Whether you're planning ahead, caring for a loved one, or navigating a recent loss, these resources are here to help you take the next step with confidence. If you're unsure where to begin, reach out — guidance is available.
Where Do I Even Start?
New Diagnosis
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Start here if you or someone you love has recently been diagnosed. Find guidance on next steps, questions to ask your care team, and support for the road ahead.
I'm a Caregiver
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Practical resources to help you care for someone while also caring for yourself. Caregiver support groups, respite care, home care agencies, and more.
Someone I Love Is Dying
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Guidance, education, and support for this stage of the journey. Hospice information, palliative care, comfort care resources, and what an end-of-life doula can do.
My Loved One Just Passed Away
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A gentle checklist of what needs attention first — and what can wait. Practical steps for the first 24–72 hours, obtaining death certificates, notifying institutions, and grief support.
Planning Ahead
Preparing now can provide clarity and peace of mind later.
• Advance Directives
• Health Care Proxy Forms
• Living Will Information
• Power of Attorney Resources
• Organizing Important Documents
• End-of-Life Planning Checklist
Download Planning Checklist
A step-by-step checklist to help you organize your wishes, documents, and important information — so your loved ones don't have to guess.
Caregiving Support
Helpful tools and organizations for caregivers.
• Caregiver Support Groups
• Respite Care
• Home Care Agencies
• Meal Delivery Services
• Transportation Resources
• Medication Management Tips
• Dementia & Alzheimer's Resources
Serious Illness & End-of-Life
Support for navigating serious illness and end-of-life care.
• Hospice Information
• Palliative Care Resources
• Comfort Care Options
• What an End-of-Life Doula Does
• Talking with Your Care Team
• Symptom Management
• Family Communication Guides
Grief & Bereavement
Resources to support you through loss and grief.
• Understanding Grief
• Grief Support Groups
• Children and Grief
• Grief After Sudden Loss
• Anticipatory Grief
• Books on Grief & Loss
• When to Seek Professional Help
After a Death
Practical guidance for the days and weeks that follow.
• Immediate Steps After a Death
• Funeral & Memorial Planning
• Death Certificates & Legal Paperwork
• Notifying Agencies & Institutions
• Estate & Financial Matters
• Closing Digital Accounts
• Supporting Children After a Loss
Recommended Books
A few books that have been meaningful or helpful.
• Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
• The Five Invitations – Frank Ostaseski
• The In-Between – Hadley Vlahos
• The Grieving Brain – Mary-Frances O'Connor
• The Four Things That Matter Most – Ira Byock