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Bereavement Articles, For:Before death, For:Adults, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those who lost child, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Sudden illness, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Relig:Non religious, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman Bereavement Articles, For:Before death, For:Adults, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those who lost child, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Sudden illness, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Relig:Non religious, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman

Christmas… a Difficult Time for - Those Who Are Grieving

Christmas is a difficult time for those grieving. This is the season of traditions and family gatherings and a by-product is that it highlights the ‘missing-person-shaped’ hole in our lives.

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Death, Grief and Hope for Young People

BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, For:Adults, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those who lost child, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Sudden illness, Cir:Relevant to All, Relig:Non religious, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Relig:Jewish, Relig:Islam, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Hindu, Type:Factual, Type:Blog, Type:Article Emily Lewis Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, For:Adults, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those who lost child, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Sudden illness, Cir:Relevant to All, Relig:Non religious, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Relig:Jewish, Relig:Islam, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Hindu, Type:Factual, Type:Blog, Type:Article Emily Lewis

How to - Hold Your Own Memorial

If you can’t attend a funeral or have chosen not to do so you may want to hold your own memorial service for the person you have lost.

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Help Before Death, Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, Immediate Help, For:Adults, For:Before death, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost child, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Relig:Christian, Relig:Non religious, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman Help Before Death, Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, Immediate Help, For:Adults, For:Before death, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those who lost child, For:Those who lost baby, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Relig:Christian, Relig:Non religious, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman

Funerals: How to Plan One

Our guide on how to plan a funeral. A funeral is an opportunity to create a special tribute to your loved one and whilst painful, can also be memorable and a positive experience.

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Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, Immediate Help, Supporting Others, For:Adults, For:Before death, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Sudden illness, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Relig:Jewish, Relig:Islam, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Hindu, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman Bereavement Articles, Help At The Time Of Death, Immediate Help, Supporting Others, For:Adults, For:Before death, For:Children, For:Parents, For:Professionals, For:Those supporting t, For:Those who are rece, For:Those widowed, For:Young people/Young, Cir:Accident/violent d, Cir:By suicide, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Other causes, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Cir:Relevant to All, Cir:Sudden illness, Relig:Other Faiths, Relig:Christian, Relig:Jewish, Relig:Islam, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Hindu, Type:Factual, Type:Article, Type:Blog Summer Othman

Funeral Etiquette in Different Faiths

If you are attending the funeral of a someone of a different faith you can get advice here on, for example, what to expect, how to pay your respects, how to send condolences and what to wear to the funeral.

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Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe

BOOK: Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give us this heartfelt, easy-to-read, and intensely practical book.

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My Dad and Me by Daxa Manhar Patel

BOOK & BLOG: A journey of love...loss...and life. Daxa bravely shares the story of her love and grief for her inspirational father.

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Loss and Hope

WEBSITE: Resources to equip churches of all denominations across the UK to help those grieving.

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See You Soon by Philippa Skinner

BOOK: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction

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Funerals: Organisations that can help

WEBSITES: Organisations - faith-based and secular -that can help and advise about loved ones' funerals and help you find a celebrant

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Death, Grief and Hope - Version for men and women in prison

BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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Death, grief and hope for adults.

BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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Cir:Other causes, Relig:Christian, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Jewish, Cir:Sudden illness, For:Before death, Relig:Other Faiths, For:Adults, Cir:By suicide, Relig:Islam, Type:Factual, Cir:Accident/violent d, For:Those who are rece John Elbourne Cir:Other causes, Relig:Christian, Cir:Long term illness, Cir:Prenatal/Perinatal, Relig:Sikhism, Relig:Jewish, Cir:Sudden illness, For:Before death, Relig:Other Faiths, For:Adults, Cir:By suicide, Relig:Islam, Type:Factual, Cir:Accident/violent d, For:Those who are rece John Elbourne

Funerals: A Guide by James Bentley, Andrew Best & Jackie Hunt

BOOK: An anthology of prayers, readings, hymns and music, drawn from a wide range of faiths and traditions

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Love, Interrupted by Simon Thomas

BOOK: Love, Interrupted is a moving story of love, loss, faith, and family.

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Swift to Hear by Michael Jacobs

BOOK: Michael Jacobs addresses these listening and responding skills, describing the process of communication.

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Yvonne Tulloch, Faith Questions in Bereavement

BOOK: For anyone who has been bereaved at any time, or anyone who is interested in the faith questions that naturally arise when someone dies.

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Somerset County Council, Advice on Attitudes to Death and Grieving in Different Faith and Belief Communities

WEBSITE: Web pages with general advice about how to respect different community approaches to death and bereavement.

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Churchill Insurance, A guide to coping with death and grief

WEBSITE: One of a number of company websites that sets out helpful advice and information for clients and website visitors alike. In this case, the bereavement process explained.

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Inside Grief: A Personal Journey: Hope for the Grieving and Those Who Care for Them by Katy Laity O'Brien

BOOK: Inside Grief is book and a personal account of coping with grief through which the author reaches out to others in a similar position.

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Surprised by Grief (on being widowed young) by Janine Fair

BOOK: In her book, Janine places her grief in the context of a transition in order to understand her 'voyage of hope', ending with gratitude to God for all she has received from his hands.

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Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring by Henri Nouwen

BOOK: In this book of personal reflections, the author hopes to encourage those who are dying to die well and those who care for the dying to care well.

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Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff

BOOK: The author of this book, lost his 25-year-old son Eric in a mountain climbing accident, has started the long, unwanted journey to come to terms with his grief.

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