Resources
You are not alone in your efforts to deal with the death of your parents and provide help for your children and family. There are many professional persons, resources, organizations, and support groups that provide needed help, information, and understanding. The following resources will help you find assistance in your time of need.
1. Organizations and Support Groups that provide Information on Death and Dying
SUNRISE Aftercare Grief Program
Sponsored by Shackelford Funeral Homes, Casey Funeral Home, and Johnson Funeral Home
Don Harold Lawrence, Coordinator
145 Abernathy Drive Adamsville, TN 38310-3001
731-632-4483carousel@centurytel.net
The Association for Death Education and Counseling
342 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
860-586-7503
www.adec.org
Center for Death Education and Bioethics
1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601-3742
608-785-6784 Grief Recovery Institute
www.griefrecovery.com
The National Center for Death Education Mt. Ida College
777 Dedham Street Newton Center, MA 02159
617-969-7000 ext. 249
www.mountida.edu
The Cove (Assisting bereaved children and their families)
www.covect.org
National Funeral Directors Association
P.O. Box 27641 Milwaukee, WI 53227-0641
262-789-1880
www.nfda.org
Tennessee Funeral Directors Association
1616 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203
615-321-8792
800-537-1599
www.tnfda.org
2. Care of Elderly Parents
Children of Aging Parents
2761 Trenton Road Levittown, PA 19056
800-227-7294
www.caps4caregivers.com
3. Information about Illness
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.
225 North Michigan Avenue, Fl 17 Chicago, IL 60601
800-272-3900
www.alz.org
American Cancer Society
2935 US Hwy 45 Bypass Jackson, TN 38305
731-664-4663
www.cancer.org
Cancer Family Care
www.cancerfamilycare.org
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001
212-502-7600
www.afbinfo@aft.net
American Lung Association
One Vantage Way Suite C-250
Nashville, TN 37228
615-329-1151
www.lungusa.org
American Heart Association, Inc.
122 East 42 nd Street New York, NY 10019
212-878-5900
www.americanheart.org
The Arthritis Foundation
One Vantage Way Suite D-220
Nashville, TN 37228
615-254-6795
800-454-4662
Email: info.tn@arthritis.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
405 South Parliament Drive, Suite 105
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
757-490-9627
www.nmss.org
National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33 rd Street Suite 1100 New York, NY 10016212-889-2210www.kidney.org Stroke Foundation, Inc. 898 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021212-734-3461www.LifeAfterAStroke.com
4. Mental Health Offices
Agape Counseling Center
77 Executive Drive Jackson, TN 38305
886-668-9698
www.agapemeanslove.org
Senior Care Unit
805 Squirrel Hollow Drive
Linden, TN 37096
931-589-9135
Chester County Quinco Center
925 East Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340
731-989-3401
Decatur County Quinco Center
P.O. Box 395
259 West Main Street
Decaturville, TN 38329
731-852-3112
Hardeman County Quinco Center
10710 Old Highway 64
Bolivar, TN 38008
731-658-6113
Hardin County Quinco Center
1105 Pickwick Road
Savannah, TN 38372
731-925-5054
Henderson County Quinco Center
120 East Church Street
Lexington, TN 38351
731-967-8803
Madison County Quinco Center
45 Executive Drive, Suite A
Jackson, TN 38305
731-664-2083
McNairy County Quinco Center
641 East Poplar Avenue
Selmer, TN 38375
731-645-5753
5.Hospice Care
Mercy Hospice, Inc.
137 Cypress Avenue
Selmer, TN 38375
731-646-1213
hospicem@bellsouth.net
Hospice of West Tennessee
1804 Hwy. 45 By-Pass, Suite 100
Jackson, TN 38305
731-664-4220
www.wth.net (go to Cancer, then to Hospice)
Superior Home Health and Hospice
1001 South Harper Road
Corinth, MS 38834
662-286-4244
awalker@mrhc.org
National Hospice Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625 Arlington, VA 22314
703-837-1500
www.nhpco.org
6. Living Wills and Organ Donation
Concern for Dying
250 West 57 th Street
New York, NY 10017
The Living Bank
P.O. Box 6725 Houston, TX 77265
www.livingbank.org/bodydonation.html
7. Suicide Prevention
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 408
Washington, D.C. 20008
202-237-2280
www.suicidology.org
Survivors of Suicide Crisis Intervention Center
P.O. Box 40752
Nashville, TN 37204-0752
615-244-7444
www.survivorsofsuicide.com
Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotline
Memphis, TN
901-274-7477
800-784-2433
8. Widows and Widowers
Widowed Persons Service
American Association of Retired Persons
601 East Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20049
800-687-2277
www.aarp.org
Older Women’s League
1750 New York Avenue, Suite 350
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-783-6686
800-825-3695
www.owlinfo@owl-national.org
Parents Without Partners, Inc.
1650 South Dixie Highway, Suite 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-391-8833
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
9. Advice on Financial Planning
The Money Management Institute
Suite 703 1101 17 th Street,NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-4726
www.moneyinstitute.com
10. Assistance for Victims of Crime
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1730 Park Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
202-232-6682
Twenty-four hour hotline: 202-393-6682
www.try-nova.org
11. Suggested Books for those who have Lost a Parent
M.D. Angel, The Orphaned Adult
Joanne E. Bernstein, Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss
Harold Bloomfield, Making Peace with Your Parents
Lynn Cain, Widow
Lynn Cain, Lifelines (The problem of loneliness and how to overcome it)
Campbell and Silverman, Widower:What Happens When Men Are Left Alone?
Colgrove, Bloomfield, and McWilliams, How to Survive the Loss of Love
Katherine Donnelly, Recovering from the Loss of a Parent
John Fassler, My Grandpa Died Today
Earl Grollman, Concerning Death: A Practical Guide for the Living
John Hewett, After Suicide
Edgar N. Jackson, You and Your Grief
Edgar N. Jackson, Telling a Child about Death
Jill Krementz, How it Feels When a Parent Dies
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Death: The Final Stage of Growth
Edna LeShan, Learning to Say Good-by
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
Janice Lord, No Time for Goodbyes (Unexpected death)
Doug Manning, Don’t Take My Grief Away
Bill McDonald, Making the Pieces Fit (Video)
Edward Myers, When Parents Die
Eugenia Price, Getting Through the Night
Therese A. Rando, How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
Catherine Sanders, The Mourning After
Phyllis Silverman, Widow-to-Widow
Alex J. Soled, The Essential Guide to Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Death Taxes
Judy Tatelbaum, The Courage to Grieve (also video
)Roberta Temes, Living with an Empty Chair
Elaine Vail, A Personal Guide to Living with Loss
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