Advance Directives
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Caring Connections
800-658-8898
www.caringinfo.org
Provides an online form for advance directives |
| Aging |
Administration on Aging (AOA)
Washington, D.C.
202-619-0724 (helpline)
www.aoa.gov |
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National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
Washington, D.C.
202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org |
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Focus on the Family’s Complete Guide to Caring for Aging Loved Ones
(Tyndale, 2002) |
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| ALS (Lou Gehrig's) Disease |
ALS Association
800-782-4747
www.alsa.org |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
Alzheimer’s Association
800-272-3900 (24-hour helpline)
www.alz.org
Appendix c 171 |
| Boundaries |
Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life (Zondervan, 1992). |
| Brain Diseases |
National Brain Tumor Foundation
800-934-CURE
www.nbtf.org |
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Brain Connections Online
Links to organizations that provide information on brain disorders
www.massgeneral.org/neurology/pages/brainconnections.htm |
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| Cancer |
American Cancer Society (ACS)
800-ACS-2345
www.cancer.org |
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Canadian Cancer Society
888-939-3333
www.cancer.ca |
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Chemo Buddy Club
Offering Encouragement to
Cancer/Chemo Patients and their
Friends and Family through
Unique Gifts, Gift Baskets, Buddy
Hints and Valuable Resources
www.chemobuddyclub.com
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David Drum. Making the Chemotherapy Decision (Lowell House, 2000) |
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William A. Fintel, MD, and Gerald R. McDermott, PhD. Dear God, It’s Cancer: A Medical and Spiritual Guide for Patients and Their Families (Word, 1993, 1997) |
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
800-955-4572
www.leukemia.org |
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National Cancer Institute—Cancer Information Service
800-4CANCER
www.cancer.gov |
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| Caregiving |
Christian Caregivers
www.christiancaregivers.org |
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Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving
800-445-8106
www.caregiver.org |
| Devotionals |
Henry and Richard Blackaby. Experiencing God Day by Day (Broadman, 1998) |
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Amy Carmichael. Gold by Moonlight: Sensitive Lessons From a Walk With Pain (Christian Literature Crusade, reprinted 2000) |
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Elisabeth Elliot. A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God’s Mercy and Our Pain (Vine Books, 1992) |
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Liz Curtis Higgs. Embrace Grace (Waterbrook, 2006). Appropriate for a brand-new believer. 172 c May I Walk You Home? |
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| Diabetes |
American Diabetes Association
800-DIABETES
www.diabetes.org |
| Digestive Disorders |
American Liver Foundation
800-GOLIVER
www.liverfoundation.org |
|
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
www.2.niddk.nih.gov |
| Dying Process |
Barbara Karnes. Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience (Barbara Karnes Books).
This booklet is available from doctors or hospice centers, and may be purchased by contacting: 360-828-7132
www.bkbooks.com |
| Funeral Planning |
Everything you need to know about planning a funeral, including a free online or printable funeral planning guide.
www.funeralplan.com
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| Grief |
Gerald L. Sittser. A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss (Zondervan, 2005) |
| Heart Disease |
American Heart Association (AHA)
800-AHAUSA1
www.americanheart.org |
| Home Health Care |
National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)
202-547-7424
www.nahc.org |
| Hospice |
Caring Connections
800-658-8898 (helpline)
www.caringinfo.org |
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Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)
800-854-3402
www.hospicefoundation.org |
| Huntington's Disease |
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
800-345-HDSA
www.hdsa.org |
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| Kidney Disease |
National Kidney Foundation
800-622-9010
www.kidney.org
Appendix c 173 |
| Legal Issues |
Christian Legal Society
703-642-1070
www.clsnet.org |
| Leukemia / Lymphoma |
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
800-955-4572
www.leukemia.org |
| Liver Disease |
American Liver Foundation
800-GOLIVER
www.liverfoundation.org |
| Medicare |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
800-MEDICARE
www.medicare.gov |
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| Multiple Sclerosis |
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
800-532-7667 (helpline)
www.msaa.com |
| Parkinson's Disease |
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
800-457-6676
www.pdf.org |
| Personalities |
Florence Littauer. Personality Plus (Revell, 1992) |
| Stroke |
American Stroke Association
888-549-1776
www.americanstroke.org |
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Scripture Readings |
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| Death |
Psalm 23
Psalm 48:14
Psalm 73:25–28 |
| Forgiveness |
Human
Matthew 6:14
Mark 11:25
Luke 17:4
Ephesians 4:32
Colossians 3:13
God’s
Psalm 103:8–12
Ephesians 1:7
1 John 1:9
174 c May I Walk You Home? |
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| Heaven |
John 14:1–7
Revelation 21:3–4
Revelation 21:10–23
Revelation 22:3–4
Revelation 22:17 |
| Hope |
Psalm 30:1–5
Psalm 126:5–6
Isaiah 46:4 |
| Resurrection |
John 11:25–26 1 Corinthians 15:13–14, 20–22, 54–57 |
| Sickness |
Psalm 78:38–39 Psalm 103:13–17 |
| Suffering |
Isaiah 53:4 2 Corinthians 4:8–18 |
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