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The Hospice Resource Center, supported by the Skagit Hospice Foundation, is a free lending library of books, videos, pamphlets, and brochures that is open to the public.  

  

A small sample of over a 1,000 titles available for loan:

 

Books for Children (to read to or with them)

Badger’s Parting Gifts

Where is Grandpa?

Grandma’s Shoes

Where is Heaven? Lifetimes –The beautiful way to explain death to young children  

Books for Parents, Grandparents, and Teachers: Helping Children and Teens to Cope with Loss and Grief:

Talking About Death –A dialog between parent and child –A dialog between parent and child

Guiding Your Child Through Grief

For Those Who Live –Helping children cope with the death of a brother or sister

When a Friend Dies –A book for teens about grieving and healing

Books on Death and Dying

To Live Until We Say Goodbye

Peaceful Transition

Dying Well

What Dying People Want 

Books on Caregiving

May I Walk You Home? - Courage and comfort for caregivers of the very ill

In Sickness and in Health - How to cope when your loved one is ill

I'll Take Care of You - A practical guide for family caregivers

Caregiving - The spiritual journey of love, loss, and renewal

Books on General Grief

Awaking From Grief - Finding the way to joy

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye - Surviving, coping, and healing after the sudden death of a loved one

Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies - A guide for families

Loss of a Spouse

I'm Grieving as Fast as I Can - How young widows and widowers can cope and heal

When Your Spouse Dies - A concise and practical source of help and advice

 Being a Widow - A concise and practical source of help and advice

Why Her, Why Now?

Loss of Parents

Motherless Daughters - The legacy of loss

Father Loss - How sons of all ages come to terms with the death of their dad

Midlife Orphan - Facing life's changes now that your parents are gone

Loss of a Child

An Untimely Loss - A passage to the gentle side of grief

The Bereaved Parent

When the Bough Breaks

 

Coming soon: Many new titles on DVD's and VHS tapes

The Hospice Resource Center is open weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm and is located in the new Skagit Hospice Office at 819 South 13th Street in Mount Vernon. Please call Kate Schellie at 360-848-5550 for more information.

 

 For more information contact:
Skagit Hospice Foundation
PO Box 1376
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone: 360-814-5702 

info@skagithospicefoundation.com