61. CulturedMed ™ death and dying in Multicultural Perspective. Compiled by Jacquelyn Coughlan, MS, M..LS. (1993 March). Cultural views on death and dying http://www.sunyit.edu/library/html/culturedmed/bib/dd/

CulturedMed *New* Search CulturedMed BIBLIOGRAPHIES Groups: Afghanis African Arab Asian ... Vietnamese Cultural Aspects of: Books Cultural Competency Dental Care Domestic Violence ... Women and Children COUNTRY-RELATED WEBSITES Bosnia REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT HEALTH POLICY FOREIGN LANGUAGE HEALTH MATERIALS ORGANIZATIONS/OFFICES ... CONTACT INFORMATION Death and Dying in Multicultural Perspective Compiled by Jacquelyn Coughlan, M.S., M..L.S. Health Progress Minority Nurse Home Care Nurse News International Journal of Palliative Nursing Ethnology Abu-Lughod, L. (1993 May). "Islam and the gendered discourses of death." International Journal of Middle East Studies Progress in Clinical and Biological Research Adler, S. R. (1995). "Refugee stress and folk belief: Hmong sudden deaths." Adonis, C. (1978 April). "French cultural attitudes towards cancer."

62. Life Lessons Website The site includes hospice and end of life resources with frequently asked questions about death and dying as well as a hospice locator and helpful articles. http://www.DavidKessler.org

Books New Releases Books New Releases ... Read Update on Grant for David's work at CVHP In her first book on life and living, with David Kessler to guide readers through the practical and spiritual lessons of everyday existence. Is this really how I want to live my life? Each one of us at some point asks that question. The tragedy is not that life is short, but that we often see only in hindsight what really matters. In this life-changing book, and David Kessler guide us through the lessons we need to learn so that we can live life to its fullest in every moment. Many years of working with the dying have shown them that certain lessons come up over and over again. Some of these lessons are enormously difficult to master but even the attempt to understand them can be deeply rewarding. Here, in fourteen accessible chapters, from The Lesson of Love to The Lesson of Happiness, the authors reveal the truth about our fears, our hopes, our relationships, and above all, about the grandness of who we really are. The book features lessons on living, including advice on living life fully after loss from Christopher Landon (screenwriter and Michael Landon's son) and from Berry Berenson Perkins, (photographer and wife of Anthony Perkins)

63. Baywood - Publication death and dying Suite101.com death and dying Note This topic has been archived and is available for Adoption! Contact Member Sevices for more information. By http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?id=300329

64. Amitabha Buddhist Hospice Auckland An engaged Buddhist community directly supporting a large hospice in Australia and indirectly supporting hospice caregivers worldwide. This website has a wealth of online resources for Buddhists involved with death, dying, and bereavement. http://www.amitabhahospice.org/

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65. Hmong.FAQ: Death And Dying Hmong.FAQ death and dying. Dr. Pao Saykao. death and dying How to deal with a Hmong patient. Dealing with a dying Hmong patient http://www.hmongnet.org/faq/dying.html

Hmong.FAQ: Death and Dying Dr. Pao Saykao Death and dying: How to deal with a Hmong patient. Dealing with a dying Hmong patient can be very easy or complicated. In Australia, we have discover that it is an easy process as long as the basis is covered. This include an understanding of the Hmong funeral, in a general form, and taking account the dynamic of the Hmong family and community facing such a crisis. The following information is drawn from one of our inf. sheet for health professional. I hope that this information assist you. 1. Understand the funeral. To have a proper ceremony is of great importance to the Hmong, for as a result the soul will prosper in the afterworld. It is preferable to die in one's own home or, in the home of same subclan. Back home in Asia, including China, the Hmong have no funeral home or undertakers. When a person dies, the corpse is kept inside the house, after having properly dressed up, tied and laid on a stretcher. Soon after death, the person is given various paraphernalia to protect its souls from natural elements and malevolent spirits during the trip to the ancestral world, including a mature rooster is killed for showing the way. This is followed by a session of pipe music by the name of "expiring chant" (qeej tu siav) and drum. This is to show the souls how to reach the other dead ancestors who are believed to live together in the other world. The souls have to thank all household spirits and all other spirits in different localities where he had lived.

