Informative Resources

Literature

In addition to brochures that describe services we offer, Hospice Support Care maintains a wide range of free literature related to care, on topics such as treatment decisions, understanding and coping with anticipatory grief and other emotional needs, nutrition and managing pain and other symptoms. There is also information about funeral planning and coping with grief.

Pamphlets include: “Body Wisdom: Nutritional Needs at the End of Life” “A Guide to Help You During Your Visit With a Terminally Ill Person” “What to Expect as a Loved One’s Death Draws Near” “Gone from My Sight” “Talking to Children About Death” “The Good Funeral” and “12 Reflections for the first 12 Weeks of Grief”.

Hospice Library

The Hospice Library houses numerous books related to death and dying and bereavement. There are ‘how to’ books as well as spiritual and anecdotal materials. “Final Gifts” “Dying Well” “How We Die” “The Grieving Time” “Suddenly Alone: A Woman’s Guide to Widowhood” and “I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can” are among the many titles available for loan.

For Children

Literature for children includes pamphlets and storybooks that address death and dying and grief, presented at various levels appropriate for pre-schoolers, school age children and youth, and there are guides for adults who are responding to children’s questions and concerns. “Lifetimes” “Where’s Grandpa” “Grandma’s Gone to Live in the Stars” “What’s Heaven?” “The Fall of Freddie the Leaf” “How it Feels When a Parent Dies” and “Fireflies, Peach Pies and Lullabies” are amongst the titles available for loan.

Hospice Library Hours

The library at Hospice House is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weekdays. Members of the community at large are welcome to borrow books from the library. Free literature and pamphlets are also available to anyone who needs them. Women with Breast Cancer

Other Resources

Phillip West Cancer Resource Center, Williamsburg Regional Library www.westcancer.org

“A Practical Guide to Understanding Death and the Process of Dying” by Michael Holme, RN www.crossingthecreek.com