Bereavement Materials for Grandparents:
A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Horchler, J.N., Rice, R.
SIDS and Infant Death Survival Guide: Information
and Comfort for Grieving Family and Friends and Professionals
who seek to help them. Third Edition.
Cheverly, MD: SIDS Educational Services. 2003. 320 p.
This book addresses the issues facing family
members, friends, and helping professionals who must deal with
the death of an infant from SIDS. Chapter 1 provides the definition
of SIDS and presents basic information about who is at risk,
incidence, possible causes, and whether or not SIDS is avoidable.
This chapter also includes an expert's perspective
on SIDS and other infant deaths by Rachel Y. Moon, and a personal
account and political history of SIDS by C. Griffin Sheehan.
Chapter 2 describes feelings and experiences SIDS parents commonly
have in the first few weeks and months of grief. This chapter
also includes poetry by bereaved parents and personal accounts
written by parents of SIDS infants that describe the circumstances
surrounding their infants' deaths and the aftermath. Chapter
3 contains writings that focus on anger and guilt, and chapter
4 presents poems and writings that ask God the questions "Why
My Baby? Why Me?" Chapters 5 through 8 present personal accounts,
writings, and poems that address grief from the point of view
of fathers, siblings, grandparents, and child care providers
of SIDS infants. Chapters 9 through 18 address the following
topics: how to be a friend to SIDS parents and other survivors;
planning the funeral and the role of the clergy; learning to
live again; surviving anniversaries and holidays; the benefits
of contact with other SIDS parents; the role of public health
nurses and grief counselors; guidelines for emergency medical
responders; interviews with a paramedic and two homicide detectives;
an account of parents suspected of child abuse when twins died
of SIDS; the role of the medical examiner in SIDS cases; subsequent
children and the question of home monitoring; guilt and risk
reduction; dreams and premonitions among SIDS parents; surviving
and moving forward; and more stories, poems, and letters. A
list of national and international organizations that provide
counseling, research data, and grants on SIDS and related topics
is appended.
Available from:
SIDS Educational Services
2905 64th Ave.
Cheverly, MD 20785
(877) 935-6839 (Toll-free)
(301) 322-2620
(301) 322-9822 (Fax)
sidses@aol.com (E-mail)
http://www.sidssurvivalguide.org
Bereaved Parents of the USA
For Bereaved Grandparents.
Park Forest, IL: Bereaved Parents of the USA. 2003. 3 p.
This brochure discusses two aspects of grief
that a bereaved grandparent undergoes working through their
own grief and being helpful to their bereaved child. It provides
various tips in order to undergo these two aspects. It provides
information on the Bereaved Parents of the USA along with the
brochures available.
Available from:
Bereaved Parents of the USA
PO Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
(630) 971-3490
(708) 748-9184 (Fax)
http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Available Full-text at: http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/images/pdfs/bpusagp.pdf
National SIDS/Infant Death Program Support
Center. (NSIDPSC)
Recommended Materials for Families Experiencing an
Infant Death.
Baltimore, MD: National SIDS and Infant Death Program Support
Center. 2002. 13 p.
This bibliography contains recommended bereavement
materials for families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth,
neonatal death, infant death, or sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS) and the professionals who work with them. The citations
are organized according to the following subject areas and
audiences: general infant loss; miscarriage; stillbirth; decision
making and support after terminating a pregnancy; SIDS; pregnancy
after loss; for fathers; for couples; handling holidays; for
teens and older single parents; for and about children; for
grandparents; for family members and friends; funeral planning;
for health care professionals, social workers, and other professionals;
and languages other than English. Complete contact information
for the publishers of these materials is included.
Available from:
National SIDS/ Infant Death Program Support Center (NSIDPSC)
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 415-6628
(800) 221-7437 (Toll-free)
(410) 653-8709 (Fax)
Kathleen.graham@firstcandle.org (E-mail)
http://www.firstcandle.org
Bereaved Parents of USA
Para Abuelos Desconsolados [For Bereaved Grandparents].
Park Forest, IL. Bereaved Parents of USA. 2002.3 p.
This brochure discusses two aspects of grief
that a bereaved grandparent undergoes working through their
own grief and being helpful to their bereaved child. It provides
various tips in order to undergo these two aspects. It provides
information on the Bereaved Parents of the USA along with the
brochures available.
Available from:
Bereaved Parents of the USA
PO Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
(630) 971-3490
(708) 748-9184 (Fax)
http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Full-text downloading at: http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/images/pdfs/bp_sp_gparents.pdf
Reed, M.L.
Grandparents Cry Twice: Help for Bereaved Grandparents.
Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 2000.127 p.
The author shares her experiences when her
beloved grandson, Alex died. She shares excerpts from condolence
letters written by third grade classmates of Alex's older brother,
Curtis and tells how those letters helped her grieving family.
The first chapter describes the joy felt from Alex's birth,
his life, and the agony of his illness and death at two-and
a half years; the confusion and the struggle to continue functioning;
and Redd's personal frustration with the lack of applicable
information about grandparent's grief. The following chapters
look at grief theories of various authorities and their relevancy
for parents and grandparents. Information the author learned
from experience, study and correspondence with other grandparents
is used in the chapters on helping themselves, helping the
grieving parents, and their surviving children. Other chapters
make suggestions for memorials and personal rituals as well
as how others may assist or hurt. The closing chapter is an
overview of the author's journey through grief. Appendices
include selected poems, a list of resources and a bibliography.
Available from:
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
26 Austin Ave.,
PO Box 337
Amityville, NY 11701
(800) 638-7819 (Toll-free)
(631) 691-1270
(631) 691-1770 (Fax)
http://baywood.com
Galinsky, N.
When a Grandchild Dies: What to do, What to Say,
How to Cope.
Houston, TX: Gal In Sky Publishing Company. 1999. 130 p.
The book is based on experiences shared by
grieving grandparents as well as author's
own personal experience as a bereaved mother. Part I discusses
what feelings may be experienced at the beginning and how to
recognize when grieving becomes unhealthy. Part II assists
the grandparents communicate with their bereaved children and
other living grandchildren, spouses, in-laws, and friends.
Part III offers ways to cope from relaxation techniques, how
to ask for help when help is needed. Also includes epilogue,
bibliography, recommended resources, internet resources, contact
address to bereavement organization and index.
Available from:
Gal In Sky Publishing Company
PO Box 70976
Houston, TX 77270
(713) 880-8089
(713) 864-6689 (Fax)
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