didn't know about death: 1) you are not crazy 2) hurtful thigns will be said 3) People will expect you to move on 4) Grief will change you and 5) find a hero or be one | Book | Mother's loss of adult child | No | 19-Aug | DR | B&N | |||||||||||||
143 | Speaking in Tears | Grace Andren | Mothers | 2/26/2018 | 3rd | Amazon $14.99; Kindle $7.99 | The authors daughter dies at age 5 and the mother begins writing poetry. This book is the compilation of the poetry that continues until the daughter would have been 21. It is not religious - though God is mentioned. It is very easy to read. There is no cancer in this book. | Poetry | Daughter dies at age 5; book of poems | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
144 | Radically a Parent | Stacey Lindgren | Parents | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | www.radicallyaparent.com | Episode 2 Who I am Now that my child has died?1/24/18 | Podcast | Who Am I? | No | 18-Feb | CACO | https://player.fm/series/radically-aparent/ep-2-who-am-i-now-that-my-child-has-died | |||||||||||||
145 | Childhood Cancer Talk Radio | Parents | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | https://toginet.com/shows/childhoodcancertalkradio | Mostly DIPG cancer based talk radio show/podcast | Podcast | DIPG | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
146 | The Only Way Out is Through | Dr. Gail Gross | Parents & Young Adults Siblings | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon ($29) Kindle ($22.50) | Adult daughter died of heart issue caused by virus. Best part of the book was written from the brother's point of view. He was in college. 20 pages of this book devoted to how he felt and what he observed. | Book | Sibling loss as Young Adult | Jewish | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
147 | Huffington Post: OWN | Patrick O'Malley, Ph.D | Fathers | 11/7/2017 | 3rd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-to-do-if-youre-still-grieving_us_59ef65e2e4b03535fa9428d3 | Father's insights on the healing power of writing your own grief journey. | Article | Journaling, Father's insights into loss of son | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
148 | Winston's Wish | Scott Salter | Parents for Children | 10/24/2017 | 3rd | https://podtail.com/podcast/winston-s-wish/ | Episode 2: Going Back to School After Death (39 minutes) | Podcast | Returning to School | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Resource of the UK | |||||||||||||
149 | Child Loss The Heartbreak and Hope | Clara Hinton | Parents | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Amazon & Kindle | Written by a mother who experienced loss of child by miscarriage and then loss of adult son. Wrote in response to limited resources available. | Book | Mother's Loss | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Kindle | |||||||||||||
150 | Kids Health Nemours | Darcy Lyness, PhD | Parents for Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Spanish | http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/death.html | Offers specific insight on how to discuss death with a child. | Audio File | Explaining Death | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
151 | Kids Health Nemours | Darcy Lyness, PhD | Parents for Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Spanish | http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/death.html | Offers specific insight on how to discuss death with a child. | Website | Explaining Death | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
152 | Expecting the Unexpected/Parenting a Dead Child | Meghan | Mothers | 7/17/2015 | 3rd | https://expectingtheunexpectedblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/parenting-a-dead-child/ | Blog written by mother who lost her first child and her life grieving the child and her identity as a mother. | Blog | First and only | Raised Catholic No longer practicing | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
153 | Independent | Helen Nianias | Fathers | 2/3/2015 | 3rd | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/roald-dahls-open-letter-about-his-daughter-dying-from-measles-becomes-touchpoint-for-current-us-10019824.html | Roald Dahl's daughter dies at age 7. | Article | Father's Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
154 | Expecting the Unexpected/Grieving Parenthood | Meghan | Mothers | 1/30/2015 | 3rd | https://expectingtheunexpectedblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/grieving-parenthood/ | Mother reflects in her blog about the loss and life of her first child Mabel. | Blog | First and only | Raised Catholic No longer practicing | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
155 | Dealing with Grief | Paul Stanton | Fathers | 1/1/2015 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 Kindle $2.99 | Simplistic rehash of the five stages of grief. Only positive concept is to honor your loved one as a way to help deal with your grief. | Book | Honor | No | 18-Oct | KOB | Amazon | |||||||||||||
156 | One Wild and Precious Life | Lucy Hone, PhD | Parents | 1/1/2015 | 3rd | http://1wildandpreciouslife.com/blog | Lucy Hone, PhD wrote book too as part of her healing from her daughter's tragic and sudden death; blog | Blog | Resilience Pain Longing Making Sense Unexpected | No Belief in Afterlife | No | 18-Jan | CACO | |||||||||||||
157 | Lessons from Emily | Caroline Carter Jones | Parents | 9/29/2014 | 3rd | Amazon $17.95; Kindle $7.99 | This is a book written about Emily from her mother's point of view. Emily was diagnosed at age 12 with cancer. She was treated at UVAMC in Virginia. St. Jude was advised of her treatment and cousulted on her case. The book is more about the journey with cancer than the grief after Emily dies. Emily battle was two year long. It was very importanct to Emily that she try everything and finally that she wrote her wishes and her will. | Book | Adenocarcinoma; Sibling; Daughter; Twelve Years Old | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
158 | Mama I'm Not Gone | Dana L. Wood | Parents | 9/3/2014 | 3rd | Amazon $15.20 B&N $14.99 | Author is a mother whose teenager daughter was diagnosed and died from Ewings Sarcoma. She wrote the book within the first year after her daughter's death. Canada. | Book | Ewings Sarcoma, Teenage Daughter | Spiritual not Religious | No | 19-Aug | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
159 | Grief Support Center | Blended Families | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | http://belovedhearts.com/Grief_Center/Coping_as_a_parent.htm | This website offers insights in to grief experience for the blended family. | Website | Blended, Stepchild, Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||||
160 | Single Dad Laughing | Dan Pearce | Single Fathers | 9/18/2013 | 3rd | http://www.danoah.com/2013/09/truth-from-parents-of-children-who-died.html | 40 Fathers respond to questions related to the children they lost | Blog | Single Fathers | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
161 | Cancerwords | Ellen Peirson | Mothers | 6/15/2012 | 3rd | Amazon $9.99 | Mother wrties poetry to cope with adults sons cancer diagnosis and death from a rare form of sinus cancer. They battle lasts for 3 years. | Book | Sinus Cancer; Adult Son, Mother | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
162 | Education.com | Parents & Educators | 3/13/2010 | 3rd | https://www.education.com/magazine/article/Memorials_a_healing_step/ | Article focuses on memorials as an aid to keeping memories alive | Article | Memorial, Eye Cancer | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||
163 | I Will Carry You | Angie Smith | Mothers | 1/1/2010 | 3rd | Amazon | Story of a mother carrying a baby that will only live for a few hours after birth and the faith it took to do so. | Book | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
164 | Why Did You Die: Activities to Help Children Cope with Grief and Loss | Erika Leeuwenburgh, LLP and Ellen Goldring LPC | Parents | 1/1/2008 | 3rd | Amazon | Book for Adults to help them help their kids. Being an example and talking through a parents grief will help the child through their own grief. Several short stories and activities associated with siblings who have died. Touches on the benefits of support groups. | Book | Helping Child through grief; support groups | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Molly thought this book would be best for kids under 6. | Library | ||||||||||||
165 | Safe in the Arms of God/Seguro en los brazos de Dios | John MacArthur | Parents | 1/1/2003 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Religious Easy to read first story is about the loss of a child to cancer. Eases you into the idea of a loving God. | Book | Loving God | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||
166 | Helping Children Grieve | Theresa Huntley | Parents | 8/1/2002 | 3rd | Amazon $13.99 Kindle $13.29 | This book reads very clinical for parents. It does point out many of the same information that is available on the webiste. | Book | Grieving children | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
167 | A Man You Know is Grieving | James Miller | Fathers | 9/1/1998 | 3rd | Amazon | This book came to us from PennState Hershey. It is a general book of grieving men. Nothing specific about children and cancer. | Book | No | 19-Aug | KGO | |||||||||||||||
168 | The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide | Helen Fitzgerald | Parents | 1/1/1992 | 3rd | Amazon | Easy to read very little to do with cancer | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Fernside | Have | |||||||||||||
169 | Preparing the Children: For Terminal Illness | Kathy Nussbaum | Parents | 1/1/1988 | 3rd | Amazon | Good resource after diagnosis thru bereavement | Book | Resource | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
170 | The Dougy Center | https://www.dougy.org/index.php/grief-resources/podcasts | Parents | 1/1/1982 | 3rd | https://player.fm/series/grief-out-loud | All Grief topics; very little centered around death of a child; more for the grieving child; Episode 51 Anger and Grief Megan Devine; Speaking honestly with a child about death | Podcast | Anger and Death; Importance of honesty | No | 18-Feb | CACO | Many episodes about child grieving | |||||||||||||
171 | My Shoshanna | Rabbi Rafael Grossman | Fathers | 8/19/2011 | 4+ | Amazon $10.27 Kindle $.99 | This book has been written by father who is a Rabbi. His teenager daughter died and he misplaced his faith as he questioned how God could do this. The book was written a a reflection of his journey back to his faith and finding meaning and purpose in sharing his daughter's life. | Book | Meaning | Jewish | No | 20-Nov | KOB | Have | ||||||||||||
172 | What This Kid Wants Adults to Know About Grief | Bryce Fields | Parents | 1/8/2020 | 4th | Amazon $14.43 Kinlde $3.99 | This book is for parents, teachers or caregivers to possible understand the feelings of a child who is grieving and from there help the child. | Book | Helpful Insights to build communication | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
173 | The Unspeakable Loss | Nisha Zenoff | Adults, Moms | 11/7/2017 | 4th | Amazon $8 Kindle $2.99 | Mother lost son to accident at 17 and after years of being a therapist she wrote this book as a roadmap for other grieving parents for how to live after your child dies. There is nothing about cancer in this book. | Book | Single Parents, | Jewish | No | 20-Oct | CACO | p 23 awesome poem; we remember them poem; 214 book list | Amazon | |||||||||||
174 | Baby Center Blog Here’s what you can learn from my grief | Melissa Willets | Mothers | 9/3/2017 | 4th | https://blogs.babycenter.com/pregnancy/grief/ | Mothering children in grief | Blog | Parenting and Grieving | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
175 | Shattered Surviving the Loss of a Child (4of4) | Gary Roe | Parents | 1/1/2017 | 4th | Amazon | All ages and all types of death are featured only 5 had cancer. Christian too. | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
176 | Teen Grief Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart (5/5) | Gary Roe | Parents | 1/1/2017 | 4th | Amazon | This book focused on all losses that might be experienced in the life of a teenager. While teenage years are tough in navigate for them and for their parents this book might be very difficult for a grieving parent to read. Please Be Patient I'm Grieving might be better as it deals with the same issues more gently. | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
177 | Give in Kind/Loss of a Child | Tara Shafer | Parents | 6/15/2016 | 4th | https://www.giveinkind.com/articles/yoga-acupuncture-tools-managing-ptsd-child-loss | Tools to manage the pain of your grief. | Article | PTSD, Yoga | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
178 | Baby Center Blog I didn’t know how to be a loss mom in my circle of parents | Tara Shafer | Mothers | 2/11/2015 | 4th | https://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/bridging-the-gap-between-the-baby-bereaved-and-those-who-love-them/ | Mother who lost her child offers gentle compassionate advice to help grieving mothers. | Article | Grief Advice | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
