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Resources

Here you can find information for additional support, books, articles and how-to guidance for practical concerns and planning. We’re here to help individuals, families and caregivers navigate the journey with security and peace of mind.

Our lending library has an array of books that includes many topics such as mindfulness,
spirituality, practical steps after diagnosis, death and dying, poetry, caregiving, grief and bereavement, talking to children, healing, specific diseases, hope, children’s grief stories, inspirational stories to name a few.


Books are available on loan for a period of 3 weeks.
Please call us at 604-852-2456 or drop-in during office hours to inquire about borrowing a book.  

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Recommended Reading & Resources

Adult
  1. Beyond Tears by Ellen Mitchell

  2. Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley

  3. I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D.

  4. Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen

  5. Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen

  6. Understanding Your Grief by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

  7. When Your Child Dies by Avril Nagel and Randie Clark, Ma, CCC

Children
  1. The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

  2. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglio

  3. What Do You Do With A Problem by Kobi Yamada

  4. There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent

  5. The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic

  6. Ida Always by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso

  7. A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes

Teen
  1. Grief out Loud - podcast series by the Dougy Centre

  2. Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith

  3. Weird is Normal When Teenagers Grieve by Jenny Lee Wheeler

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Workshops/Education

Our educational and informational sessions vary throughout the year depending on community need and interest. Click here to learn more about our Community training workshops offered throughout the year. 

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"Honouring life and sharing in grief" since 1985.

Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society

32780 Marshall Road

Abbotsford, BV2S 1J7

 

info@abbotsfordhospice.org

604-852-2456

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