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Grief Resources

There are many excellent regional, national, and international resources available. We hope they may provide comfort to help you through the various phases of the grieving process.

Bereavement & grief resources:

  • Canada’s Grief Resource Centre – http://www.robertspress.ca
  • Facing Bereavement – http://www.facingbereavement.co.uk
  • Grief and Renewal – http://www.griefandrenewal.com
  • Collecting Loss – http://www.collectingloss.com/
  • Internet Grief Community http://griefnet.org
  • Web Healing – http://www.webhealing.com
  • Facing and Dealing with Bereavement – www.facingbereavement.co.uk/home.htm
  • Roberts Press & The Grief Resource center – http://www.robertspress.ca/
  • Grief is Good Blog – http://grief-is-good.blogspot.com/
  • Bereavement Ontario Network – http://www.bereavementontarionetwork.ca/
  • Griefwalker The Film – http://films.nfb.ca/griefwalker
  • Comprehensive online resources on mesothelioma https://mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma-support/

Loss of a spouse resources:

  • Helping Those Who Have Lost a Spouse – http://www.newhope-grief.org
  • Support for Widows and Widowers – http://www.newhope-grief.org/
  • Widows and Widowers http://www.widownet.org/
  • Mourning the death of a spouse – https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/mourning-death-spouse
  • Allina Health book recommendations – https://www.allinahealth.org/health-conditions-and-treatments/grief-resources/suggested-books/books-for-grieving-a-spouse

Child and infant loss and child bereavement resources:

  • Fathers Grieving Infant Loss – http://www.fathersgrievinginfantloss.blogspot.com
  • Grieving Children – http://www.grievingchildren.com
  • Seasons Centre for Grieving Children – http://www.grievingchildren.com/
  • Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths http://www.sidscanada.org/
  • Infant Loss – www.babysteps.com
  • Guiding Kids Thru Life’s Storms – https://www.rainbows.ca/
  • Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario – http://www.pbso.ca/
  • The Compassionate Friends of Canada – http://www.tcfcanada.net

Hospice & palliative care resources:

  • Kamloops Hospice House – https://www.kamloopshospice.com/
  • Penticton & District Hospice Society – http://www.pentictonhospice.com/
  • BC Cancer Palliative Care –  http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/
  • Care Guide – http://www.thecareguide.com/PalliativeCare/Default.aspx
  • Hospice –  http://www.hospicenet.org/
  • More Hospice – http://www.stmichaels.bc.ca/
  • Palliative Care Advocacy – http://www.hospicebc.org
  • Vancouver Area Hospice – http://www.crossroadshospice.bc.ca/
  • Children’s Hospice – http://www.canuckplace.org/
  • Virtual Hospice – http://www.virtualhospice.ca
  • Caring For Seniors at Home – http://bcseniors.community.officelive.com/hospice.aspx
  • Canadian Hospice Palliative Care https://www.chpca.ca/

Government:

  • BC Coroners Services – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/coroners-service
  • BC Palliative Care Benefits – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/pharmacare/health-industry-professionals/downloadable-drug-data-files
  • BC Framework for End of Life Care –   https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care
  • Trustee BC – http://www.trustee.bc.ca
  • Veteran’s Affairs – http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca
  • Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime – http://www.crcvc.ca/en

Funeral associations and agencies:

  • BC Funerals – http://www.bcfunerals.com
  • Consumer Protection BC – http://www.bpcpa.ca
  • Canada Consumer Protection http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/eng/home
  • Funeral Services Association of Canada – https://www.fsac.ca/
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission – http://www.cwgc.org
  • CWGC Canadian Agency – http://www.cwgc-canadianagency.ca
  • Canadian College of Funeral Service: https://ccfs.ca/

Pet loss:

  • 10 Tips On Coping With Pet Loss http://www.pet-loss.net/index.shtml
  • Canadian Centre For Pet Loss Bereavement http://www.petlosssupport.ca
  • How To Cope With Losing A Pet http://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Losing-a-Pet
  • I Loved My Pet http://ilovedmypet.com/shirijoshua.asp
  • Pet Education http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=0+1278+1494&aid=635
  • Pet Loss And Bereavement http://www.aplb.org/
  • Help Guide http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grieving_pets.htm
  • Jean Brown’s Pet Loss Recovery Guide http://petlossguide.com/

Other Resources:

  • The Shiva Foundation ? a grief site by the author Deborah Morris Coryell – http://www.goodgrief.org/
  • Honouring young poet Stacey Levitt, daughter of Ned and Cheryl Levitt http://www.iamarose.com/

If you would like to suggest another resource to add to the list contact contact@drakecremation.com

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210 Lansdowne Street,
Kamloops, BC V2C 1X7, Canada

Phone: (250) 377-8225
Email: contact@drakecremation.com

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Kamloops, BC V2B 3G9, Canada

Phone: (250) 377-8225
Email: contact@drakecremation.com

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