179 | Recovering from the Loss of a Child | Katherine Fair Donnelly | Parents | 1/1/2015 | 4th | Amazon $11.99 Kindle $0 | This book is intensely sad. There is one story about a child who dies of a brain tumor. There are better books avialable for our families. | Book | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||||
180 | Everyday Health/Managing Grief After the Death of a Loved One | Madeline R. Vann, MPH | Widowers | 3/13/2014 | 4th | https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/managing-grief-after-death-loved-one/ | Learning strategies that help - there are no timelines | Article | Widowers | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
181 | Mad in America/How to Parent a Dead Child | Maria Bradshaw | Mothers | 10/21/2013 | 4th | https://www.madinamerica.com/2013/10/parenting-dead-child/ | Suicide claimed her son but not her motherhood. | Article | First and only Suicide | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
182 | Surviving the Loss of a Child | E. Brown | Mothers | 3/1/2010 | 4th | Amazon $10.13 Kindle | There are better books for our families out there. The author is a mother who lost her child to flu like illness. It is sad and raw. | Book | Christian | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Kindle Sample | |||||||||||||
183 | The Caregiver's Book: Caring for Another, Caring for Yourself | James E. Miller | Caregivers | 10/10/2008 | 4th | Amazon $14.95 | This a a sweet little book with gorgeous artwork. It would be a great book for mentors to use both before and after a call. It is not a great book for our families or for DOR. | Book | Caregiver | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
184 | De la muerte a la vida/From Death to Life | Joseph Champlin | Parents | 1/1/2006 | 4th | only Spanish | Amazon | This book is to help plan a funeral service after death. | Book | funeral planning | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
185 | Tell Me, Papa | Joy and Marv Johnson | Parents | 1/1/2001 | 4th | Amazon | Limited availability. This book shares insights with children about attending a mourning rituals - wake, funeral and burial. Intended to help children make a decision about attending. | Book | Funeral, Wake, Burial | No | 18-Aug | Resource List Joe Primo | ||||||||||||||
186 | Safe in the Arms of Jesus: God 's Provision for the Death of those who cannot Believe/A donde van los que mueren sin poder creer? | Robert P. Lightner | Parents of very young children or babies | 1/1/2000 | 4th | Spanish | Christian Books/Amazon | Bible based. Parents who lost baby or child who could not accept Jesus. Gently offers insights and beliefs based on faith. | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
187 | Helping Children Cope with Death | The Dougy Center | Parents | 1/1/1998 | 4th | Amazon | Written based on experiences with children and parents; little to do with cancer | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | WYG | Have | |||||||||||||
188 | Made for Hope | Sara R. Ward | Mothers | 10/15/2019 | 5th | Amazon $9.99 Kindle $4.99 | Author's son dies of Leigh's Disease. The book is based largely in Christian faith.. | Book | Loss | Christian | NO | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
189 | The Mourning After Natasha | Suzanne Leigh | Parents | 11/9/2017 | 5th | https://themourningafternatasha.wordpress.com/the-essence-of-natasha/ | Posts about brain cancer. Some negative St. Jude comments. | Blog | Brain Cancer | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
190 | From Mother to Mother on the Loss of a Child | Emily R. Long | Mothers | 9/11/2017 | 5th | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $9.95 | Book focuses on the story of a mother whose child died stillborn. Not about cancer loss. | Book | Mother's Grief | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
191 | The Light of the World | Elizabeth Alexander | Mothers | 1/1/2016 | 5th | Amazon | This is a book about a wife who husband dies and she needs to go on and raise their sons. | Book | Wife | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
192 | Parenting a Grieving Child Helping Children Find Hope | Mary DeTurris Poust | Parents | 1/1/2015 | 5th | Amazon | Nothing specific to cancer | Book | Catholic | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
193 | The Still Point of the Turning World | Emily Rapp | Parents | 1/1/2013 | 5th | Amazon | Memoir of a mother's love for her son who dies of Tay-Sachs. | Book | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||||
194 | Talking about Death A Dialogue between Parent & Child | Earl A. Grollman | Parents | 1/1/2011 | 5th | Amazon | Book focused on before death occurs. | Book | Before Death | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
195 | The Voice of an Angel Amother's Guide to Grief and How to Thrive After the Loss of a Child | Marcy Stone | Adults and Mothers | 9/4/2018 | 6th | Amazon $13.98 Kindle $2.99 | This book was written by a mother who lost her daughter on Christmas Eve when she was 21 and killed by a drunk driver. Not necessarily a book for our parents or parents in their first year. NO CANCER LOSS | Book | Daughter Car Accident | Christian | No | 20-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
196 | That Quiet Voice: A Memoir of Hope | Cynthia Rene Doss | Parents and Young Adults | 4/30/2018 | 6th | Amazon $13.95; Kindle $3.99 | This is a book about a sister's sickle Cell crisis. It is about the families love and care for their sister and the effect of her disease on the family. This is a good book but not for DOR. | Book | Sickle Cell; Siblings; Families | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
197 | Learning to Live without You | JC Grace | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Plain journal with blank pages. A plain notebook would be better. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
198 | Grieving Grant: Growing Closer to God through the Death of My Son | Tif McDevitt | Mothers | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | This is not a book for our families. Author's son was shot and the book is the story of the mother's life before and after sons death. | Book | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
199 | Lincoln in the Bardo | George Saunders | Fathers | 2/14/2017 | 6th | Amazon | This book was on a list of best books for dealing with child loss. It is an interesting book. Not at all a story but rather historical fiction relating to President Lincoln son Willie's death at 11 from typhod fever. Amazing that it was happening at the same time as the Civil War and as a husband and father he had to deal with both. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
200 | Walking on the Ceiling | Susan Murray | Mothers | 1/1/2017 | 6th | Amazon | This is not a book about grief but rather a story of non traditional medicine for brain cancer for author's daughter. | Book | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
201 | Surviving the Loss of a Child | Lynda Cheldelin Fell | Parents | 12/17/2015 | 6th | Amazon $16.95; Kindle $8.99 | This is a book containing 22 stories from parents who children have died. None of the stories are related to cancer. These parents after sharing their story share how they coped with the aftermatth, funeral, the question, the dates, holidays, belongings, darkness, friends, relationships, faith, health, quiet, fear, comfort, silver lining, hope, journey and finally finding the sunrise. It is a lot like our Seasons of Change Book. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
202 | A Year of Magical Thinking | Joan Didion | Mothers | 1/1/2015 | 6th | Amazon Library | Tough and exhuasting read. Read to page 22. Written after authors husband dies of a sudden heart attack leaving her to raise their daughter. | Book | NO | 19-Mar | CACO | Grief.com | Library | |||||||||||||
203 | I Let You Go/Te deje ir | Clare Mackintosh | Parents | 1/1/2014 | 6th | Spanish | Amazon | Best selling crime novel about the death of a child. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
204 | How Can I Keep Breathing Losing A Child, A Mother's Memoir | Olivia Sunshine | Mothers | 7/27/2013 | 6th | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $3.99 | Mother had a five year old who was killed in an accident. He had an older sister. Eventually the mother had three other sons. The mother writes about her experience - poverty, change, grief, husband's grief, daughter's grief, raising other boys, moving, working, faith and acceptance. She writes about mothering an only child and how difficult Christmas, birthdays and the anniversary were for her and therefore for her daughter. After she is finished with that story she writes about some very interesting spiritual insights that she believes her son gave to her. | Book | Spiritualist | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
205 | Wave | Sonali Defranitagala | Mothers | 1/1/2013 | 6th | Amazon | Mother loses family and survives a tsunami. How she finds meaning and is able to go on living. | Book | Loss | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Fernside | Library | ||||||||||||
206 | Where do Our children go when they leave us so soon/¿A dónde van nuestros hijos cuando nos dejan tan pronto? | Monica Alvarez Alvarez | Parents of unborn children | 1/1/2013 | 6th | only Spanish | Christian Books | This book is about and for mothers who have lost their children due to miscarriage or still birth. | Book | Faith | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||
207 | Letting Go with Love and Confidence | Kenneth Ginsburg, MD | Parents | 1/1/2011 | 6th | Amazon | This book has nothing to do with cancer, loss, death or grief. | Book | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
208 | Anatomy of Grief: An Inspirational Guide to Susviving the Death of Your Child | Barbara Repczynski | Mothers | 9/10/2010 | 6th | Amazon $11.95; Kindle $8.99 | Mother writes this book after the suicide of her adult son. This is a book about he mother's journey through grief to healing. She shares the steps she took to help others. Mother is a writer. It is not for or families. | Book | Suicide | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
209 | Love is a mix tape Life and Loss, One Song at a Time | Rob Sheffield | Men | 1/1/2007 | 6th | Amazon | This book is about the loss of a significant other and has nothing to do with death. | Book | No | 18-Jun | KGO | Flavorwire | Have | |||||||||||||
210 | A Grace Disguised | Jerry Sittser | Parents | 1/1/2004 | 6th | Amazon | Loss of three generations in one family all in once car accident | Book | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
211 | The Art of Being a Healing Presence: A Guide for Those in Caring Relationships | James E. Miller and Susan C. Cutshall | Caregivers | 9/21/2001 | 6th | Amazon $8.57; Kindle $6.25 | This is a book for a caregiver not for a grieving parent or sibling. It is not for our families or for DOR. It is a guide possibly for our mentors. | Book | Caregiving; Steps for helping and listening | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
212 | No More Words | Reeve Lindbergh | Parents | 1/1/2001 | 6th | Amazon/Library | Family memior of grief and loss. Not applicable for our families. | Book | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
213 | Guiding Your Child Through Grief | Mary Ann Emswiler and James Emswiler | Parents | 1/1/2000 | 6th | Amazon | This book is written after a man's wife dies and he questions will my kids be ok? | Book | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
214 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard | Parents | 1/1/1999 | 6th | Amazaon | This book is about a mother whose child goes missing. | Book | Missing Child | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
215 | Grief Therapy | Karen Katafiasz | Parents | 1/1/1993 | 6th | Amazon | Book to help those grieving. Low ranking due to limited availablity. | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | No | |||||||||||||||
216 | Dear Parent's: Letters to Bereaved Parents | Joy Johnson | Parents | 1/1/1989 | 6th | Amazon | Grief support in book form. Low Ranking due to limited availablilty. | Book | Yes in RG | 17-Oct | No | |||||||||||||||
217 | The Bereaved Parent | Harriet Schiff | Parents | 1/1/1978 | 6th | Amazon | Book written for bereaved parents from counselors and religious experts. Limited availability. | Book | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | No | |||||||||||||||
218 | Living with Grief: 36 Lessons from Life | Edited David Pierce | Parents | 1/1/2018 | Don't Read | Amazon | Sad and painful stories about all typs of death. I wished I hadn't read it. Stories of 31 parents who have lived through their grief and learned from it. | Book | No | 18-Aug | CACO | |||||||||||||||
219 | MoodPath | Moodpath UG | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Interactive mental health screening - 14 day depression screening. | App | Depression | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
220 | While You are Waiting | Couples | https://whilewerewaiting.org/ | While You Are Waiting offers bible based retreats and care packages for bereaved parents. Retreats are offered in several states and several of the presenting couples have experienced the loss of a child due to cancer. | Retreats | Retreats; Christian | Christian | No | 20-Feb | CMA |
1 | Titles | Author | Audience | Date | Rank | Language | Availability | Insights | Format | Keywords | Faith | SJCRH | Updated | Read by: | Actions | Located |