66. OKSeniors Oklahoma Senior resources guide featuring aging and disability resources, physical and mental health, living and care facilities, support, legislation, safety and adaptive products, health and medical care, pets, grief, death and dying, financial, insurance and nutrition. http://okseniors.com/

67. HealthWorld Online - Interviews With People Who Make A Difference -, HealthWorld Attracting. On death and dying . © Interview With Interviewed By Daniel Redwood DC. Elisabeth KublerRoss, MD is one of a kind. http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/interview.asp?PageType=Interview&ID=205

68. Death With Dignity * Dwd Mission is to expand endof-life choices and advance the legalization of physician aid in dying. http://www.deathwithdignity.org

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69. Death And Dying death and dying. Catalog 00321 $16.95. Ethnic Variations in dying, death, and Grief Diversity in Universality Softcover, 226 pp. Catalog 00312B $29.95. http://www.galenpress.com/death.html

HOME ABOUT US CONTACT US OPEN FORUM CATALOG ORDER FORM ALL BOOKS LIST WHAT'S NEW? SPECIALS ... SEND THIS PAGE Death and Dying Grave Words: Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths ISBN: 1-883620-02-3 Catalog # 018 $38.95 Paper 343 pages Pocket Protocols for Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths ISBN 1-883620-05-8 Catalog # 019 $6.95 (Bulk discounts available.) Educational Videotape: The Gravest Words: Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths Price: $295.00 Catalog # GWVT-1 Shipping: $10.00 (UPS Ground with Tracking) Teaching Slides for Death Notification From Grave Words: Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths Please follow the link above for set and pricing information Western Attitudes toward Death from the Middle Ages to the Present Softcover, 111 pp. Catalog # 00357 $12.95

70. Death, Dying And Grief Information Page Provides information on the dying process and subsequent grieving. http://www.elderhope.com/DeathandDying.shtml

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71. A Senior Citizen Resource - Senior Citizens On The Net. New Jersey Aging Gerontology Hospice - death dying - General Resources. The Aging Research Centre. Aging Gerontology - Hospice - death dying - General Resources. http://www.online96.com/seniors/dying.html

Funny Warp Faces Largest Web Directory (3.8 Millions Links) Horse/Equine Photos New York City Photos ... Seniors Photos Gallery Search: Web Services Advertising NJ Fishing Legal Links ... Advertising Seniors Getting Linked to the Net Hospice General Resources Multi-Disciplinary Education in Geratrics and Aging Projections of the Older Population statistics from U.S. Administration on Aging Social Gerontology and the Aging Revolution Telephone Nursing with Seniors The Older Americans Act An overview of the act and the background of the Administration on Aging from U.S. Administration on Aging Age Pages - an index to articles on various subjects from National Institute on Aging

72. Griefplace Griefplace provides information and online services to help people experience and understand healthy grief related to death and dying. http://www.griefplace.org

73. Lesson Exchange: Dealing With Death And Dying (Middle, Health) Resource. 1282. Dealing with death and dying. Health natural. Healthdeath and dying 5th Grade Instruction Time-30 minutes II. Rationale http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1282.html

Will Your Retirement Income Be Enough? Many annuities offer guaranteed first year returns of 9%. Annuities also offer great financial advantages including tax-deferred growth and freedom from probate hassles. Request a free quote from AnnuiWeb - Your #1 Retirement Planning Resource. click here to enjoy the $avings!!! #1282. Dealing with Death and Dying Health, level: Middle Posted Tue Nov 7 05:44:56 PST 2000 by Mandy ( cbkh@grove.iup.edu IUP, Indiana, PA Materials Required: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson; beads in a variety of colors, shapes, and textures Activity Time: 30 minutes Concepts Taught: The death of a loved person or pet produces a variety of intense feelings which is natural. Health-Death and Dying 5th Grade Instruction Time-30 minutes II. Rationale and Background The purpose of this Health lesson on Death and Dying is to provide students with an opportunity to openly discuss the variety of feelings and emotions they may experience when someone or something dies. Students will identify emotions they have experienced and learn that experiencing a wide range of feelings is normal after the loss of someone or something. Students have previously read the book Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and are familiar with the plot and characters in the story. Many of them have had experience with the death of a person or pet either in their personal life or through a movie, TV show, etc.. All students have the experience of reading about Leslie's death in Bridge to Terabithia.

