DONOR FAMILIES
Find support for your grief.
To help you through this difficult time, we’ve created a list of resources that other grieving families have found comfort in. If at any time you require additional support, you can contact our donor family care coordinator at 605-978-6068.
centerforloss.com
An organization dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those who care for them.
helpguide.org
Powerful strategies for managing stress and bring your life into balance.
griefshare.org
Used to gain access to valuable Grief Share resources to help you recover from your loss, provide a support group and look forward to rebuilding your life.
sadisntbad.com
A free grief counseling and support program for children and adults who care for them.
journeyofhearts.org
Journey of Hearts was created for anyone who has ever experience a life-changing loss. This website is for those who are ready to begin the long uphill battle to regain their faith, sanity and security.
kidshealth.org
When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know how to help kids cope with the loss, particularly as you work through your own grief. How much kids can understand about death depends largely on their age, life experiences and personality. But there are a few important points to remember in all cases.
alivealone.org
A website dedicated to those who have lost children. A support group for the education of bereaved parents whose only child or all children are deceased.
Books
Grief books.
- Healing Your Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt
- No Time for Goodbyes by Janice Harris Lord
- A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
- More than Surviving by Kelly Osmont
- Tear Soup by Hope Edelman
Books for grieving parents.
- Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt
- A broken heart Still Beating by Anne McCraken
- Children Die, Too by Joy & Marv Johnson
Books for grieving teens & children.
- Healing a Grieving Heart for Teens by Alan Wolfelt
- Healing a Child’s Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt
Books for suicide survivors.
- Understand Your Suicide Grief by Alan Wolfelt