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2 | Winter's Grace offers an alternative approach to grief counseling | Brian Mazurek | Families | 2/24/2019 | 1st | https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/shop-talk-winters-grace-offers-alternative-approach-to-grief-counseling/ | After years as a counselor Sandy Kearns is here to welcome you into her home where she will help you carry your burden of grief. | Article | Help you Grieve | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||
3 | Like Minds Ep. 12 | BBC | All | 3/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55TJRj9HUk&t=183s | BBC created a video explaining the truth that grief is not something that you get over. | Video | Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||
4 | Road to Recovery | James G. Robinson | Families | 12/7/2017 | 1st | https://www.boston.com/culture/travel/2017/12/15/this-familys-response-to-grief-was-a-road-trip-to-recovery | Everyone grieves differently. Story of how one family surrounded by only each other grieved. | Article | Road Trip. Family, Together, Types of Grieving, Young Boys, 5 year old died | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
5 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||
6 | National Alliance for Grieving Children | Families | 1/1/2017 | 1st | https://childrengrieve.org/images/PDFs/NAGC_Holiday_Toolkit-_A_Season_of_Family-_FINAL-.pdf | They call Thanksgiving through New Year's the Season of the Family. They offer a package to help everyone share and remember. | Website | Holidays, Sharing, Remembering | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||
7 | My Loved One Shines On! | Disa Van Orman | Everyone | 6/19/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95); Kindle ($3.99)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=dbYLVsTvzsE | Book written from an inspired poem after the sudden death of her six year old grandson. Artwork is fantastic and message is hopeful. Writing wasn’t great. Message still terrific. | Book | Hope, Still With You, Memories, Grandson | Heaven | No | 18-May | KGO | Have | ||
8 | Letters to God | Patrick Doughtie | Families | 3/3/2010 | 1st | Amazon (from $.08 used); Kindle ($7.99) | Inspired by the true life story of Tyler (brain cancer) and the legacy he leaves behind. Christian faith based. Watched 2nd Easter. www.thoughtco.com/interview-with-patrick-doughtie-701206 | Book | Tyler, Brain Cancer, Single Mother, Teenager | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | Movie was first then book. | Have | |
9 | Letters to God | Patrick Doughtie | Families | 1/1/2010 | 1st | Amazon | Movie inspired by the true life story of Tyler (brain cancer) and the legacy he leaves behind. Christian faith based. Watched 2nd Easter. There is a book as well. Also an on-line resource at www.thoughtco.com/interview-with-patrick-doughtie-701206 | Movie | Tyler, Brain Cancer, Single Mother, Teenager | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO kids 5/5 | Movie was first then book. | Have | |
10 | Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amaaon only; Hard Cover $18.73; Spiral Bound $12.88; Diary $12.88 | An adult version of the kids journal. Very insightful and helpful. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Amazon | |||
11 | The Ultimate Gift/El Último Regalo | Jim Stovall and Paul Brooks | Families | 9/1/2007 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($10.50); Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($1.99) | This story involves Emily who has leukemia. Both book and movie were comforting to my girls. Read and watched 1st Christmas. | Book | Leukemia, Hope | Non Religious Christian celebrate the holiday | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Movie and trailers available in Spanish. | Have |
12 | The Ultimate Gift/El Último Regalo | Jim Stovall | Families | 1/1/2007 | 1st | Spanish | WalMart | This story involves Emily who has leukemia. Both book and movie were comforting to my girls. Read and watched 1st Christmas. | Movie | Leukemia, Hope | Non religious | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Movie and trailers available in Spanish. | Have |
13 | The Gift of a Memory | Marianne Richmond | Families | 9/1/2001 | 1st | Amazon ($13.61) | Written for families for parents to read to kids | Book | Keepsake od memories | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | |||
14 | Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope | Donna O'Toole | Families | 9/1/1988 | 1st | Amazon ($12.95) | Explains the process of grieving to children and adults through a story about animals. Describes feelings and how to be there for someone who is grieving a loss. | Book | Grief; Being There; Importance of Talking; Death explained | Yes | 19-Mar | CACO | WYG | SJCRH FRC | ||
15 | Something for Joey | Richard E. Peck | Families | 3/1/1983 | 1st | Amazon only found there | This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti, Jr. and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. | Book | Leukemia, Brothers, Football, Love | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
16 | Something for Joey | MTM Movies | Families | 1/1/1977 | 1st | Amazon | This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti, Jr. and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. | Movie | Leukemia, Brothers, Football, Love | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
17 | Books That Heal | Michael Flatley | Families | 1/1/2019 | 2nd | https://www.booksthatheal.org/ | Their mission is to empower children suffering from illness and provide suppot for their families. Several of the stories have been written about children with cancer and several of the children have died. Not certain of their exact focus. | Website | Tell your story | No | 19-Feb | TI | ||||
18 | COCO | Disney/Pixar | Families | 11/17/2018 | 2nd | Movie | Miguel's desire to live his dream transports him to the Day of the Dead. | Movie | Traditions | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
19 | Huffington Post | Jenn Morson | Families | 12/5/2017 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-tips-holidays_us_5a1c81f4e4b071403b287131 | Article written offering tips for coping with grief during the holidays. | Article | Holidays, Tips | No | 17-Dec | CACO | ||||
20 | iGrief | Scott La Counte | Families | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App designed to walk with you through grief. This allows for up to six member for family sharing. Developer is new to app design and the app is a bit rough. | App | Grief | No | 18-Jun | MBO | ||||
21 | How Can I Deal with When People Die? | Sally Hewitt | Families | 1/1/2009 | 2nd | Amazon | This book is filled with different situations involving death and feelings. The book also discusses how a child might feel if they were not told because they were thoughts to be "too young" to know. Very clear and helpful | Book | Feelings | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 3/4 | Library | |||
22 | UP | Disney | Families | 1/1/2009 | 2nd | DVD or on-line | Story of a widower and the adventure he takes to fulfill a wish he made to his dying wife. | Movie | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
23 | Looking Back A Book of Memories | Lois Lowry | Families | 1/1/1998 | 2nd | Library/Amazon $16 | Sweet book telling the family history of auther Lois Lowry whose experiecned the loss of a sibling while growing up. Lowry wrote about her loss in the book A Summer to Die (1979). In her story the older sister dies of AML. | Book | Families, Sisters | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Library | |||
24 | Care for the Family | Rob Parsons | Families | 1/1/1988 | 2nd | www.careforthefamily.org.uk and https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/bereavement-support/bereaved-parent-support/when-your-only-child-has-died | Website offering support resources for families. Grief support for grandparents, siblings, blended families, parents who lost a first and only. | Website | Grandparents, Siblings, Blended Families, Loss of First and Only | Christian | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
25 | Healing Grief | David Kessler | Families | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Amazon | Card deck. It is a novel idea. Flipping through the cards was soothing and peaceful. | Cards | Talking points | No | 17-Oct | KOB | Have | |||
26 | Grief Support Center | Blended Families | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | http://belovedhearts.com/Grief_Center/Coping_as_a_parent.htm | This website offers insights in to grief experience for the blended family. | Website | Blended, Stepchild, Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
27 | Soaringwords | http://www.soaringwords.org/coping-with-loss/ | Families | 4th | On-line | This resource is limited for the bereaved. Never Give UP! | Website | No | 18-Jan | CACO | ||||||
28 | Hospice Foundation of America | Families | 1/1/2011 | 4th | https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=parents+dealing+with+death+of+child#id=73&vid=562a844fe434d20aae9e09368a4cda19&action=view | General knowledge relating to grief. Advice about emotions and spiritual impacts on everyone. Boring | Video | General Grief, Be Kind to Yourself | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
29 | Learning to Live without You | JC Grace | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Plain journal with blank pages. A plain notebook would be better. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO |
1 | Titles | Author | Audience | Date | Rank | Language | Availability | Insights | Format | Keywords | Faith | SJCRH | Updated | Read by: | Actions | Located |
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2 | Being Mortal | Atul Gawande | Adults | 9/5/2017 | 1st | Spanish & Chinese | Amazon; Audiobook; Kindle; CD | Not to be read first year; physicians insights to life & death | Book | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | SJCRH FRC | |||
3 | Cuando Pierdes a Un Ser Querido/When You Lose a Loved One | David Y Nancy Guthrie | Parents | 1/5/2016 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon $4.99 | This book was origanlly written in English and this is the spanish translation. It published by Focus on the Family. It is excellent and very comforting for those who have a strong Christian faith. | Book | Christian, God's Will, Strength, Heaven, Marriage, Other Children, Support and Serve Others | Christian | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |
4 | Apprediendo a vivir sin ti…/Learning to live without you… | Amelia Rodriguez Gutierrez | Children | 1/1/2016 | 1st | only Spanish | Amazon ($16) Kindle ($2) | Four part book. Tells story of grandfather passing. Offers journal exercises for 6-10 year olds, lists right of grieving children and ways to help your child process their grief. | Journal | Journal | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781530508914 | Amazon | |
5 | The Remembering Day/El Dia de los Muertos | Pat Mora | Children 4-8 | 10/31/2015 | 1st | BiLingual | Amazon $13.38 | This book is bilingual and also explains the Day of the Dead. IT is an award winning book and desrcibes the relationship between a grandmother and a granddaughter. | Book | Day of the Dead; Relationships | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | ||
6 | Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos | Roseanne Greenfield Thong | Children 4-8 | 9/1/2015 | 1st | with spanish glossary | Amazon Hardcover $16.14 Kindle | This book about the Day of the Dead celebration is written in english and keys wrods are written in spanish with a glossary in the back of the book. It explains the meaning behind the name and the celebration in the Latin American culture. | Book | Culture and Tradition | No | 19-Apr | CACO | Have | ||
7 | Ted Talk | Sarah Gray | Staff & Researchers | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Spanish | https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_gray_how_my_son_s_short_life_made_a_lasting_difference?referrer=playlist-for_parents_who_have_lost_a_child | Mother explains the significance of allowing her deceased child to be a part of research and the future and benefits this choice gave to the family. | Video | Research, Loss, Grief, Healing, Retinoblastoma | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
8 | Ted Talk | Alyssa Monks | Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Spanish | https://www.ted.com/talks/alyssa_monks_how_loss_helped_one_artist_find_beauty_in_imperfection?referrer=playlist-what_comes_after_grief | Alyssa Monks is a painter and when she lost her mother to cancer her grief transformed her art. memories connect us to those we love. Ted Talks are available close captioned in many languages. | Video | Art Therapy, Grief, Transformation | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
9 | Fault in Our Stars/Bajo la misma estrella | John Green | Teens | 4/8/2014 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($7.59); Audiobook; CD ($7.78); Kindle ($9.99) | Hazel Grace (lung) and Augustus (bone) both have cancer and meet at a Cancer Support Group. Both book and movie were comforting to our children. Several years later when they were teens. | Book | Lung and Bone Cancer, Relapse, Teens | Limited Christianity | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | WYG | SJCRH FRC |
