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Recognizing that the time following a funeral can be a very difficult time of adjustment and change, Weeks' Funeral Homes provides a comprehensive follow-up program for the families we serve. This includes:
  • Information about adult grief as well as children's grief
  • Funeral directors who meet with children to answer questions
  • A list of helpful community resources
  • An annotated list of books on loss and grief issues
  • Opportunities to participate in professionally facilitated grief support groups
  • Informational seminar: "Handling the Holidays"
  • A special Christmas Memorial Service
  • A library of books on loss and grief


Aftercare Library

General Bereavement


HOLIDAYS AND HOPE by Cardinal Funeral Homes

THE LONELINESS WORKBOOK – A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING & MAINTAINING LASTING CONNECTION by Copeland

LIFE AFTER LOSS by Bob Deits

LIVING WITH GRIEF: WHEN ILLNESS IS PROLONGED by Doka

LIVING WITH GRIEF: AFTER A SUDDEN LOSS with book and video by Doka

THIS THING CALLED GRIEF by Ellis

DOES ANYONE ELSE HURT THIS BAD AND LIVE? by Eneroth

HEARTPEACE: HEALING HELP FOR GRIEVING FOLKS by Gilbert

WHAT HELPED ME WHEN MY LOVED ONE DIED by Grollman

HELLO FROM HEAVEN by Guggenheim

ROSES IN DECEMBER: COMFORT FOR THE GRIEVING HEART by Heavilin

GETTING BACK TO LIFE WHEN GRIEF WON’T HEAL by Kosminsky

REMEMBERING WITH LOVE MESSAGES OF HOPE FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF GRIEVING ANY BEYOND by Levanh and Ilse

HOW TO GO ON LIVING WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE DIES by Rando

THE GIFT OF A MEMORY by Richmond

SURVIVING GRIEF & LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN by Sanders

A GRACE DISGUISED: HOW THE SOUL GROWS THROUGH LOSS by Sittser

ABC’S OF HEALTHY GRIEVING by Smith & Jeffers

A DECEMBERED GRIEF by Smith

GRIEVERS ASK by Smith

RAINBOWS AND RAIN FINDING COMFORT IN TIMES OF LOSS by Waterfal

AWAKENING FROM GRIEF by Welshons

ABOUT MOURNING – SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR THE BEREAVED by Weizmann & Kamm

UNDERSTANDING GRIEF: HELPING YOURSELF HEAL by Wolfelt

THE JOURNEY GRIEF: REFLECTIONS ON HEALING by Wolfelt

HEALING A FRIEND’S GRIEVING HEART – 100 PRACTICAL IDEAS by Wolfelt

HEALING YOUR GRIEVING SOUL by Alan Wolfelt

Helping Children and Teens


35 WAYS TO HELP A GRIEVING CHILD by The Dougy Center

HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH DEATH by The Dougy Center

HELPING THE GRIEVING STUDENT: A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS by The Dougy Center

WHEN DEATH IMPACTS YOUR SCHOOL A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS by The Dougy Center

CHILDREN ALSO GRIEVE – TALKING ABOUT DEATH AND HEALING by Goldman

WHEN A FRIEND DIES: A BOOK FOR TEENS ABOUT GRIEVING AND HEALING by Grollman

THE DYING AND THE BEREAVED TEENAGER by Morgan

WHEN A CHILD YOU LOVE IS GRIEVING by Smith

A CHILDS'S VIEW OF GRIEF (book and video) by Wolfelt

A PARENTS GUIDE TO RAISING GRIEVING CHILDREN by Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly

Suicide


AFTER SUICIDE LOSS by Baugher

A MESSAGE OF HOPE – FOR SURVIVING THE TRAGEDY OF SUICIDE by Harness-Overly

SUICIDE SURVIVORS HANDBOOK by Trudy Carlson

Widowed


WIDOWED by Brothers

WIDOWED by Brothers

WAKING UP ALONE GRIEF & HEALING by Cicero

FINDING YOUR WAY AFTER YOUR SPOUSE DIES by Felber

A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO LIVING ALONE by Stone

GETTING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF GRIEF: OVERCOMING THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE by Zonnebelt-Smeenge & DeVries

