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| American Radio Works |
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The Hospice Experiment — a radio documentary about hospice. |
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| To the Best of Our Knowledge |
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Downloadable NPR radio show about dying. Search for "A Good Death" |
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| The Final Journey |
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A collection of short stories about people and death and dying. |
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| The New York Times article |
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A story on coaching families of the dying in the final hours. |
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| Life Post-Mortem. |
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Channeled accounts of life after death dating back to 1909. Edited by Carolyn North. |
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| Funeral Consumers Alliance |
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An organization protecting consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral. |
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| Final Passages |
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All about family-directed home funerals. |
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| Growthhouse |
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Links to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. |
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| Caring Connections |
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Great information on caregiving and preparing for end-of-life. |
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| Family Caregiver Alliance |
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A public voice fore caregivers. Provides information, education, services, research and advocacy. Great information and a free newsletter. Also check out their handbook for long distance caregiving. |
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| Children of Aging Parents |
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Provides information, referrals and support to caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill. |
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| Choosing a Nursing Home |
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A thorough checklist for choosing a nursing home from Medicare. |
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AARP |
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Lobbies for senior rights, advocacy, information, discount rates for senior services. Membership includes a magazine and newletter. |
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National Council on Aging |
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Advocacy, publications, programs, research. You can check on eligibility for state and federal government benefits |
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Eldercare Locator |
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Eldercare Locator provides listings of services in your location You may reach the Eldercare Locator via telephone at (800) 677-1116 |
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| National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys |
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Organization of attorneys who deal with legal issues affecting the elderly and disabled. Has a locator for finding an attorney in your area. |
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GCM |
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National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Has a locator for finding a professional care manager in your area. |
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