Resources
If you are looking for resources related to caregiver burnout, cancer, and grief please check out what is listed below.
Grief Resources
General
Help Texts - personalized text support for grievers and caregivers
Find Your Harbor - platform to share your story and read stories of parent, child, and sibling loss
Grief Anatomy Toolkit - practical tools to navigate grief, designed by Dr. Mekel Harris
A Beginner’s Guide to the End - book and resource for end of life planning
Motherless Daughters - landmark book about mother loss
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief - book to understand the impact of loss
Suicide Loss Support
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - national organization with local chapters
Caregivers & End of Life Care
Loose Ends - a company that helps close accounts after death and provides free resources
National Alliance for Caregiving - extensive resources for caregivers
National Respite Network - caregiving respite resources & help with locating providers
Brianna Lynn Hernández - creates artwork on caregiving, grief, and death positive conversations
The Conversation Project - resources for helping people talk about and plan end of life care
Memorializing
The Joyful Jewelry Box - remembrance jewelry and gifts for grief and loss
Better Place Forests - plant a tree with soil & ash to honor your loved one
Children
Grief and Grits - platform & children’s book “Eddie’s Brave Journey”
My Forever Guardian - children’s book for different types of loss & Guardian Lane platform of resources and counseling for children
Zara’s Big Messy Goodbye - children’s book that also includes grief resources for adults and children
The Dougy Center - resources for children and families
Judi’s House - resources for children and families
Grief camps for children - Camp Erin & Experience camps
COVID Grief Resources
Cancer Resources
Pediatric Cancer Fighters | Survivors
Camps for young cancer fighters/survivors and their siblings: Camp Anuenue & Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
AYA Cancer Fighters | Survivors
Thrive/Survive LA - in-person and virtual support services that help AYA cancer survivors navigate survivorship
Adult Cancer Fighters | Survivors
For the Breast of Us - breast cancer community for women of color
Wildfire Magazine - magazine for young breast cancer fighters/survivors
Haus of Volta - empowerment and body positivity after breast cancer
My CareCrew - app and portal for cancer patients and caregivers
Caregiving Support
Education, videos, and recommendations for caregivers from Memorial Sloan Kettering
Treatment and support resources from the American Cancer Society
Tips from the Cancer Support Community at Gilda’s Club
Counseling and support groups for specific types of cancer from Cancer Care
Caregiver burnout information from Help for Caregivers