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Advance Care Planning Legal Issues

• Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill [PDF] coming soon

 Advance Directives

• Understanding Advance Directives [PDF]
• You Have Filled Out Your Advance Directive. Now What? [PDF]

Planning Ahead

• End-of-Life Decisions [PDF]
• Leaving a Legacy [PDF]
• Saying Goodbye [PDF]
• Conversations Before the Crisis [PDF]
• If You or Someone You Love is Very Ill...Ask Tough Questions [PDF]
• Artificial Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life [PDF]
• Communicating End-of-Life Wishes [PDF]

Caregiving

• How to Support Someone Caring for Another [PDF]
• End-of-Life Caregiving Booklet [PDF]

End-of-Life Care

• What is Hospice? [PDF]
• Choosing a Quality Hospice for You or Your Loved Ones [PDF]
• Hospice Care: A Consumer's Guide to Selecting a Hospice Program [PDF]
• Hospice Care and the Medicare Hospice Benefit [PDF]
• Hospice Volunteers: Helping People LIVE [PDF]
• What is Palliative Care? [PDF]
• How Can Palliative Care Help Me? [PDF]
• The Dying Process-A Guide for Family Caregivers [PDF]

Grief

• Supporting Someone Who is Grieving [PDF]
• There is no Wrong or Right Way to Grieve After a Loss [PDF]

Pain

• How to Manage Your Pain [PDF]
• Using Narcotics Safely [PDF]

Pediatric

• When Your Child is in Pain [PDF]
• Talking With Your Child About His or Her Illness [PDF]
• Talking to Your Child's Doctor: When Your Child Has a Serious Illness [PDF]
• When a Child Dies: A Guide for Family and Friends [PDF]
• Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One [PDF]

Professional Resources

• A Guide for Clinicians [PDF]
• Advice for Physicians Caring for Dying Patients [PDF]
• Palliative Care: Information and Resources for Healthcare Professionals [PDF] 
• Hospice Patient Rights

Serious Illness

• Living with Serious Illness [PDF]
• When Someone you Care About is Seriously Ill [PDF]

Spirituality

• Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends [PDF]

Spanish/English Bilingual Resources

• Mis deseos a la atencion de mi Salud: Medicas o Directivas Anticipadas - Advance Directives: My Wishes for Medical Attention in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Cuidado Paliativo o Cuidado de Hospice - Hospice and Palliative Care in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Apoyo para el cuidador - How to Support Someone Caring for Another in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Las etapas en los finales de la vida - Phases at the End of Life in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Afliccion por una perdida - Grief and Loss in Spanish/English [PDF] 

Pediatric Spanish/English Bilingual Resources 

• Cuando Su Hijo Tiene Dolor -When Your Child is in Pain in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Hablando Co Su Hijo Sobre Su Enfermedad - Talking With Your Child About His or Her Illness in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Hablando Con el Medico Sobre Su Hijo: Cuando Su Nino Tiene Una Enfermedad Seria- Talking to Your Child's Doctor: When Your Child Has a Serious Illness in Spanish/English [PDF]
• Cuando Muere un Nino: Un Guia Para Familia y Amigos - When a Child Dies: A Guide for Family and Friends in Spanish/English [PDF] 
• Como Ayudar a los Ninos a Afrontar la Muerte de un ser Querido - Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One in Spanish/English [PDF]

Mandarin Chinese/English Bilingual Resources

• Hospice Care [PDF]
• Palliative Care [PDF]
• Understanding Advance Directives [PDF]
• Understanding the Dying Process [PDF]
• There is No Wrong or Right Way to Grieve After a Loss [PDF]