For further information about hospice and palliative care, grief and bereavement, following are some excellent resources. Each of these, in turn, provides further links to relevant and informative websites. AARP 601 E Street NW Washington, DC 20049 1-800-424-3410 www.aarp.org/endoflife National Hospice Foundation 1700 Diagonal Road Alexandria, VA 22314 www.hospiceinfo.org National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel 703 837-1500 www.nhpco.org Eldercare 1-888-389-8839 www.eldercare.com Compassionate Friends, Inc PO Box 3696 Oak Brook IL 60522-3696 Tel 1-877-969-0010 www.compassionatefriends.com Finding Our Way www.findingourway.net Growth House, Inc San Francisco, CA Tel 415 255-9045 www.growthhouse.org Last Acts Campaign 1951 Kidwell Drive Suite 205 Vienna, VA 22182 Tel 703 827 8771 www.lastacts.org Partnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying 325 East Oliver Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Tel 1-800-989-9455 www.partnershipforcaring.org (can download Idaho's advance directive forms) Books There are many books available from the library, web sites, on-line (amazonbooks. com 'death and dying') and local bookstores, social services and hospices that offer guidance to both patients and caregivers during this final stage of life. The books listed here are some which ISHO members have found helpful. Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life by Ira Byock, MD (website: www.dyingwell.org) Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Needs and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callahan and Patricia Kelly On Death and Dying : by Elisabeth Kubler- Ross Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom Rights of the Dying: A Companion for Life's Final Moments by David Kessler There are also numerous consumer brochures available from the National Hospice Foundation, including how to select a hospice, how to understand Medicare coverage, and how to communicate end-of-life wishes. Tel 1-800-338-9619 or click on www.hospiceinfo.org. If you have read something that you would like to suggest, please contact us .