10 | Fault in Our Stars/Bajo la misma estrella | John Green | Teens | 1/1/2014 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | Hazel Grace (lung) and Augustus (bone) both have cancer and meet at a Cancer Support Group. Both book and movie were comforting to our children. Several years later when they were teens. | Movie | Lung and Bone Cancer, Relapse, Teens | Limited Christianity | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 4/4 | Have | |
11 | Courageous Parents Network | Bereaved Parents & Palliative Physicians | Parents | 1/1/2013 | 1st | Spanish | https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/ | Created by parents facing terminal diagnosis for their child. Hoping to give the child the best life possible while preparing for the best death possible. | Website | Courage, Hope, Wisdom, Healing | Yes | 18-Feb | CACO | Sorted by diagnosis, audience and format | ||
12 | Me amaras aun cuando…/You will Love Me Even When… | Amber Copelin | Children | 8/21/2012 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon only found there | Great book for young children about the cycle of life everything living will die. 2 or 3 to 5 or 6 years | Book | Life Cycle | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781477631607 | Amazon | |
13 | The Day of the Dead/El Dia De Los Muertos | Bob Barner | Children 4-8 | 6/1/2011 | 1st | BiLingual | Amazon $7.99, Audiobook; Boardbook $7.99 | This is a bilingual book that describes the celecration of the Day of the Dead. The audiobook version contains music. This book is illustrated in a very friendly and childlike manner. | Book | Culture and Tradition | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Have | ||
14 | The Shack/La Cabaña | William P. Young | Adults & Fathers | 6/20/2008 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($7.89); Audiobook; CD; Kindle ($9.99) | Story about a grieving father struggling with God and himself after the horrifying abduction and murder of his daughter, Missy. No connection with cancer but the struggle with God was very helpful. Read book 1st year. Movie excellent, saw after 8 yrs. | Book | Father's Grief, Mad at God, Struggling with Faith | Christian | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC |
15 | Good Grief: Healing through the Shadow of Loss/Bendita pena | Deborah Morris Coryell | Parents | 8/2/2007 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($14.95) | Good insights. For general grief. Jewish background. Includes a CD only in English edition. Really focuses on the grief experience and how everyone will face grief in their lifetime and yet it is so poorly supported. | Book | Grief Experience | Jewish | No | 19-Mar | CACO | culturally different typed and saved quotes | Have Both |
16 | A Grief Observed/Una pena en observacion | C.S. Lewis | Adults | 3/14/2006 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon (10.53) $or B&N; Kindle ($9.99); Audiobook | Excellent | Book | Grief, Pain | Christian | FRC | 17-Oct | CACO | quotes | SJCRH FRC |
17 | Vivir despues de la peridida (Living after Loss)/Life after Loss A practical Guide to renewing your life after experiencing major loss | Bob Deits, M.Th. | Adults | 9/30/1994 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon ($9.80); Kindle ($11.99) | 6th Edition 2017 is English; This is an excellent book about loss of all kinds. There is limited information about grieving the loss of a child. There is also a website for this book www.lifeafterlossonline.com | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||
18 | Children Die Too/Los Ninos Tambien Mueren | Joy and Dr. SM Johnson | Adults | 6/1/1992 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | Very well done. Short and Sweet. Covers all bases. | Book | Spanish | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Order for DOR 2018 | Have Both | |
19 | Diario El Nuevo Dia/Dairy The New Day | Mauryeen O'Brien | Teens + | 2010 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | This is an excellent guide to journaling through your grief and loss. It is specific for the loss of a loved one. Little references to cancer. | Journal | Suffering | No | 19-Jul | CACO | Have | ||
20 | The Angel/El Angelito | Jorge Emilio Sierra | Fathers | 2/5/2019 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon $14 Kindle $6 | Father wrote poems to healing as he grieved the death of his youngest daughter. The poems are written about his pain and sadness. | Book | Fathers; Poems, Spanish | Christian | No | 19-Apr | CACO | Have | |
21 | Sun Kisses and Moon Hugs/Besos de sol, abrazos de luna (BiLingual) | Susan Schaefer Bernardo | Children 3-6 | 5/20/2017 | 2nd | Spanish (12/2/19) | Amazon $9.07 Kindle | This book tells the story of love the never ends because you can always feel the love in your heart. There is no mention of death or cancer in this book. It is really a story of separation. | Book | Separation | No | 20-Apr | MEO | Amazon | ||
22 | My Grandmother is a Butterfly/Mi Abuelita es una mariposa | Diana Pagan | Children | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | The girls enjoyed the story. Non religious and easy to read. 3-7 years | Book | DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | ISBN9781482378931 | Amazon | ||
23 | Since My Brother Died/Desde que Murio Mi Hermano | Marisol Munoz-Kiehne | Children | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | Both English and Spanish in one book. Sections for teachers and caregivers. Lesson: boy's brother is alive in boy's heart. | Book | Memories | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | CACO | Fernside | Amazon | |
24 | When Families Grieve/Familias en la Afliccion | Sesame Street | Children & Families | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon | The books are very sweet and gentle. They emphasize the importance of communicating. There are two books and a CD all are both English and Spanish. The death story in the book is focused on a parent dying and doesn't cover how the death occurred. | Book | Communications | No | 17-Oct | CACO | |||
25 | Una Luz que se apaga/A Light that Goes Out | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross | Adults | 1/1/2005 | 2nd | Spanish | Amazon $9.43 | This is a good translation. The book offers insights and explaination about what happens to the body and spirit when someone dies. There is a brief amount on the importance of including everyone in the family - especially children. There are many many stories, very few related to cancer. | Book | No | CACO | Have | ||||
26 | Sopa de Lagrimas/Tear Soup | Pat Schwiebert | Children | 6/1/2017 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Book that speaks of healing after loss in a story form. Gentle and kind. | Book | Healing and Loss | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | No | WYG | Have | |
27 | La Muerte no es el Final/Death is not the End | Brenda Vickers Johnson | Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon | These books are about death from a very Christian perspective. Children's is a coloring book and the adolescents is a journal. Thought it might be better used by Chaplains than DOR or QOL. There are editions for Adolescents and Children, too. | Journal | Coloring book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |
28 | Kids Health Nemours | Darcy Lyness, PhD | Parents for Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Spanish | http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/death.html | Offers specific insight on how to discuss death with a child. | Audio File | Explaining Death | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
29 | Kids Health Nemours | Darcy Lyness, PhD | Parents for Children | 1/1/2016 | 3rd | Spanish | http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/death.html | Offers specific insight on how to discuss death with a child. | Website | Explaining Death | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||
30 | La Risa De Ignacio/Issac's Laugh | Juan Ignacio Pena | Children | 10/20/2014 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon $16.95 Kindle $11.99 | Book is about a sick kid who enjoys the tales his grandfather tells. The tales join his dreams. Eventually the boys dies and the stars remind those left behind of him. "It is a moving story about enjoying life when circumstances are difficult." It is a bit tough to understand. | Book | No | 19-Mar | AR4CACO | Amazon | |||
31 | a Mi tambien me Duele: El duelo propio del acompanante/I also Hurt | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $4.89 | This is the mother's (who lost her daughter to cancer) third book. It was written to be a reference manual written in simple language to help those who are helping others who are sick or dying. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||
32 | A Dios a los ninos: el Duelo anticipado en ninos/God to Children: Early Grief in Children | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $5.89 | This is the second book by author who is also a mother who lost her daughter to cancer. This book is about the terminal phase of a child's life and the place of faith. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. Focus is not DOR related. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||
33 | Luz en las oscuridad: ejemplo de vida fe y esperanza/Light in the Darkness: Example of faith and hope | Monica Navia Novella | Adults | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $8.99 | This is the first book by the author who is also a mother who lost her daughter to cancer. Mother also has videos on Amazon under her name. Videos are in Spanish. Focus is not DOR related. | Book | Christian | 19-Feb | Qguzman | ||||
34 | Un Dia Con Mimi/A Day with Mimi | Sabrina Ball | Children | 1/1/2014 | 3rd | only Spanish | Amazon | Spanish book written for young children about passing of grandmother. 2/3-5/6. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
35 | A Los Que Lloran La Muerte De Un Ser Querido/To Those Who Mourn the Death of a Loved One | C.W. Leadbeater | Adults | 1/1/2012 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon $6 | This book is spiritually alternative in its scope. This is the 11th Edition. | Book | Theosophical | No | CACO | Have | |||
36 | My Sisters Keeper/Por la vida de mi hermana | Jodi Picoult | Teens | 1/1/2005 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Story is about Kate (leukemia) and her sister who was conceived to save Kate. I found this helpful. Most of my family did not. Watched during 1st year. | Book | Leukemia, Teens, Family | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/4 | WYG | Have | |
37 | My Sisters Keeper/Por la vida de mi hermana | Jodi Picoult | Teens | 1/1/2005 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Story is about Kate (leukemia) and her sister who was conceived to save Kate. I found this helpful. Most of my family did not. Watched during 1st year. | Movie | Leukemia, Teens, Family | No | 17-Oct | CACO girls 1/4 | Have | ||
38 | Safe in the Arms of God/Seguro en los brazos de Dios | John MacArthur | Parents | 1/1/2003 | 3rd | Spanish | Amazon | Religious Easy to read first story is about the loss of a child to cancer. Eases you into the idea of a loving God. | Book | Loving God | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | |
39 | Listening with my Heart | Gabi Garcia | Children | 10/14/2017 | 4th | Amazon $12.95 | This is a book about feelings and about how children need to be kind heart even with themselves. This book is not about loss or grief. This book is available in Spanish. | Book | Feelings and being kind to yourself | No | 20-Oct | MEO | Amazon | |||
40 | El Dia de Muertos | Ivar Da Coll | Children | 6/30/2011 | 4th | Spanish | Amazon $4.64 | This book is in Spanish about the death of a grandmother. | Book | No | 19-Mar | MEO | Amazon | |||
41 | Safe in the Arms of Jesus: God 's Provision for the Death of those who cannot Believe/A donde van los que mueren sin poder creer? | Robert P. Lightner | Parents of very young children or babies | 1/1/2000 | 4th | Spanish | Christian Books/Amazon | Bible based. Parents who lost baby or child who could not accept Jesus. Gently offers insights and beliefs based on faith. | Book | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have | ||
42 | Because the Sky is Everywhere | Nancy Sharp | Children | 1/1/2017 | 5th | Spanish & English in 1 book | Amazon | Book about a father who has died. The girls didn't like. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
43 | Emma conoce al Monstruo de las Penas/Emma Meets the Monster of Sorrows | Gail Trauco | Children | 1/1/2016 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | This is the first in a series of Spanish books for children. This one focuses on divorce. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Watch for next book is series | Amazon | ||
44 | The Trail of Tears/Camino de las Lágrimas | Jorge Bucay | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | General loss of all types. Better books available no reference to children | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
45 | Live, Be, Die/Vivir, Ser, Morir | Francisco Rosero | Adults | 1/1/2015 | 5th | only Spanish | Amazon | Self Help to teach 9 principals of living and dying with success. Not related to cancer deaths of deaths of children | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |||