Loss of a Parent


RECOVERING FROM THE LOSS OF A PARENT by Donnelly

FINDING YOUR WAY AFTER YOUR PARENT DIES – HOPE FOR GRIEVING ADULTS by Gilbert

MOTHER LOSS WORKBOOK: HEALING EXERCISES FOR DAUGHTERS by Hambrook and Eisenburg

WHEN PARENTS DIE: A GUIDE FOR ADULTS by Myers

GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A MOTHER by Smith

Loss of a Child- Parental Grief


EMPTY CRADLE, BROKEN HEART by Davis

THE DEATH OF ADULT CHILDREN THROUGH THE EYES OF GRIEVING PARENTS by Gaber and Bacon

LOVE NEVER DIES: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY FROM LOSS TO LOVE by Goodman

WHEN WINTER FOLLOWS SPRING – SURVIVING THE DEATH OF AN ADULT CHILD by Ferguson

BEFORE AND AFTER MY CHILD DIED by Fischoff

A SILENT SORROW PREGNANCY LOSS-GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY by Kohn and Moffett

ONLY SPRING: ON MOURNING THE LOSS OF MY SON by Livingston

MEDITATIONS FOR BEREAVED PARENTS by Osgood

HELP, COMFORT & HOPE AFTER LOSING YOUR BABY IN PREGNANCY OR THE FIRST YEAR by Lophrop

HELP YOUR  MARRIAGE SURVIVE THE LOSS OF A CHILD by Rosenblatt

THE WORST LOSS: HOW FAMILIES HEAL FROM THE DEATH OF A CHILD by Rosof

THE BEREAVED PARENTS' SURVIVAL GUIDE by Rothman

HOW TO SURVIVE THE LOSS OF A CHILD by Sanders

FIVE CRIES OF GRIEF – ONE FAMILY’S JOURNEY TO HEALING AFTER THE TRAGIC  DEATH OF A SON by Strommen and Strommen

HEALING A PARENT'S GRIEVING HEART by Wolfelt

Men's Grief


SWALLOWED BY A SNAKE by Golden

GRIEF QUEST: REFLECTIONS FOR MEN COPING WITH LOSS by Miller

MEN AND GRIEF by Staudacher

Local Resources for Grief Support Groups

:: :: General Bereavement Support :: ::

Adult Parental Loss Group (adults over 18)
Mt. View Funeral Home, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW,
Tacoma, WA
For information Call (253)584-0252

MulitCare/Good Sam Hospice
Eight-weeks sessions, meets 3 times per year.
For more information call:  (253) 301-6465

General Open Support Group
Mt. View Funeral Home, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Multiple Groups
For information Call (253)584-0252

General Bereavement Support Group
Franciscan Hospice of Federal Way & Tacoma
Call (253)534-7000 for days and times


General Bereavement Group
Highline Community Hospital
12844 Military Rd. S.
Tukwila, WA
First and Third Wednesday of each month, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Call for information on evening groups.
For more information, call Ann Tamminen at (206) 439-9059

Group Health-General Bereavement Group
Meets once a month in Tacoma.
Call Janet Hedgepath for day and time.
(253)274-4627

Overlake Hospital
1035 116th Ave. N.E.
Bellevue, WA
Open to the community, no fee
Meeting Second & Fourth Monday every month in
Conference Room C 7:00-8:30 p.m.,
Contact Jerry Nash - (425) 688-5127

:: :: Widowed Groups :: ::

Young Widows Group (under 50)
Mt. View Funeral Home
4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, WA
1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM
For more information call (253)584-0252 Please call first.