74. Hospice Longview, Inc. An independent, nonprofit hospice serving the needs of the terminally ill in East Texas. Resources on death and dying, Grief and Advance Directives. http://www.hospicelongview.org

Home Our Agency Hospice Information Caregiver Information Advance Directives ... Grief Support This web site is dedicated to educating the public and the health care community on important issues related to death and dying and to the memories of the thousands of terminally ill patients that we have been privileged to serve since 1985. You matter because you are you. You matter to the last moment of your life. We will do all we can - not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die." Please take a minute to register with our site, let us know your comments and request additional information. Click on "What's New" on the left for some exciting news about our inpatient facility and staff physician. Learn more about: 1. Hospice Longview, Inc. and its commitment to providing the highest quality care to the terminally ill and their families in East Texas. 2. General hospice information, links to hospice resources or locate a hospice that serves your area. 3. Teaching and support for family members and other caregivers caring for the terminally ill. 4. Advance Directives - making your health care wishes known if you become unable to communicate those wishes and the forms needed to legally document those wishes. ... 5. Grieving the loss of a loved one, bereavement support provided by hospice and links to grief resource. Hospice Longview, Inc. Extraordinary Care for Extraordinary People 1306 Pine Tree Rd, Longview, TX, 75604

75. People's Lawyer--Death And Dying death and dying by Professor Richard M. Alderman University of Houston Law Center. Living Will. Here is a copy of a Texas Directive http://www.peopleslawyer.net/deathdying.html

Death and Dying by Professor Richard M. Alderman University of Houston Law Center Living Will Here is a copy of a Texas "Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogate," commonly known as a living will. If you want the right to die a natural death, you should fill in this form and have it properly witnessed by two people over the age of eighteen. Information about do not rescitate form. Do not resuscitate form If you would like more information about your right to refuse treatment, go to the Choices in Dying Web page : Partnership for Caring Medical Power of Attorney Here is some information about a Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care. Read the following information carefully. After you read the material, click here for a copy of a Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care Form. Living Trusts A living trust is a legal device to assist people who want to avoid some of the problems and costs involved with probate. A living trust is not for everyone. If you think a living trust may be right for you, speak with an attorney and discuss all your options. First, however, take a look at some of the living trust scams that are targeting senior consumers. Living Trust Scams Funerals When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends often are confronted with dozens of decisions about the funeral-all of which must be made quickly and often under great emotional duress. What kind of funeral should it be? What funeral provider should you use? Should you bury or cremate the body, or donate it to science? What are you legally required to buy? What other arrangements should you plan? And, as callous as it may sound, how much is it all going to cost?

76. Digital History Collection of articles and essays on domestic life in America's past. Topics include childbirth, courtship, death and dying, family life, food, and housework. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/private_life.cfm

The History of Private Life The History of Private Life: An Overview Childbirth Childbirth in Early America Courtship Courtship in Early America Death and Dying Death in Early America Responses to Death in Nineteenth Century America Family Life Does the American Family Have a History? Family Images and Realities Mothers and Fathers in America: Looking Backward, Looking Forward The Modern Family Teaching Family History: An Annotated Bibliography Food Food in America Housework Housework in Late 19th Century America This site was updated on 08-Jun-04.

77. Frontline: Dreams Of Tibet: Understanding Tibetan Buddhism: Death And Dying Even the cells of our bodies are constantly being born and dying. All of us are inexorably moving toward physical death in every moment. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/understand/dying.html

