Other Useful Links

Canadian Cancer Society - A plethora of resources and a helpful "search" function to find information and articles on any concern regarding cancer including grief and bereavement.

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association - A national non-profit organization; a good starting point to find out about the options available for home end-of-life care; also features resources for informal (i.e. non-professional) caregivers.

Care Pages - Create a free personal website to keep friends and family updated and connected during a serious illness.

Chinese Bereavement Services, West Hill Community Health Centre - One-on-one bereavement counseling in Chinese is available with a social worker.

Community Care East York - Offers respite care in the East York area of Toronto.

Directory of Hospice Palliative Care Programs and Services - Provides a comprehensive list of programs and services available across Canada.

Dorothy Ley Hospice, Etobicoke - A volunteer-based community hospice with more than 300 volunteers, trained and supported by professionals; provides compassionate end-of-life care.

Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, Hamilton - Provides supportive services to individuals and their families who are living with life-threatening illness.

Hazel Burns Hospice, Toronto - a community, volunteer based charitable organization providing in-home, compassionate care for people coping with a terminal illness.

Hill House Hospice, Richmond Hill - a home-like alternative to institutional care and in-home care for those who are in the final stage of a terminal illness.

Hope Spring Cancer Support Centre, Waterloo region - created to assist people who have received a cancer diagnosis and is undergoing treatment; offers support programs and services

Hospice Association of Ontario - Includes more than 180 community-based volunteer organizations; website provides end-of-life information on hospice palliative care services and resources.

Hospice Georgina, Sutton - For those coping with a life-threatening illness and who choose to live at home.

Hospice King-Aurora, King City - Offers volunteer, non-medical service and support to those with life-threatening illnesses and their caregivers.

Hospice of Peel, Mississauga - Provides in-home hospice support for those living with a life-threatening illness in Brampton or Mississauga.

Hospice Thornhill - Provides palliative, community based care to ensure that all residents and their families, affected by a life-threatening illness have access to timely, compassionate and caring ‘end of life’ and grief support.

Hospice Vaughan, Woodbridge - Established to assist those individuals and their families during the last stage of life.

Lisaard House, Cambridge - A residential hospice in Waterloo Region that provides care for individuals with cancer.

Ontario Palliative Care Association - Website provides information on the interdisciplinary approach of hospice palliative care.

Ovarian Cancer Canada - Website provides education and information on Ovarian Cancer including inspiring personal stories.

PalCare Network for York Region - Ensures that those living with a life-threatening illness in York Region, has easy access to high-quality hospice palliative care.

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, Windsor - Offers programs and services to support and educate patients, their families and caregivers from the point of pre-diagnosis through the palliative stage.

Wellspring - A network of community-based cancer support centres which offers a specialized bereavement program and some individual support services for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.

International Organizations with grief and bereavement programs for children

Dougy Center - A centre for grieving children in Portland, Oregon.

Winston's Wish - The UK organization featured in "The Mummy Diaries".

Inspired Living - Many people who have lived with a terminal diagnosis have shared their wisdom about life … a few links that are particularly poignant

Randy Pausch - His last lecture on Youtube and in book-form has touched millions, well worth viewing if you've never seen it.

Angela Vecchio-Ozmon - A single mother of two, she died in February 2004, at the age of 39; but before she did, this brave woman shared candidly what it was like to live with breast cancer. The link is an article she wrote on the lessons she learned from her cancer.