Pitchford Funeral Home - Wood River Illinois
Pitchford Funeral Home - Wood River Illinois

A new choice, beginning a new tradition, and setting a higher standard of caring for families in the Riverbend.

Grief Resources

Resources for Children:

Books:

What's Heaven by Maria Shriver and Sandra Speidel
The Dragonfly Door by John Adams and Barbara Leonard Gibson
I Miss You: A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas
Water Bugs & Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children (Looking Up) by Doris Stickney
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kid... by Janis Silverman
When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide... by Victoria Ryan
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Le... by Marge Heegaard
Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley

Resources for Adults:

Internet Links:
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm
http://www.growthhouse.org/death.html
http://www.after-death.com/links/bereave.htm

Books:

    Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies by Marta Felber
    When there Are No Words: Finding Your Way to Cope with Loss and Grief by Charlie Walton
    On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
    I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One by Brook Noel
    How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese A. Rando
    When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults by Edward Myers
    A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis

2555 Vaughn Road (Route 111)    Wood River, Illinois  62095   Phone: (618) 259-6462   Fax: (618) 259-2578

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