Resources for Living with an Advanced Serious Illness

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When someone in the family has an advanced serious illness, all family members feel the impact. Choose a filter to access which type of resource you would like to view for everyone who is impacted

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What Helps? An Activity for Kids and Adults

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Capital L Love - Caring For A Parent With Alzheimer's (Brianne Grebil)

When Brianne Grebil’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 62, Brianne packed up and moved from LA back to northern Idaho to ...

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Preserving Memories - Love Not Lost With Ashley Jones

When Ashley Jones’s infant daughter Skylar was diagnosed with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy), she wasn’t unfamiliar with grief, but she had n...

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Memories And Legacy - CircleIt & Art Shaikh

Have you found yourself wishing you could hear from your person one more time? Wondering what advice, wishes, or words they would share abou...

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The Worst News - An Update

This episode first aired in July of 2018. Since that time, Eidan's brain tumor began growing again in early 2019. On October, 26, 2019, just...

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A Weed In The Garden Of My Brain - Caroline Wright

In 2017, Caroline Wright was working on her third cookbook and raising two kids with her husband. Life was busy and full in only the way it...

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Mindful Photography & Grief - Dr. Jessica Thomas, PhD, LMFT

There’s nothing like grief to take us completely out of the moment. We get pulled into the past where we try to remember everything we can w...

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When Someone You Love Has An Illness - A Sibling's Story

Ryan's favorite person in the world is his older sister. Seven years ago he got one of those phone calls - the kind that changes your life f...

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The Worst News - Living With Cancer As A Young Adult

Eidan is a young professional living with cancer. We talk about what it's like to be a young adult living with this diagnosis that has no cu...

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Creating Legacies In The Face Of A Terminal Illness

What is a legacy? What memories do children and teens value most? What prevents families from engaging in legacy activities? What can suppor...

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When Someone You Love Is Dying - Supporting Children & Families

What do you tell children when someone in their life is diagnosed with an advanced serious illness? How do you support them and everyone els...

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Advanced Serious Illness

How do we help children when a family member is dying? The diagnosis of a terminal illness brings uncertainty, fear, and heartbreak into the...

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Living In Dying: Dying In Living: Grieving Before Death

Even under the best circumstances where families have substantial financial resources, access to healthcare, and emotional/spiritual support...

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Dougy Center Bookstore

Visit our bookstore to locate books, articles, videos, and more to support families impacted by an advanced serious illness.

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