46 | American Grief in Four Stages | Sadie Hoagland | Adults | 10/2/2019 | 6th | Amazon $18.99 Kindle $14.49 | The is a story written to share a story with images of trauma by a viewer who doesn't have to words to know what they are feeling and witnessing. As a child the author's brother committed suicide. IT IS NOT A BOOK FOR THE GRIEVING BUT RATHER A BOOK ON SOCITAL GRIEF. | Book | No | 19-Oct | CACO | |||||
47 | Where do Our children go when they leave us so soon/¿A dónde van nuestros hijos cuando nos dejan tan pronto? | Monica Alvarez Alvarez | Parents of unborn children | 1/1/2013 | 6th | only Spanish | Christian Books | This book is about and for mothers who have lost their children due to miscarriage or still birth. | Book | Faith | Christian | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon | |
48 | The Blessings of Brokenness/Las Bendiciones del Quebrantamiento | Dr. Charles Stanley | Adults | 1/1/1998 | 6th | Spanish | In Touch Ministries | This book is not related to death but rather difficult times & pain. | Book | Pain and Suffering | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Amazon |
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2 | Your Grief Your Way | Shelby Forsythia | Adults/Young Adults | 9/29/2020 | 1st | Amazon $13.82 Kindle $6.99 | The author has a podcast Coming Back:Conversations of Life after Loss. Author's mother died those giving her insights into grief and the grieving of others. The book is about general grief and loss for young people. Author is very relatable. | Book | Young Adults | No | 20-Feb | CACO | ? | |||||||||||||
3 | Wreck This Journal | Sam I Joural | Tweens/Teens | 3/29/2020 | 1st | Amazon $9.99 | This is a journal and each page offers an exercise for your expression. Some can be seen as funny and others deep and interspective. Each page offers the reader to expression themselves as they see fit. | Book | Expression of Feeling | No | No | 21-Feb | 3/3OG | Amazon | ||||||||||||
4 | CBS | Rebecca Soffer | Young Adults | 11/10/2019 | 1st | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-modern-loss-candid-conversation-about-grief-beginners-welcome-rebecca-soffer-gabrielle-birkner/ | Article discusses the impact of the internet on grief and grieving. Contact and loss. | Article | Young Adults, Internet | No | 10-Nov | CACO | ||||||||||||||
5 | CBS This Morning | Young Adults | 11/10/2019 | 1st | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/with-deepest-sympathy-modern-loss-the-complications-of-coping-with-grief/ | CBS This Morning talks with Modern Loss author Rebecca Soffer and others who focus their careers on grief. Grief lasts a lifetime. What to do and what to say to those that are grieving? | Video | Grief, Cards, Websites, Words | No | 10-Nov | CACO | |||||||||||||||
6 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse | Charlie Mackesy | Teens+ | 10/22/2019 | 1st | Amazon $14.91 Kindle $11.99 | Excellent book offering inspiration and hope in uncertain times. This hope is revealed through conversation among the characters in the story. | Book | Hope, Inspiration | No | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Have | ||||||||||||
7 | When You Lose Someone You Love | Joannne Fink | Adults and Young Adults | 4/9/2019 | 1st | Amazon $9.33 Hardcover $7.40 paperback | This is a great first book. While there is nothing about the death of a child or cancer it is all about grief and healing and remembering and keeping your love for them alive. | Book | Grief; Love; Legacy | Non-religious | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
8 | Thrive Global | Josh Neuer | Young Adults | 3/8/2019 | 1st | https://thriveglobal.com/stories/what-does-it-look-like-to-grieve/ | What does grief look like? Quote from the article "The cure for pain is in the pain." | Article | Young Adults | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
9 | The Newcastle Tab | Roselind Thacker | Young Adults | 3/5/2019 | 1st | https://thetab.com/uk/newcastle/2019/03/05/family-keeping-busy-and-researching-what-its-like-to-deal-with-grief-at-university-40100 | How young adults cope with grief will away at college. | Article | Young Adults; Grief; College | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
10 | The York Tab | Zara Agha | Young Adults | 3/1/2019 | 1st | https://thetab.com/uk/york/2019/03/01/what-moving-to-university-feels-like-after-the-loss-of-a-family-member-19800 | Dealing with getting to know new people while grieving the loss of a sibling. Even young adult freeze when asked the question how many siblings do you have? | Article | Young Adults; College; Grieving | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
11 | Exploring the Themes of Grief and Loss through a Video Game | Sam West for Gamasutra | Teens and Young Adults | 2/21/2019 | 1st | https://gamasutra.com/blogs/SamWest/20190221/337031/Exploring_The_Themes_of_Grief_and_Loss_Through_Video_Games.php | Video game was created as a way for the developer to express and explore his feelings relating to his own mortality and eventual death while remaining filled with hope for life itself. Blog is a review of the Video game - Beyond the Veil. | Blog | Feelings; Mortality; Death and Hope | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Carson to review game. | |||||||||||||
12 | Option B Gathering | Option B | Adults/Young Adults | 1/1/2019 | 1st | https://optionb.org/ | Resilence is like a muscle. We will help you build it. Born out of the book Option B this platform provides virtual support for a variety of grief groups. Offering groups for mothers, fathers and young adults with groups meeting at various times of the day and days of the week. | Virtual Support | Virtual Grief Support Groups | No | 20-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
13 | GRIS | Nomada Studio | Teens and Young Adults | 12/13/2018 | 1st | Nintendo Switch, macOS and Microsoft Windows | Video game about grief surrounded by beautiful art and great music. | Video Game | Grief | No | 19-Feb | Carson Ives? | ||||||||||||||
14 | Like Minds Ep. 12 | BBC | All | 3/1/2018 | 1st | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55TJRj9HUk&t=183s | BBC created a video explaining the truth that grief is not something that you get over. | Video | Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
15 | Telocare | Linda Humphries | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Mocrodosing on self-care using a lock screen app answering a series of questions. | App | Microdosing Selfcare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
16 | A Bridge through Grief: A Field Guide | Joyce R. Jackson | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | 1st | Amazon or Barnes and Noble = $ | Tiny little book that gently guides you through your grief and allows you to journal your way to healing and fond memories. | Journal | Journal | Christian | No | 18-Jun | MMO | |||||||||||||
17 | Stress Relief | Michael Quach | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Best Anti Stress Quotes | App | Quotes for a Stress Free Life | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
18 | Day One Journal | Bloom Built Inc. | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Make journaling part of your life with this award winning app. Save memories, photos all while focusing on the writing experience. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
19 | Aloe Bud | Aloebud LLC | Teens + | 1/1/2018 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Self Care companion with reminders to eat, sleep, relax, drink water, exercise, breathe etc.. | App | SelfCare | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
20 | The Dinner Party | Stephie Grob Plante | Young Adults | 9/1/2017 | 1st | https://www.southwestmag.com/the-dinner-party/ | Article describes the purpose and feel of the dinner party gathering. | Article | Young Adults, Communication | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
21 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||||||||||||
22 | Getting Grief Right | Patrick O'Malley, Ph.D with Tim Madigan | Parents, Staff and Young Adults | 7/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($11.52); Kindle ($9.99) | This book doesn't follow the thoughts of the five stages of grieving but rather puts forth the idea that when people who have experienced loss share their story they find the pathway for living with their loss. This book points out the value of our stories. | Book | Sharing Story, Finding Someone to Listen, Expressing Love | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
23 | There is No Good Card for This | Kelsey Crowe | Adults/Young Adults | 1/17/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($14.28); Audiobook; Kindle ($9.99) | Helpful Hints mixed with a lot of humor and thoughtfulness | Book | Easy to Read, Humor | Non Religious | Yes | 19-Mar | CACO | Grief.com | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||
24 | Self Checkout | Evan Sobkowicz | 12 + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Tracks moods and mental wellness through check in and reminderssss and self care suggestions. | App | Self Care | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
25 | Grid Diary | Sumi Interactive | Teens + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | The grid helps the natural flow of writing and remembering through a series of prompts or questions. It works off a pre-defined template. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
26 | Daylio - Journal, Diary, Moods | Relaxio s.r.o | Teens + | 1/1/2017 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Keep a private journal wihtout typing a word. Select mood and activities for free. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
27 | Actively Moving Forward | David Fajgenbaum/Fran Solomon | Young Adults | 1/1/2017 | 1st | Actively Moving Forward®, a young adult and college grief support network (healgrief.org) | Actively Moving Forward® is a young adult and college grief support network that is a part of David Kessler's work at the Heal Grief website since 2017. (healgrief.org) | Website | Young Adults. College Students | No | 20-Oct | CACO | ||||||||||||||
28 | A Summer to Die | Lois Lowry | Teens and Sisters | 5/10/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($8.89) | This is a story written from the point of view of a younger and envious sister. Her older sister is beautiful. Her older sister is a cheerleader and has a boyfriend. Then her older sister gets sick and dies of AML. | Book | Sisters, AML, Families | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Library | |||||||||||||
29 | NPR | Deborah Becker | Young Adults | 1/2/2016 | 1st | https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/02/461635753/at-this-dinner-party-talking-about-death-with-strangers-isn-t-taboo | Dinner party offering 20s and 30 somethings an opportunity to discuss the loss of a loved one. | Article | Young Adult Grief, Healing, Relating | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
30 | Forever in My Heart: A Grief Journal | Tanya Carroll Richardson | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Amazon ($12.63), Kindle ($9.99) | Grief journal that has chapters inviting you to write your own story as a way to remembering your loved one. It is very comprehensive. Book is covered in butterflies! | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | ||||||||||||||
31 | Mr. Church | Susan McMartin | Adults and Young Adults | 1/1/2016 | 1st | Trailer: https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=mr+church#id=1&vid=42709e82f264ff2153be18ce7e0a7b03&action=click Amazon $8.50 and Netflix | It is a movie about a single mother with cancer raising her one and only daughter. It is a story about struggle, pain and finding your way home to a family that life gives you - not necessarily the family you were born into at first. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2016/09/22/the-man-who-inspired-the-film-mr-church-starring-eddie-murphy/#6acb926244da | Video | Mothers and Daughters, Being There, Family, Knowing what to say | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
32 | Book Club BookMovement | BookMovement LLC | Teens + | 1/1/2016 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | App designed and built for book clubs. Build a shared private bookshelf with meeting details, RSVPs, discussion questions, book info and ratings and reviews. | App | Book Club | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
33 | How the Grieving are Turing to New Traditions for the Holidays | Jaweed Kaleem | Young Adults | 12/23/2015 | 1st | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holiday-grief-new-traditions_us_567b09a2e4b06fa6887fe261 | Article with the dinner party video embedded. Helps these young people to share while at work and in other aspects of their lives everyone is prepping for going home for the holidays. It is not happening within every family. | Article | Holidays, Gathering, Grieving | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
34 | My Loved One Shines On! | Disa Van Orman | Everyone | 6/19/2015 | 1st | Amazon ($16.95); Kindle ($3.99)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=dbYLVsTvzsE | Book written from an inspired poem after the sudden death of her six year old grandson. Artwork is fantastic and message is hopeful. Writing wasn’t great. Message still terrific. | Book | Hope, Still With You, Memories, Grandson | Heaven | No | 18-May | KGO | Have | ||||||||||||
