Tantramar Hospice Palliative Care Organization, Inc.
Living with dying, it affects us all.

Resources / Events

On this page you will find information on the following:

• Resource Materials (Book/Video/CD/DVD)
• Download Our Resource List
• Links / Online Resources
• Download Our Brochure
• Upcoming Events and Activities

Resource Materials (Book/Video/CD/DVD)

Where Can I Find These Resource Materials?

Loan Library
The following resource materials can be borrowed by contacting the Extra Mural Office located at the Sackville Memorial Hospital at (506) 364-4400 during the hours of 0800 to 1630 hours (8:00 am- 4:30pm).

Order Online
You may also buy most of the books online from Tidewater Books in Sackville, New Brunswick. Tidewater has a special order form set up on their web site just for THPCO web site visitors (a new window will open when you click the link) Use the code THPC1 when you order any of the books below (put this in the Promotional Code field of the form). Tidewater will donate 10% of the sale to THPCO.

The Book/Video/DVD/CD List was updated on January 12, 2007.

Resource Material-Book

• Children
• Grief & Bereavement
• Support During the Journey of Hospice Palliative Care

Children

• The Fall Of Freddy The Leaf
  Buscaglia, Leo, PhD
  Thorofare: SLACK Incorporated, 1982 (20th Ed) ISBN 0-8050-7195-4
  This is a warm story about how Freddie and his companion leaves change with the passing seasons and the coming of winter.
  
• Goodbye Mousie
  Harris, Robie H. Illustrated by Jan Ormerod
  Aladdin Paperbacks C0 2001(Nov 2004 Ed) New York, New York, USA ISBN 0-689-87134-1
  25 pages.
  A boy grieves for his dead pet Mousie, helps to bury him, and begins to come to terms with his loss.
  
• I Don't Know How To Help Them
  Maurer, Linda K
  Nederland: Linda Maurer, 2001 ISBN 0-9686977-2-2
  Assists parents and their family and friends in coping with the loss of a child.
  
• Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
  Jamison, Kay Redfield
  NY: Alfred A Knopf, 1999
  A profound and impassioned book inspired by the author's own attempt at suicide and her journey to life.
  
• What Children Need When They Grieve
  Rathkey, Julia Wilcox
  Three Rivers Press, New York, New York, USA Co. 2004 (1st ed) ISBN 1-4000-5116-9
  From the experience of her husband's death (at the World Trade Centre), the author shares a guide for helping children cope with death.
  
• When A Parent Is Sick: helping parents explain serious illness to children
  Halmilton, Joan
  Lawrencetown Beach: Pottersfield Press, 2001 ISBN 1-895900-40-9
  This book provides parents and other caregivers with suggestions on how to approach children with the information that their parent is seriously ill.
  
• Why did Grandpa die?
  Hazen, Barbara Shook ; Illustrated by Pat Schories
  Western Publishing Co, 1985 ISBN 3-307-12484-3
  This story shows children the comfort of sharing feelings, and how the memory can help to wash away the sadness of a death.

Grief & Bereavement

• Advice For Surviving & Growing After The Suicide of a Loved One
  
  
• After The Darkest Hour The Sun Will Shine Again
  
  
• Final Gifts
  Maggie Callanan, Patricia Kelley
  A Bantam Book - Simon &Schuster Inc. ISBN 0-553-3787-7
  Written by a Buddhist monk, this is a simple, yet profound, book about how to look deeply beyond notions of birth and death to our true nature, where there is no fear, only freedom, happiness, peace, and continuation.
  
• Grief Counseling & Grief Therapy
  Worden, J. William
  Springer Publishing Co. 2002 (3rd ed) ISBN 0-8261-4162-5
  A handbook for grief & bereavement for the mental health practitioner.
  
• In The Center Of The Night: journey through a bereavement
  Blankenship, Jayne
  Toronto: PaperJacks, 1984. ISBN 0-7701-0400-2
  The true story of a young woman's widowhood and the journey from the anguish of the first months alone to the awareness of the enrichment that grief can bring.
  
• No Death, No Fear
  Hanh, Thich Nhat
  New York, Riverhead Books, 2002 ISBN 1-57322-333-6
  A simple book about how to look beyond birth and death to our true nature, where there is no fear, only freedom, happiness and peace.
  
• The Heart Of Grief
  Attig, Thomas
  Oxford University Press, 2000 ISBN 0-19-515625-0
  A book of stories and practical suggestions.
  
• The Mourner's Dance
  Ashenburg, Katherine
  Toronto: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 2002 ISBN 1-555199-124-1
  It reveals how, in the wake of death, we find solace and go on living.
  
