On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
A foundational resource for grief support, hospice support and palliative care, and end-of-life planning, this book helps families and caregivers better understand the emotional realities of dying with greater honesty, compassion, and clarity.
Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion
A compassionate resource for grief support and spiritual support and meaning-making, this book offers reflective guidance for readers moving through mourning rituals, grief and faith, and the changing shape of loss.
The Empty Chair: Finding Hope and Joy: Timeless Wisdom from a Hasidic Master, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
A thoughtful resource for spiritual support and meaning-making, this book offers comfort, emotional resilience, and hope for readers moving through grief and faith, uncertainty, or meaning after suffering.
Being My Mom’s Mom: A Journey Through Dementia from a Daughter’s Perspective
This memoir offers an honest look at caring for a parent as dementia progresses, especially when roles reverse and the emotional weight deepens over time. It shares moments of tenderness, exhaustion, humor, and heartbreak in a deeply relatable way.
Diagnosis Dementia: Your Guide for Eldercare Planning and Crisis Management
This book offers steady, practical guidance for families navigating Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving after a diagnosis, when decision making, dementia care planning, and deep emotions often arrive all at once. Drawing on the author's lived experience with her mother, it walks through eldercare planning, crisis management, and the layers of caregiver support families often piece together themselves — from in-home and geriatric support to coordinating with home health agencies and palliative care teams, and stepping into the role of patient or family advocate within compassionate health care. The book speaks to adult children, spouses, and close family members stepping into early end-of-life planning, helping them take steady steps forward as care needs change over time.
Pancakes with Nana: A Storybook About Medical Assistance in Dying
This children's book offers a gentle, child-centered way to support family conversations about dying, with story, warmth, and routine that helps families talk to kids about death and the emotions that come with it. Drawing from Chelsea Peddle's own experience walking her family through end-of-life planning and medical assistance in dying, the book grounds children and grief conversations in everyday moments — offering grief support for children, emotional support during illness, and a tender path toward remembrance for kids without overwhelming fear. It speaks to families seeking honest, age-appropriate language that feels safe.
Hope Is a Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again
Hope Is a Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again by By Faith Fuller Wilcox offers a compassionate reflection on grief, love, and the slow process of learning to live again after profound loss.
Papa Jay's Starday: Starday
A gentle children’s book about loss that provides grief support for children, centering on legacy planning and remembrance. The book offers guidance for family grief conversations on remembering loved ones, especially when coping with loss for kids.
Breaking Alzheimer’s: A 15 Year Crusade to Expose the Cause and Deliver the Cure
This research-driven book explores scientific theories about Alzheimer’s and the author’s long-term effort to understand contributors to cognitive decline. It is written for readers who want a deeper dive into the science and emerging perspectives on prevention or treatment.
The End of Alzheimer’s Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age
This book explores Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving through a structured cognitive health protocol, focusing on lifestyle and health factors that may influence cognitive decline. Drawing on Dr. Bredesen's research, it shares Alzheimer's prevention strategies and a holistic dementia care framework that touches on brain health aging, supportive interventions, and planning for progressive illness — content readers can engage with alongside compassionate health care from their professional team. The book speaks to readers, families, and caregiver support networks seeking proactive ways to think about brain health, care options, and quality-of-life goals.
Dementia Practice Guidelines for Recreational Therapy: Treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
This book offers practical, evidence-informed strategies for Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving, sharing dementia therapy activities that use engagement, routine, and therapeutic recreation to reduce anxiety, agitation, and confusion. Drawing on the authors' work in dementia behavioral symptoms support, it strengthens caregiver support across geriatric, in-home support, and community care settings rooted in compassionate health care, helping families and professionals improve quality of life for people with dementia. The book speaks to family caregivers, recreation therapists, and care teams looking for grounded ways to foster calmer, more connected daily experiences.
Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer's Journey
When dementia changes the way someone communicates, it can also change how love is expressed and received. This book guides families through Alzheimer’s caregiving using the Five Love Languages framework, offering practical ways to stay connected through small, meaningful actions.