35 | We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults | Heather Servaly-Seib & David Fajgenbaum | Adults and Young Adults | 6/1/2015 | 1st | Amazon $24.99 Kindle $14.09 | This is a book written for young adults. 10% of all college students have experienced the loss of a loved one and yet is there support for them? This book contains stories from 33 young adults; 5 lost their siblings - 1 from cancer. | Book | College Students | No | 18-Oct | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
36 | 27 Ways to Walk through the Grieving Process | Augusta Falletta | Young Adults | 5/28/2015 | 1st | https://www.buzzfeed.com/augustafalletta/27-things-that-can-really-help-you-while-youre-grieving?utm_term=.fugJjXNW0#.uanmylwkq | List of things that might help a young adult cope with grief and maintain a healthy connection with their loved one. | Article | Young Adults, Coping, Healthy Greiving | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
37 | Peanut Gallery | Molly Gandour | Parents & Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Amazon Videos | Ten years after the death of her older sister to ALL Molly ask her parents to go back through everything as a healing therapy for the entire family. This 6 week therapy session is filmed and two years later turned into this video. | Video | Young Adults; Relationship; Sibling Grief | No | 19-Mar | CACO | on-line | |||||||||||||
38 | Shine | Shine | Teens + | 1/1/2015 | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Daily motivation | App | Motivational | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
39 | Secular Grieving: Breaking Bread and Raising a Glass | Katie Dwyer | Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | http://interfaithradio.org/StoryAudio/Secular_Grieving__Breaking_Bread_and_Raising_a_Glass | When young adults who connect with no formal religion how do they cope when they are greiving. The Dinner Party gives an option. First 7 minutes. | Podcast | Young Adults, Connecting with others | Interfaith | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
40 | A Dinner Party Where Talking About Death with Strangers isn't Taboo | Deborah Becker | Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | http://www.wbur.org/news/2015/12/15/dinner-party-boston-grief-support | Helps to gather without burdening friends. Important for young adults to connect with peers, especially at the holidays. 5 minutes long. | Podcast | Young Adults, Connecting, Holidays | No | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
41 | Ted Talk | Alyssa Monks | Young Adults | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Spanish | https://www.ted.com/talks/alyssa_monks_how_loss_helped_one_artist_find_beauty_in_imperfection?referrer=playlist-what_comes_after_grief | Alyssa Monks is a painter and when she lost her mother to cancer her grief transformed her art. memories connect us to those we love. Ted Talks are available close captioned in many languages. | Video | Art Therapy, Grief, Transformation | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
42 | Modern Loss | Modern Loss | Young Adults | 1/1/2014 | 1st | Modern Loss (substack.com) | Candid conversations and offerings pertaining to grief and resilence. | Virtual Support | Virtual Grief Support Groups | No | 20-Aug | CACO | ||||||||||||||
43 | The Dinner Party | Young Adults | 1/1/2010 | 1st | www.thedinnerparty.org | 275 tables 150 cities 20-30 year old 2 rules 1 loss of significant person in your life and 2 something to eat | Website | Connecting, Young Adults, Sharing | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||||
44 | Sibling Grief | P. Gill White, PhD | Adults and Young Adults | 5/29/2008 | 1st | Amazon ($12.95); Kindle ($6.99) | Written by someone who lost a sister as a child to cancer. There are not many references to cancer however the perspective of a sibling writing the book is profound. The impact is life long and life changing. Sections for siblings of all ages. | Book | Siblings, Young Adults,Talking is Vital, Connecting w/ others | RG/DOR | 18-Apr | CACO | ||||||||||||||
45 | The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch | Young Adults & Fathers | 4/8/2008 | 1st | Amazon | Hopeful and uplifting while written from the point of view of someone dying from cancer. | Book | Young Adult; Father; Dying | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Have Audiobook | |||||||||||||
46 | Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance | Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2008 | 1st | Amaaon only; Hard Cover $18.73; Spiral Bound $12.88; Diary $12.88 | An adult version of the kids journal. Very insightful and helpful. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
47 | Death Be Not Proud | John J. Gunter | Teen & Young Adult | 4/3/2007 | 1st | Amazon ($7.01), Kindle ($4.49) | Father's memoir of his son's battle with brain cancer at age 17. Explained medical condition well explained. | Book | Teen, Brain Cancer, Father and Son | No | 18-Apr | TMO | Not on Audiobook | |||||||||||||
48 | Yoga for Grief Support | Sandy Ayre | All | 1/1/2006 | 1st | Yoga For Grief Support - Yoga Classes Edmonton For Grief Bereavement | On-line Yoga classes for those who are grieving. | Yoga | Yoga, Grief | No | 21-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
49 | Diario El Nuevo Dia/Dairy The New Day | Mauryeen O'Brien | Teens + | 2010 | 1st | Spanish | Amazon | This is an excellent guide to journaling through your grief and loss. It is specific for the loss of a loved one. Little references to cancer. | Journal | Suffering | No | 19-Jul | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
50 | Endless Journal - Q&A Diary | Platform | Teens + | 1st | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | One questions a day for a year and the same questions for year two. | App | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
51 | 10 Habits for Grief and Loss | Cortez Ranieri | Young Adults | 8/20/2020 | 2nd | Amazon $14.99 Kindle $.99 | This male author is writing a book for other based on his experiences having lost his mother to cancer as a teenager. He offers solid helpful guidance and ways for readers to express both their love and their feelings. His book is simple and straigtht forward. | Book | Habits for grief; young adult | Christian | No | 21-Jun | CACO | Notes | ||||||||||||
52 | The Last Time I Saw You | Danielle Lee Zwissler | Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon $9.98 | This book recounts many stories of sibling who remember and share the last time they saw their brother or sister who died. It is not necessarily about death from cancer but about the loss and grief that accompanies each death of a loved one. | Book | Young Adults, Last time I saw you | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
53 | Modern Loss | Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Brikner | Young Adults 20-40 | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon, Audiobook, CD, Kindle | This book is about loss as experienced by young adults (20-40). The loss of a parent, partner or spouse is often described. There are stories containing racy descriptions and alternative lifestyles. Little about cancer. There are interesteing visual expressions and illustrations between stories. | Book | Young families | Non religious | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
54 | Soar: A Memoir | Gail Campbell Woolley | Adults and Young Adults | 12/12/2017 | 2nd | Amazon $11; Kindle $9.99 | This is a book writeen by woman diagnosed with her twin brother at age 7 with sickle cell disease. Her brother died at age 35 the time the doctor told the mother they would live to; she defied the odds and lived to 58 and wrote this book. There is little about pain, loss and grieving in this book. | Book | Sickle Cell, Twin, Men vs Women | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
55 | Huffington Post | Joyal Mulheron | Parents & Friends | 12/16/2016 | 2nd | https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ten-ways-to-support-a-bereaved-parent_us_5853672ae4b0d5f48e164e38 | 10 ways to help parents who have lost a young child | Article | Grieving Parents, Way to Help | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
56 | Invisible Sisters: A Memoir | Jessica Handler | Adult Siblings | 9/15/2015 | 2nd | Amazon $20.95; Kindle $9.99 | Family has two sick daughters one with leukemia. The sister with luekemia dies as a child. The other sister who was sick first dies around age 35. The remaining sister becomes their writer and their memory. It is moving story but not all about grief. | Book | Sisters; Luekemia | Jewish | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
57 | Centering Corporation | Centering | Teens + | 1/1/2014 | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Offers collections of tools from a non-profit grief organization in NE. They offer a catalog of resources as well as articles written in their grief magazine. | App | No | 18-Jul | MEO | |||||||||||||||
58 | The Son's Room | Italian Film | Parents & Young Adults | 1/1/2002 | 2nd | On-line | This movie is a foreign film and therefore has subtitles. It is about a family who loses a teenager and how the family grieves this loss. It is rated R and has language and sexual content discussed in therapy sessions. | Movie | Father's Grief; Sister's Grief | No | 19-Apr | AF & TF | ||||||||||||||
59 | Women Writing for a Change | Women | 1/1/1991 | 2nd | https://www.womenwriting.org/ | Website | Website Grief Website Groups | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Sunset Journal Mindful Diary | WayDC | Teens + | 2nd | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Micro journal allows you to cpature thoughts and stay organized. | App | Private Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
61 | The Circle: Learning about Grief | Emily Newby & Alexandria Smith | Tweens/Teens | 1/29/2020 | 3rd | Amazon $12 | The "Circle" is a group of friends and tradegy strikes taking two of them. Everyone greives their own way and everyone remembers their own way too. | Book | Tweens and Teens | No | 20-Oct | 3/3 OG | Amazon | |||||||||||||
62 | The Only Way Out is Through | Dr. Gail Gross | Parents & Young Adults Siblings | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon ($29) Kindle ($22.50) | Adult daughter died of heart issue caused by virus. Best part of the book was written from the brother's point of view. He was in college. 20 pages of this book devoted to how he felt and what he observed. | Book | Sibling loss as Young Adult | Jewish | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
63 | Sibling Loss | Laura Prince | Siblings | 5/10/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $14.95 | Sister's journey from despair to celebration after her 13 year old brother, Matthew, was killed by a car. This is a complete history of Laura's life and emotional needs as a child growing up with a mother grieving first the lost of her own brother and her mother as a result and also grieving the loss of her own child. | Book | Impact of Sibling Grief | Jewish | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
64 | I Know in MY Heart | Mary E. Plouffe, PhD | Adults Sisters | 5/2/2017 | 3rd | Amazon ($16.95) | The story is told for the point of view of the surviving sister who watches and cares for her sisters child while has sister is battling breast cancer. The grieving sister comforts and remembers her sister while help her niece to know and remember her mother. | Book | Breast Cancer; Adult Sisters; Motherless Daughter | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
65 | The Oxidation of Grief: Reflections on Adult Sibling Loss | Maria Piantanida | Adults Siblings | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | Amazon $14.99 | This is a book written about Adult sibling grief from all types of deaths not specifically cancer. | Book | Adult Siblings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
66 | You are Not Alone: Young Adults Coping with Death | Jennifer Kaplan Schrelber | Young Adults | 6/20/2014 | 3rd | Amazon $9.95 Kindle $4.99 | Author lost brother to accident when she was younger. She grew up and had many struggles. She wrote this book as a tool for other young adults (18-29) who need help greiving the loss of their loved one. It has nothing specific about the loss due to cancer nor is it specifically focused on sibling grief. | Journal | Young Adult; Sharing the News; Standing Alone | No | 19-Apr | MMO | Have | |||||||||||||
67 | Facing Grief: Bereavement & the Young Adult | Susan Wallbank | Young Adults | 1/1/1991 | 4th | Amazon | Briefly covers everything. 2 Paragraphs on Cancer. | Book | No | 17-Oct | CACO | Library | ||||||||||||||
68 | Sibling Connection | P. Gill White, PhD | Adults and Young Adults | 4th | siblingconnetion.net | Website based on book Sibling Grief offering a platform for online support and references. | Website | Connection | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||||
69 | That Quiet Voice: A Memoir of Hope | Cynthia Rene Doss | Parents and Young Adults | 4/30/2018 | 6th | Amazon $13.95; Kindle $3.99 | This is a book about a sister's sickle Cell crisis. It is about the families love and care for their sister and the effect of her disease on the family. This is a good book but not for DOR. | Book | Sickle Cell; Siblings; Families | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