• The Perfect Stranger's Guide To The Funeral
  Edited by Stuart M. Matlins
  Woodstock: SkyLight Paths Publishing, 2000 ISBN 1-893361-20-9
  A guide to etiquette in other people's religious ceremonies.
• Privileged Presence: Personal Stories of Connections in Health Care
  Liz Crocker& Bev Johnson
  Boulder, Colorado: Bull publishing company, 2006 ISBN #10: 0-923521-96-8
  Also available from Tidewater book store, Sackville NB
  The stories in this book share the wisdom of personal experiences so that all readers can gain new insights. Some stories will provide the comfort of familiarity; some will inspire the confidence for patients to become actively engaged in their own health care; some will speak to the compassion of clinicians; some will evoke the courage and determination to make a change in a hospital practice or policy; and some will simply and quietly support intuition and instincts.
• What Can I Say and Do? How to support someone who is grieving a loss
  Osmont, Kelly
  Omaha: Centering Corporation, 2000 ISBN 1-56123-131-2
  To help you with others who are grieving or needing emotional support.
  
• Widowed
  Brothers, Joyce, MD
  NY: Ballantine Books, 1990 ISBN 0-345-37400-2
  Author shares her intimate journey of widowhood, and offers the knowledge she has gained on the way.
  

Support During the Journey of Hospice Palliative Care

• A Caregiver's Guide - A Handbook About End of Life Care
  MacMillan, Karen et al
  Ottawa: The Military Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, 2004. ISBN 0-9686700-1-6
  Easy to understand medical & nursing information for family caregivers.
  
• A Caregiver's Guide - For Alzheimer and Related Disease
  McCann-Berenger, Judith
  Charlottetown: Societe Alzheimer Society, 2000 ISBN 1-894838-11-4
  Practical information for caring for a person with Alzhmeimer Disease and other dementias.
  
• Bearing Up With Cancer: life and living with..
  Smith, Annie, MD
  Toronto: Second Story Press, 2004. ISBN 1-396764-80-0
  A woman's journey with treatment for cancer.
  
• Chicken Soup For The Caregiver's Soul: stories that inspire caregivers in the home, the community and the world
  Canfield, Jack et al
  Florida: Health Communications Inc, 2004
  Short stories to help lift you up.
  
• Comfort Prayers: prayers and poems to comfort, encourage, and inspire
  Cotner, June
  Kansas City: Andrews McMeelPublishing, 2004. ISBN 0-7407-4685-5
  Thoughts of those who have survived their own trials and then imparted their wisdom in the form of prayer, poem or prose.
  
• Easing The Hurt - A Handbook Of Comfort For Families and Friends Of People Who Are Seriously Ill
  Latimer, Elizabeth, MD
  Elizabeth Latimer, 1998 ISBN N/A
  Help for those who are dealing with serious illness in a loved one or themselves. It is a combination of thought, ideas, suggestions and reflections.
  
• I Don't Know What To Say: how to help and support someone who is dying
  Buckman, Robert, MD
  Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1988 ISBN 1-55-13-092-7
  This authoritative and empathetic guide offers practical advice for the friends and families of the terminally ill.
  
• Miles To Go - A Handbook Of Comfort & Support For People Who Are Seriously Ill
  Latimer, Elizabeth, MD
  Elizabeth Latimer, 2001 ISBN N/A
  Help for those who are dealing with serious illness. It is a combination of thought, ideas, suggestions and reflections.
  
• The caregiver's survival handbook: how to care for your aging parents without losing yourself
  Abramson, Alexis
  NY: A Perigee Book, 2004. ISBN 0-399-52998-5
  Ideas how to care for parents and yourself.
  
• The Dying Of The Light: Living With Alzheimer's Disease: a personal journey
  Olson, Arthur
  Burnstown: GSPH, 1992 ISBN 0-919431-53-4
  A husband's experience: personal and practical advice.
  
• The Little Book Of Hugs
  Keating, Kathleen; illustrated by Mimi Noland
  NSW: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1983 (1990 Ed) ISBN 0207-15297-7
  A little book on hugs, promoting health & happiness.
  
• Tuesdays with Morrie
  Albom, Mitch
  Batam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Co. 1997 (1st Ed) ISBN 0-385-48451-8
  This is a magical chronicle of a dying professor and his students’ time together on Tuesdays.
  
• Understanding Prostate Cancer
  Pellerin, Colette
  Montreal: Rogers Media, 2004. ISBN 2-922260-14-3
  A clear guide to the most recent strategies for managing prostate cancer, its causes and the treatment options available.
  
• What To Eat When You Don't Feel Like Eating
  Haller, James
  A book designed for cancer patients, those facing life threatening diseases, and for those now started on the road to recovery.

