Patient Education Resources

Talking to Children about Death and Grief - Information for Parents and Caregivers

This pamphlet explains how you can help when your child is coping with disease, dying, the death of a loved one, and grief. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Ten Things to Know About Grief

Although your grief is unique to your relationship with the person who died, there are some common themes. Our staff, volunteers, and bereaved people have identified 10 things as important in understanding your grief. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Understanding Grief - Palliative Care Unit: Aberdeen Hospital

This pamphlet explains how to look after your health when you are grieving.

Understanding the Last Weeks, Days, and Hours of Life

The information provided in this pamphlet is to help you understand the changes that happen to someone during the last weeks, days, and hours of life. Topics include physical changes, cultural, spiritual, and religious considerations, and what to expect in the last days, very near the time of death, and at the time of death.

When Someone You Love Dies by Suicide

This pamphlet outlines how to help you cope with grief after a suicide. Other topics include: your feelings, physical symptoms, and ways to take care of yourself while you are grieving.