70 | Learning to Live without You | JC Grace | Everyone 10+ | 1/1/2018 | 6th | Amazon | Plain journal with blank pages. A plain notebook would be better. | Journal | Journal | No | 18-Jul | CACO | ||||||||||||||
71 | Lessons from a Dying Sister | Lucy Beam Hoffman | Siblings | 1/12/2017 | 6th | Amazon $9.13 | This is a very small book. It is a photo album of the sister and her sister who died. Very simple and practical advice. Better books are out there. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
72 | Surviving the Loss of a Sibling | Lynda Cheldelin Fell | Siblings | 12/16/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.57; Kindle $7.99 | This book focuses on the grief journey of adult siblings who have died and only 2 were from cancer. This is not a book for our families or DOR. | Book | Adult Siblings | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | |||||||||||||
73 | Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling | Katherine Fair Donnelly | Siblings | 1/1/2015 | 6th | Amazon $12.72 | This is another very dark book filled with emotion. There are three stories about siblings who died of cancer. P11 Sister Brain Tumor, P15 Brother Lung Cancer and P100 Sister Leukemia. There are better books for our families. | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||
74 | Helping Bereved College Students | David Balk | Young Adults | 5/26/2011 | 6th | Amazon $65 | List from a journal for young adults. Too expensive | Book | No | 19-Mar | CACO NR | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
75 | You Can Get There from Here: Journaling through the grief | Leah Bailey Hawley | Young Adults | 7/31/2005 | 6th | Amazon $17.96 | This book was designed to be used for an entire year. It is huge. 300 pages. IT is overwhelming. The most interesting part is that it is written in a dialogue form between two girls and a WISE OLD WOMAN,, so odd for a young adult. | Journal | No | 19-Mar | MMO | Amazon | ||||||||||||||
76 | Beyond the Veil | Incubator Creations | Teens and Young Adults | 11/1/2018 | TBD | Windows | Video game dealing with themes of mortality, death and hope. | Video Game | Mortality; Death and Hope | No | 19-Feb | Carson Ives? | ||||||||||||||
77 | MoodPath | Moodpath UG | 12 + | 1/1/2018 | App Store for iPad, iPod or iPhone | Interactive mental health screening - 14 day depression screening. | App | Depression | No | 18-Jul | CACO | |||||||||||||||
78 | Heal Grief home of Actively Moving Forward | Adults/Young Adults | 1/1/2018 | Actively Moving Forward®, a young adult and college grief support network (healgrief.org) | National network created in response to the needs of greiving young adults. | Virtual Support | Virtual Grief Support Groups | No | 20-Sep | CACO |
1 | Titles | Author | Audience | Date | Rank | Language | Availability | Insights | Format | Keywords | Faith | SJCRH | Updated | Read by: | Actions | Located |
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2 | Courageous Parents Network | Grandparents | 1/1/2018 | 1st | https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/video-library/caring-for-the-self-and-family/grandparents-extended-family/ | Video of mother and grandmother describing their losses and concerns for one another. | Video | Grandmother, Mother, Support | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||
3 | Courageous Parents Network | Grandparents | 1/1/2017 | 1st | https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/podcasts | Varies podcasts on this site from grandparents perspectives. | Podcast | Grandmothers and Grandfathers | Yes | 18-Oct | CACO | |||||
4 | Helping a Grandparent who is Grieving | Alan Wolfelt, PhD | Grandparents | 1/1/2016 | 1st | https://www.centerforloss.com/2016/12/helping-grandparent-grieving/ | Article written by Alan Wolfelt organization about the loss grandparent feel when a grandchild dies. | Article | Grandparents, Grief, Loss | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
5 | When a Grandchild Dies What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope | Nadine Galinsky Feldman | Grandparents | 12/4/2014 | 1st | Amazon ($14.95); Kindle ($1.99) | Author really answered the questions of What to Do and Say and How to Cope. The book is filled with advice and understanding. The loss - not cancer - is the focus of the book. | Book | Grandparents; Coping; Doing and Saying the right things | RG/DOR | 18-Jun | EC | Have | |||
6 | Healing a Grandparents Grieving Heart | Alan Wolfelt | Grandparents | 5/1/2014 | 1st | Amazon ($10.66); Kindle ($7.99) | This book went over the same information many times in different ways, but it was very helpful advice and might be well suited for a newly greiving grandparent. The 100 facts were very great. | Book | Grandparents, 100 tips | RG/DOR | 18-May | EC | Have | |||
7 | American Hospice | Helen Fitzgerald | Grandparents | 1/1/2004 | 1st | https://americanhospice.org/working-through-grief/the-grief-of-grandparents/ | Article discusses loss of grandparent - often a forgotten mourner - and the bond which may exist due to circumstances within the family. | Article | Grief, Grandparents, Relationship | No | 18-May | CACO | ||||
8 | Walking with You for Grieving Grandparents | Kelly Gerken | Grandparents | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | Amazon | This book focused on the death of grandchildren who were still born. It also focused on the power of prayer. This book left a faithful grandmother feeling hopeful again. | Book | Grandmother; Faithful; Prayer; Stillborn | Christian | No | 18-May | EC | Have | ||
9 | Grandparent Grief | Journey Program Seattle Children's | Grandparents | 1/1/2016 | 2nd | http://www.seattlechildrens.org/search-results.aspx?term=grandparent+grief | Printable resource for Grandparents who are grieving | Article | Grandparent's Grief | No | 18-May | EC | ||||
10 | To Thee We Do Cry | Pat Monahan | Grandparents | 1/1/2010 | 2nd | Amazon | This is a book written by a bereaved grandmother who is also a professional grief counselor. Child died in a house fire at age nine. Very easy to read. There was a great deal of focus on the memorials done in the child's memory - might be difficult for some to read when not as much is done for their grandchild. This family had a great deal of support. | Book | Grandparents; Memorials; Community Support; Faith in God | Christian | No | 18-May | EC | Have | ||
11 | For Bereaved Grandparents | Margret Gerner | Grandparents | 1/1/1990 | 2nd | Amazon | There was no God or spirituality in this book. The author did stress the importance of grandparents listening to their children about the loss of their grandchild. This book brought back many very sad memories and tears. | Book | Grandparents; No Faith; Listening; Being There | None | RG/DOR | 17-Oct | EC/MI | Have | ||
12 | Mighty " Healing My Soul After My Grandchild's Death" | Patricia Mealer | Grandparents | 1/18/2018 | 3rd | https://themighty.com/2018/01/grieving-grandchilds-death-heal-soul/ | Steps to heal the soul after loss of grandchild | Article | Grandmother | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||
13 | Forgotten Tears: A Grandmother's Journey | Nina Bennett | Grandparents | 1/1/2005 | 6th | Amazon | Grandmother grieved her stillborn grandchild. There are better books. | Book | Grandmothers | Yes in RG | 17-Oct | No | ||||
14 | Grandparents Cry Twice | MaryLou Reed | Grandparents | 1/1/2000 | 6th | Amazon | Grandmother shares story of losing grandson. This book is ranked low due to its limit availablity. | Book | Grandparents | Yes in RG | 17-Oct | No |
1 | Titles | Author | Audience | Date | Rank | Language | Availability | Insights | Format | Keywords | Faith | SJCRH | Updated | Read by: | Actions | Located | ||||||||||
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2 | Too Much Loss: Coping with Grief Overload | Alan Wolfelt | Staff | 9/1/2020 | 1st | Amazon $9.95 Kindle $8.49 | This is a book on general grief. It includes steps to understanding your grief and your needs allowing you to react a plan of action to help you cope. | Book | Coping | Christian | No | 21-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
3 | Four-legged Therapist star at Resilence Series | Laura Knowles | Parents and Teachers | 3/13/2019 | 1st | http://lititzrecord.com/news/four-legged-therapists-star-at-resilience-series/ | Article discusses how grief is different for everyone and how therapy dogs can help especially with school children who may be experiencing grief. | Article | Students, Therapy Dogs | No | 19-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
4 | First Book and NYLife Foundation Partner to Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators | First Book | Adults and Teachers | 2/27/2019 | 1st | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-book-and-the-new-york-life-foundation-partner-to-bring-grief-books-resources-to-educators-300803413.html | New York Life Foundation and First Book enter two year arrangement to bring books and resources on grief to educators. As so many teachers are teaching grieving children without proper insight and resources to help these grieving children. | Article | Grieving Students | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
5 | This is How Different Cultures Grieve with Food | Huffington Post Erin Van Der Meer | Adults and Staff | 2/25/2019 | 1st | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grieving-with-food_l_5c646722e4b0084c78e25df8 | Article about have every culture provides comfort to those that grieving through visting and bring food. The food provide the reason to visit. The visit offers a hug and support. The food remains as does the knowledge that the grieving person is not alone in their grief. | Article | Food, Culture | No | 19-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
6 | Advice for Future Corpes | Allison Frost and Sallie Tisdale | Adults & Caregivers | 6/19/2018 | 1st | https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/advice-for-future-corpses-and-those-who-love-them/ | Podcast conversation with author Sallie Tisdale pallative care nurse about her experience with those who are dying. | Podcast | Good Death; | Buddhist | No | 18-Aug | CACO | 50+ minutes | ||||||||||||
7 | Let's Talk About Death | Casey Jarman and Jana DeCristofara | Adults & Caregivers | 8/3/2017 | 1st | https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/rebroadcast-death/ | Podcast discusses death with author of Death: An Oral History and program director of the Dougy Center. Impact of death of the future of the family. | Podcast | Permission; Coming together; Openness of Talking about Death | No | 18-Aug | CACO | 49+ minutes | |||||||||||||
8 | Kids with Cancer Focusing on Quality of Life | Susan Gubar | Everyone 10+ | 7/27/2017 | 1st | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/well/live/for-kids-with-cancer-focusing-on-quality-of-life.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_hh_20170728&nl=well&nl_art=8&nlid=47446917&ref=headline&te=1 | How St. Jude treats kids with cancer using Quality of Life as the focus and having the tough conversations with kids. | Article | Quality of Life | Yes | 18-Aug | JB | ||||||||||||||
9 | Getting Grief Right | Patrick O'Malley, Ph.D with Tim Madigan | Parents, Staff and Young Adults | 7/1/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($11.52); Kindle ($9.99) | This book doesn't follow the thoughts of the five stages of grieving but rather puts forth the idea that when people who have experienced loss share their story they find the pathway for living with their loss. This book points out the value of our stories. | Book | Sharing Story, Finding Someone to Listen, Expressing Love | No | 18-Jun | CACO | Have | |||||||||||||
10 | If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? | Alan Alda | Staff | 3/6/2017 | 1st | Amazon ($11.55) Kindle ($9.99) | Author writes about his adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating. Actor has spent years learning and teaching through improv how to listen to others. | Book | Improv, Listening, Relating to others | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Notes to type up | Library | ||||||||||||
11 | The Life Altering Power of a Positive Mind | Shaun Ancor | Adults & Caregivers | 10/13/2015 | 1st | http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsessions/shawn-achor-the-life-altering-power-of-a-positive-mind-video | The science behind the power we all possess to effect others through our being positive. Just smile. Episode 106 @ 21' and 22" for hospitals. | Podcast | Positive, Smile | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
12 | Ted Talk | Sarah Gray | Staff & Researchers | 1/1/2015 | 1st | Spanish | https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_gray_how_my_son_s_short_life_made_a_lasting_difference?referrer=playlist-for_parents_who_have_lost_a_child | Mother explains the significance of allowing her deceased child to be a part of research and the future and benefits this choice gave to the family. | Video | Research, Loss, Grief, Healing, Retinoblastoma | No | 18-Feb | CACO | |||||||||||||
13 | The Other Side of Sadness | George Bonanno | Adults & Staff | 12/28/2010 | 1st | Amazon; Kindle | Not good for the first year. More a study on why and how people grieve then a how to cope. Looks beyond the five stages of grief to include joy and laughter in Loss. Excellent insights. Non religious. | Book | Coping | Non-religious | Yes | 17-Oct | CACO | great quotes typed and saved | SJCRH FRC | |||||||||||