Resource Material-Video (VHS)

• Decisions Of The Heart
  
  
• Making Every Moment Count
  

Resource Material-DVD

• Caring For Loved Ones At Home
  
  
• CBC - Passionate Eye- Children Full Of Life
  Follows a classroom of students in Japan who, over a period of time, learn to share their feelings and coping mechanisms after having lost someone dear to them.
  
• Wit
  For Health Professionals only- A Dying Woman's Journey with Cancer.

Resource Material-CD

• Classical Masterpieces - The Best Of 25 Piano Favorites
  
  
• Classical Masterpieces - The Best Of Chopin
  
  
• Classical Masterpieces - The Best Of Classics For Relaxation
  
  
• Classical Masterpieces - The Best Of Classics For Meditation
  
  
• The Healing Garden - Balance
  
  
• The Healing Garden - Energy
  
  
• The Healing Garden - Relaxation
  
  
• The Healing Garden - Sleep well

Download Our Resource List

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Links / Online Resources

Links to National Organizations

• Canadian Association of Community Care
  Canadian Association of Community Care is 'A national voice for community care'. Provides information through publications/studies on important issues such as senior care, respite care, informal caregivers and caring for children with special needs. This organization has officially announced their merger with the Canadian Healthcare Association and will be called Canadian Healthcare Association.
  
• Canadian Cancer Society
  Provides quick links for patients, families/friends, donors, volunteers, advocates and media for information on cancer, prevention, research, support services, publications and how you can help.
  
• Public Health Agency of Canada
  Within the Public Health Agency and an alphabetical index provides a summary of some very helpful websites. Easily connects you through 'H' for Hospice or 'P' for Palliative care to a variety of resources across Canada. Examples: Alternative therapies, caring for someone to the end of life, ethics to other valuable resources.
  
• Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
  'Promotes excellence in care for persons approaching death in order to lessen the burdens of suffering, loneliness, and grief. Develops standards, supports research, advocates improved policies, and works to increase awareness, knowledge, and skills related to hospice palliative care' [Quoted from Canadian Health Network].
  
• Canadian Red Cross
  
  
• Canadian Virtual Hospice
  'Provides information and resources about different aspects of end-of-life care to patients, families, health care providers, and volunteers. Emphasizes collaboration between patients and health team to develop care plans ' [Quoted from Canadian Health Network].
  
• Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
  
  
• Lab Tests Online
  A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing
  

Links to Organizations in New Brunswick

• Hospice of Greater Saint John

Links to Regional Resources

• Beausejour Health Authority
• Regional Health Authority B
• Hospice Greater Moncton
• Tantramar Family Resource Centre - additional resources and support for the entire family
• Town of Sackville
• Village of Dorchester
• Village of Port Elgin
• Senior’s Information Centre Inc: call 855-1121

Other Links

• Living Lessons
  Living Lessons Info Line 1-877-203-4636. 'Describes a social marketing campaign that promotes hospice palliative care and educates patients, caregivers, medical professionals, volunteers, policy makers, and the public about end of life care. Web site includes resources and a list of Canadian organizations.' [Quoted from Canadian Health Network].
  
• Parents Wish
  This is a moving piece for adult children caring for parents. Recommended viewing for children whose parents suffer from old age diseases (Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, etc.). There are also Single Father and Single Mother versions of the Flash presentation.
  
• The Survivor Movie
  This Flash presentation was created by TheCancerCrusade.com.
• Dr. Robert Buckman
  Books, videos, talks by Oncologist, Professor and Public Speaker, Robert Buckman, 1994 Canadian Humanist of the year
• Life and Death Matters
  An online Learning Centre with resources for teachers, students and those interested in hospice palliative care. "Increasing the capacity of individuals to provide excellent care for the dying"
• Disability Health Promotion Network
  A "resource to assist persons living with disabilities, seniors and their families and caregivers locate information on the web to assist them in taking control of their own health.  This searchable website will allow users to read articles we have written and refer to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  Users will also be able to link to reliable health information sources found on the web about living with a disability and seniors."
  
  

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Upcoming Events and Activities

• GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT PEER SUPPORT: THPCO will be sponsoring another grief and bereavement peer support group when there are sufficient numbers. The group offers an opportunity for anyone who is suffering the death of a loved one, to come together and support each other in a confidential environment. For more information call:
  Lesley Read 536-0824
  Audrey Hicks 536-1064
  Lindsay Murray 536-2324
  
  
• 18th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PALLIATIVE CARE: October 5-8, 2010. Palais des Congres, Montreal.
  
  
• CANADIAN HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE CONFERENCE: Changing the National Perspectives on Hospice Palliative Care, October 27-31, 2010, Ottawa