Widowed Information and Consultation Services
223 North Yakima
Tacoma, WA
Wednesdays at 10:00 AM
For more information call Betty Arrowsmith at (253)272-8092

Young Widows Group
The Healing Center
Seattle, WA
For specific information call (206)261-6855

Welcoming Widows and Widowers Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Olympia Room at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, WA.  The Group provides practical information, friendship and social support.     Contact: Dorothy (253)697-1781

Rebuilders-Social Group
Widower organization providing friendship and social support for men and women.
Meets Sundays at 4:30 p.m. in Puyallup.
Contact: Kathryn, (253)845-1591

Helping Hearts
Neighborhood Community Church
Tacoma, WA
Meeting Last Thursday Potluck at 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Sylvia & Bill Stump, (253) 581-2285

Widowed / Lifemates Support Group - For those over 55
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays 2:00-3:30p.m. and 2nd & 4 th Wednesday 7.00p.m. at Mt View Funeral Home
4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, WA
Call (253)584-0252

Widowed Information & Consultation Services                 Meets every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  25810  156th SE, Covington, WA 98042  Contact:  Lee (253)630-0324


:: :: Support For Parents :: ::

Memories
Support following the death of an only child or all children.
Meeting First Saturday every month 10:a.m.-12:00p.m.
St. Francis Community Hospital
34515 9th Ave. S
Federal Way, WA
Contact: Belinda Chandler (253)224-3636, call first for room location

The Compassionate Friends
9714 3rd Ave. NE Northgate
1st Thursday of each month at 7:30p.m.

4515 9th Ave. S Federal Way
2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30p.m.
Call Mike Mc Clond (206) 241-1139

12822 124th Lane, NE, Kirkland
2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00p.m.
For information contact: Yola @ (206)241-1139

Grief Share
Support following the death of a child: 13-week video series
Meets Monday at 7:00p.m.
Contact: Kathy Powers, (253)845-7538

Journey Through the Wilderness of Grief
For pregnancy loss and new born death
Call for starting dates and
Tacoma Locations
Contact: Martine DeLisle-Porter (253)403-4515

P.S. Group for Stillbirth and Infant Death
Meets 1st Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Contact: Sara & Bob (253) 238-5219

:: :: Bereavement Support For Children :: ::

Bridges: A Center For Grieving Children
Christ Episcopal Church
310 North K Street
Tacoma, WA
Contact: Darren Wentz at (253)272-8266

Safe Crossings
Hospice of Seattle-Providence Homecare
425 Pontius Ave. North #300
Seattle, WA
Meets two times yearly Spring & Fall
Call for starting dates.
Contact: Janet duMonceaux @ (206)320-4000 ext. 27219


Journey: A Grief Support Program
Children's Hospital
4800 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA
Grief support groups for parent and siblings where there has been a death of a child.
Free, donation requested.
Contact Jackaline Kite (206)526-2062

Support Groups for Children and Teens
The Healing Center
Seattle, WA
For specific information call: (206)261-685


:: :: Suicide Support Groups :: ::

Survivors of Suicide-Tacoma
South 19th Street & Union
Meeting: First & Third Monday of the month at 7:00p.m.
Contact: Kathy (253)446-6500

Survivors of Suicide-Auburn
Auburn Fire Station
1101 D St.
Auburn, WA
Meeting: Second and Fourth Tuesday every month at 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Joan Tabrum (253)838-8947


Suicide Survivors Group
333 Kiser Road
Olympia, WA
Meeting: Third Tuesday of every month at 7:30p.m.
Contact: Janis (360)866-2509


:: :: Additional Resources :: ::

Crisis Clinic
Pierce County: (253)759-6700 or (800)576-7764
King Count: (206)461-3222

Grief Support for Military
Support for Active duty, Dependants or Retired Military
Madigan Hospital
Call Eileen Stubblefield first at (253)968-3172
Must have phone interview first.



United Way Helpline
1501 Pacific Ave
Suite 310A
Tacoma, WA
Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m.
Contact (253)572-4357





 

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