More resource links are available at the “Link to Links” section of the website: agingbetternetwork.com/link-to-links.
“Your Life Talks” comes as cards and as an app on your device. Conversations answer questions and bring peace of mind to loved ones. Jolene Hill provides conversation starters for sharing your life story and for describing your preferences for your future. Your life, your wishes, and your grieving are yours. Nevertheless, your feelings, opinions, and experiences impact those who care about you. Communicating as you grieve is part of the healing. Give them this template for approaching your pain.
“Love Always Project” headed by Dean Lambert, has several resources for different layers of grieving and loss. Receive guidance and encouragement to pre-plan funeral arrangements as the final act of love for your family, tips to overcome the fear of death (thanatophobia,) and what to say to those who continue living when someone dies.
https://www.lovealwaysproject.org
“Miss U Much” is a global end of life resource hosted by Christine Dziedzic of “collaboration and kindness.” Visitors can see celebration of life possibilities. It includes grief resources and “death positive” options. This is a way to PreAct your own future and make a meaningful contribution to someone close who is living with a terminal diagnosis.
“BKBooks” Author and American Hospice Pioneer, Barbara Karnes, RN, offers a quick read booklet titled “My Friend, I Care: The Grief Experience” that you can purchase and place in your “CareGriever Kit” or give to someone in emotional pain. You can find several other relatable-for-everyone short-read publications. These tell you what you can expect when end of life grows closer for yourself or for those you anticipate missing plus ways to go on living afterward.