14 | International Grief Institute | Corporations/Adults | 1/1/2018 | 2nd | https://internationalgriefinstitute.com/ | The mission is to improve strategic corporate responses to employee crisis, and offer professional development and personal enrichment opportunities that promote healing and hope for everyone. | Website | Website Grief Website Groups | No | 17-Nov | LC | |||||||||||||||
15 | Grief Works Stories of Life, Death and Surviving | Julia Samuel | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2017 | 2nd | Amazon | More for general death. Not a lot of information about cancer or death of a child. Many insights to comfort someone grieving. Listening is key | Book | Stories, Loss | No | 18-Mar | CACO | Grief.com | |||||||||||||
16 | What Do We Tell the Children | Jospeh M. Primo | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2013 | 2nd | Amazon | There is not much in this book about the death of a sibling. It clearly states how important it is to be present for the children who are grieving and what power that presence holds. Remembering is vital. The life has ended in death but the relationship continues beyond. Language is very important. | Book | Presence; Language; Honesty | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Notes taken | |||||||||||||
17 | Scrubs | NBC | Staff | 9/27/2008 | 2nd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvtwRQrf-qc&app=desktop | TV Hospital Staff deals with the death of patients and one family member. | Video | Being There | ELNEC | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
18 | Dana Farber Website | Staff | 2nd | http://www.dana-farber.org/for-patients-and-families/care-and-treatment/support-services-and-amenities/bereavement-support/ | Website | Website Grief Website Groups | No | 18-Apr | LC | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Advice for Future Corpes (and Those Who Love Them) | Sallie Tisdale | Adults & Caregivers | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon ($17.67) | This book literally discusses that we are all going to die. It is a story filled with insights and interesting facts about how people deal with death. It is not a book for our families. | Book | Death | Buddhist | No | 19-Feb | CACO | Have | ||||||||||||
20 | Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved | Kate Bowler | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | Amazon; Audiobook, Kindle | This aurthor writes as someone who will always live with cancer. Cancer that has no cure and while her book is very good it is not the best fit for our families who are greiving in their first years. | Book | Colon Cancer, Dying, Living, Fighting | Christian | Yes | 18-May | KW | SJCRH FRC | ||||||||||||
21 | The Quality of Life Publishing Company | Staff | 1/1/2018 | 3rd | http://www.qolpublishing.com/ | Specializing in branded educational material for health care and end-of-life care. | Website | End of Life | No | 17-Jul | CH | |||||||||||||||
22 | Grief is Good TedTalk | Joseph M. Primo | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2017 | 3rd | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbc6jg0Oro | Talk about the importance of listening to a grieving child. | Video | Grief teaches | No | 18-Aug | CACO | ||||||||||||||
23 | Education.com | Parents & Educators | 3/13/2010 | 3rd | https://www.education.com/magazine/article/Memorials_a_healing_step/ | Article focuses on memorials as an aid to keeping memories alive | Article | Memorial, Eye Cancer | No | 18-Mar | CACO | |||||||||||||||
24 | Mile 9 | Eleanor Brownn | Adults & Staff | 1/1/2009 | 3rd | www.eleanorbrownn.com | Self care isn't selfish. You can't serve from an empty vessel. | Website | Self Care | Christian | No | 18-Apr | CACO | |||||||||||||
25 | Everyday Health/When Grief Becomes a Disorder | Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Staff | 4/24/2015 | 4th | https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/when-grief-becomes-disorder/?utm_source%20 | Your health a side effect of grief. Self Care is key | Article | Physical Side effects of Grief; Self-care | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
26 | Everyday Health/Grief Can Make You Sick | Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Staff | 3/10/2015 | 4th | https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/how-grief-can-make-you-sick/ | Importance of taking care of your self when grieving | Article | Grief | No | 18-Feb | CACO | ||||||||||||||
27 | The Caregiver's Book: Caring for Another, Caring for Yourself | James E. Miller | Caregivers | 10/10/2008 | 4th | Amazon $14.95 | This a a sweet little book with gorgeous artwork. It would be a great book for mentors to use both before and after a call. It is not a great book for our families or for DOR. | Book | Caregiver | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon | ||||||||||||
28 | After Goodbye | Ted Menten | Staff | 1/1/1994 | 4th | Amazon | The keys to helping children at the end of life is loving honesty so they can live the days and moments they have left freely knowing all there is to know. | Book | Truth; Honesty | Christian | No | 18-Aug | CACO | Have notes to type | ||||||||||||
29 | The Denial of Death | Ernest Becker | Adults & Staff | 1/1/1973 | 5th | Amazon | Very deep and difficult to read | Book | Culture of Death | No | 18-Mar | CACO | ||||||||||||||
30 | The Art of Being a Healing Presence: A Guide for Those in Caring Relationships | James E. Miller and Susan C. Cutshall | Caregivers | 9/21/2001 | 6th | Amazon $8.57; Kindle $6.25 | This is a book for a caregiver not for a grieving parent or sibling. It is not for our families or for DOR. It is a guide possibly for our mentors. | Book | Caregiving; Steps for helping and listening | No | No | 19-Mar | CACO | Amazon |
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2 | Blue Highlighting is something noteworthy. | Send to FRC | Sickle Cell | NFOF | ||||||||||||
3 | Yellow Highlight =Highest recommendation | Not | ||||||||||||||
4 | Teal Highlight=Highest Spanish Recommendation | For | ||||||||||||||
5 | Underlining= available in Spanish Language version as well | Our | ||||||||||||||
6 | Light Purple Highlighting=reading in progress | 1/1 means written in that year | Families | |||||||||||||
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8 | Finding Meaning the 6th Stage of Grief | David Kessler | Adults | 9/1/2020 | Amazon $15.30 Kindle $12.99 | Book | 20-Oct | Reading | ||||||||
9 | Anatomy of Grief | Dorothy Holinger PhD | Adults | 9/1/2020 | Amazon $27.50 HC Kindle $15.12 | Book | 20-Oct | |||||||||
10 | Mourning Has Broken | Erin Davis | First and Only | 2019 | Amazon $29.99 | Mother lost her first and only child (daughter) sudden death | Book | 19-Mar | ||||||||
11 | Journey to Healing A Mother's Guide to Navigating Child Loss | Lisa Boehm | Mothers | 4/21/2020 | Amazon $12.99 Kindle $8.49 | Book | 20-Oct | Reading | ||||||||
12 | Letters to My Son | Daynabelle Anderson | Mothers | 2019 | Amazon $10.41 | Son dies in car accident | Book | 19-Feb | ||||||||
13 | The Grief Survival Guide | Jeff Brazier | Adults | 10/23/2018 | Amazon $15.97 | Book | 19-Mar | Reading | Amazon | |||||||
14 | With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in the Age of Denial | Kathryn Mannix | Adults | 2018 | Book | Reading | Library | |||||||||
15 | The Beauty the Remains | Ashley Woodfolk | Young Adults | 2018 | Amazon $6.98 Kindle $9.99 | Fictional story about loss | Book | |||||||||
16 | Life After Loss | Vamik Volkan | Adults | 2018 | Book | Amazon | ||||||||||
17 | Good Grief | Cheryl Barrett | Adults | 2018 | Amazon $20.57 | Book | ||||||||||
18 | Prayers for Honoring Grief | Pixie Lighthorse | Adults | 2018 | Amazon | Prayers for the grieving | Book | |||||||||
19 | Talking About Death Won't Kill You | Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller | Adults | 2018 | Amazon $16.95 | Book | Reading | |||||||||
20 | Grief: Day by Day | Jan Warner | Adults | 2018 | Amazon $16.19 | Book | ||||||||||
21 | Today's The Day | Suneet Bhatt | Children | 2018 | Amazon $20 | Story of BFF on either side of a hair donation. | Book | |||||||||
22 | Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings | Ellen McVickey | Children | 2018 | Amazon $12.95 Kindle $5.99 | For children facing cancer with someone they love | Book | |||||||||
23 | Good Grief: A Journey to Life After Death | Westberg | Families | 2018 | Amazon $14.99 | For families written by author after death of her husband | Book | |||||||||
24 | Hope in the Dark | Craig Groeschel | Adults | 2018 | Amazon | |||||||||||
25 | The Dream Daughter | Daine Chamberlain | Mothers | 2018 | Amazon $15.29 Kindle $14.99 | Mother fights for daughter's life | Book | |||||||||
26 | Precious Loss | Sharon Fox | Parents | 2018 | N/A | Amazon $16.99 | SIDS death | Book | CACO | |||||||
27 | Grief Sucks, And I Just Want to Feel Better | Stacey Holder | Single Mother | 2018 | Amazon $9.99 | Husband dies. | Book | |||||||||
28 | Restore my Soul: A Grief Companion | Lorraine Peterson | Adults | 2018 | Amazon $7.95 | Book | 19-Feb | |||||||||
29 | Grief and Loss: Will the Pain Ever End? | Janet Lee | Adults | 2017 | Book | Kindle Sample | ||||||||||
30 | Letters to the Lost | Brigid Kemmerer | Adults | 2017 | daughter writes to mother | Book | Amazon | |||||||||
31 | The Way We Die | Seamus O'Mahony | Adults | 2017 | Book | Library | ||||||||||
32 | From Here to Eternity | Caitlin Dougherty | Adults | 2017 | Amazon $14.86 | Book | Library | |||||||||
33 | The Courage to Grieve | David Ingram | Adults | 2017 | Book | Amazon | ||||||||||
34 | My Heart Hurts: A Grief Workbook for Children | Karen Jaggers | Adults | 2017 | Amazon $24.99 | Searched Death of My Child | Book | |||||||||
35 | La Muerte No Existe: Para Quienes Han Perdido A Un Ser Querido/Death Does Not Exist: For Those Who Have Not a Loved One | J. Ramniceanu | Adults | 2017 | Spanish | Amazon Kindle $8.99 | Authors son died. Author helps others who have lost their children to connect with them. | Book | Spiritual | |||||||
36 | Things I'm Seeing without You | Peter Bognanni | Fathers | 2017 | Suicide | Book | 19-Feb | |||||||||
37 | Rethinking Possible | Rebecca Faye Smith Galli | Adults | 2017 | Death from an accident | Book | 19-Feb | |||||||||
38 | Big Tree is Sick | Nathalie Slosse | Children 5+ | 2017 | Amazon $16.10 | A story to help children cope with the serious illness of a loved one | Book | |||||||||
39 | Men Are Like Waffles and Woman are Like Spaghetti | Bill and Pam Farrel | Couples | 2017 | Amazon $12.95 | Couples | Book | Library | ||||||||
40 | Finding Grace in Life and Death: A Book for Grieving Parents | Heather Browning | 2017 | Amazon $6.98 Kindle $2.99 | Book | |||||||||||
41 | What Happens After You Die: A Bibical Guide to Paradise, Hell and Life After Death | Randy Frazee | Adults | 2017 | Book that discusses what is possible with or without God | Book | 19-Feb | |||||||||
42 | Upside The New Science of Post Traumatic Growth | Jim Rendon | Adults | 8/23/2016 | Amazon $17.99 Kindle $13.99 | Book | 20-Oct | Reading | ||||||||
43 | Time to Say Goodbye | S.D. Robertson | Fathers | 2016 | Story of the relationship between a father and his daughter after the death of his wife and her mother. | Book | 19-Feb | |||||||||
44 | Awake at the Bedside | Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast | Adults | 2016 | Book | Reading | Kindle Sample | |||||||||
45 | Grief is the Thing with Feathers | Max Porter | Adults | 2016 | Amazon $9.30 Kindle $9.99 | Novel deals with father and sons grief after the loss of their mother | Book | |||||||||
46 | Progressing Through Grief | Stephanie Jose | Adults | 2016 | Book | Amazon | ||||||||||
47 | Parental Grief | Donna Luke | Adults | 2016 | Amazon $7.99 | Searched Parental Grief | Book | |||||||||
48 | Courage | Karen Lang | Adults | 2016 | Amazon $20 | Searched Parental Grief | Book | |||||||||
49 | Lord Willing? | Jessica Kelley | Adults | 2016 | Amazon $15.29 | Searched Death of My Child Brain Cancer | Book | |||||||||
50 | Sobre el duelo y el dolor/About grief and sorrow | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler | Adults | 2016 | Spanish | Amazon $32.13 Kindle $11.99 | Very generic about grief and sorrow; this title brings up 10 other Spanish titles on Amazon. | Book | ||||||||
51 | The Cure for Sorrow | Jan Richardson | Adults | 2016 | Amazon $13.96 | Wife loses husband. | Book | 19-Feb | ||||||||
52 | Death: An Oral History | Casey Jarman | Adults & Caregivers | 2016 | Book | Reading | Amazon | |||||||||
53 | Hope For A Greiving Parent Part 1 I Can't Imagine Losing A Child | Deborah Scruggs Hill | Parents | 2016 | Amazon $4.99 Kindle $4.99 | Book | ||||||||||
54 | No Time for the Tears | Judy Heath | Adults | 2015 | Amazon $14.95 | Book | 19-Mar | Amazon | ||||||||
55 | Life After Loss The Lessons of Grief | Vamik Volkan and Elizabeth Zinth | Adults | 2015 | Book | Kindle Sample | ||||||||||
56 | Questions in the Form of Tears | Ingrid Theron | Adults | 2015 | Book | Kindle Sample | ||||||||||
57 | Grief and the holidays | Richard Kauffman | Adults | 2015 | Amazon $Kindle $2.99 | Searched Surviving Holidays | Book | |||||||||
58 | Holding Onto Hope | Nancy and David Guthrie | Adults | 2015 | Amazon $11.61 Kindle $8.54 | |||||||||||