var loc = "../../../"; According to traditional stories of the life of the Buddha, he first decided to leave his home and seek enlightenment after encountering the "four sights"-(I) a sick person, (2) an old person, (3) a corpse, and (4) a world renouncer. The first three epitomize the sufferings to which ordinary beings are subjects and the last indicates that one can transcend them through meditation and religious practice. The greatest problem of all is death, the final cessation of all our hopes and dreams, our successes and failures, our loves, hates, worries, and plans. From its inception, Buddhism has stressed the importance of death, since awareness of death is what prompted the Buddha to perceive the ultimate futility of worldly concerns and pleasures. Realizing that death is inevitable for a person who is caught up in worldly pleasures and attitudes, he resolved to renounce the world and devote himself to finding a solution to this most basic of existential dilemmas. After years of diligent and difficult practice he became enlightened, and through this he transcended death. His life provides his followers with a model to emulate, and even today Buddhist teachers strongly advise their students to meditate on death and impermanence, since they are powerful counteragents to short-sighted concern with the present life and one's own transitory happiness. Buddhist teachers also point out that according to tradition Buddha began his teaching career discussing death and impermanence in his first sermon on the four noble truths, and he also ended his career with teachings on death and impermanence, which indicates how important they are in Buddhist teaching and practice.

78. Conscious Living Conscious Dying Aims to raise community awareness of death and dying. Holds workshops on the physical, emotional and spiritual care of the dying. http://members.austarmetro.com.au/~barbato/

The People Workshops Pot-pourri Reflections ... Practical tips "The way we feel when we come to die is very much dependent on the way we have lived." The Dalai Lama: The Joy of Living and Dying What is Conscious Living Conscious Dying (CLCD)? The end of life may be a difficult time for the person who is dying and for family and friends. When someone we care about is dying, or in the face of our own death we may be unprepared to deal with the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges that arise. CLCD focuses on these challenges and how to create conditions, in life and at death that favour healing and a spiritual awakening. As a dying person lets go of the world and the body loosens its grip an inner process opens. Dreams and visions become vivid and a sense of peace and tranquillity prevail. The earlier a person prepares for their death the more likely this spiritual window will open. Living with an awareness of death awakens us to the value and preciousness of life. visitors since 25th September 2003

79. Thanatolinks: Death Related Links On The Web Thanatolinks links to some of the best sites related to death and dying on the internet. Sunset and Moonrise Reflections on living http://www.lsds.com/death/

Thanatolinks links to some of the best sites related to death and dying on the internet "Sunset and Moonrise: Reflections on living with terminal illness", a message from Gail Walker Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death General resources; Death accross culture/time, death impact on social order, how we die, AIDS, suicide, homicide, ghosts, death and political economics, hospice, grief, etc. Soros Foundation: Project on Death in America Faculty scholar programs, funding, media, and publications. The Compassionate Friends The world's largest bereavement self-help organization, providing support and friendship to families that have experienced the death of a child. ERGO!'s Euthanasia World Directory Right to die, newsletters, laws, books and movies, Jack Kevorkian, Derek Humphry, European euthanasia, etc. Griefnet Home Page 30 email support groups, all kinds of support for working through grief. Death, Dying, and Grief Resources Bereavement resources, grief support, hospice, signs of death, widow net, mother loss, etc. City of the Silent Understanding cemeteries.

80. Final Journey Stories of death and dying which deal with the actual time of death including terminal delirium, agitation, pain contol, confusion, and hallucinations. http://crossingthecreek.com/finaljourney/

Real People's Stories Kathy's Story Susan's Story Denise's Story Maritza's Story ... Darlene's Story Email Susan Links The Final Journey A collection of short stories about people and death and dying. Preface M y mother died of cancer. She had been told of the cancer about 7 months before her death. During that time we called in hospice and I read every book or pamphlet that I was given to prepare myself for what lay ahead. I believed if one tried hard enough any death could be peaceful. Hospice could control pain and our job as a family was to meet her needs. But I wasn't prepared. There was so much that no one ever told me. And because there were components of her death that were not peaceful I was left feeling as if I could have done better. When my mother's death was at hand, things happened not described in any of the materials I had been given to read. The experience was not peaceful. She didn't see people who had already died or talk of feeling ready. We did not have that one last wonderful talk. Instead she was agitated, restless, anxious, and spoke of nightmares. One evening I located a support group on the internet for people who were going to lose or had lost a loved one. Groping to make sense of my mother's suffering I told the group of my mother's death. They shared their experiences with me. I can't tell you why or when my healing began but only that hearing others' stories did this for me.

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