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Support Organizations in Delaware
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Delaware Hospice, Inc.
1-800-838-9800
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Compassionate Care Hospice of Delaware
256 Chapman Road
Suite 201-A
Newark, DE 19702
1-302-454-7002
1-800-219-0092
Fax 302-454-7003
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Books
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Death: The Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 1975.
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Dying well : The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life by I. Byock. New York : Riverhead Books, 1997.
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A Good Death: Taking More Control at the End of Your Life by T. Patrick Hill and David Shirley. Addison-Wesley, Inc. 1992. ISBN: 0-201-06223-2
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Home Care for the Dying by Deborah Whiting Little. New York: Doubleday, 1985.
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The Hospice Choice: In Pursuit of a Peaceful Death by M. E. Lattanzi-Licht. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998.
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The hospice handbook : A Complete Guide by L. Beresford. Boston : Little, Brown. 1993.
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How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland. New York: Knopf, 1994.
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Living With Life-Threatening Illness: A Guide for Individuals, Families and Caregivers by K. J. Doka. Lexington, MA: Lexington Press, 1993.
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On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. New York: Macmillan, 1969.
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Questions and Answers on Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974.
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Other Resources
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Supportive Care of the Dying
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Growth House, Inc.
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Hospice Foundation of America, Inc.
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The Center to Improve Care of the Dying
2175 K Street NW
Suite 820
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 467-2222
Email: cicd@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
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Americans for Better Care of the Dying
2175 K Street, NW, Suite 820, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 530-9864
Email: caring@erols.com
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Children's Hospice International
2202 Mt. Vernon Ave
Ste 3C
Alexandria, VA 22301
Toll Free (800) 2-4-CHILD
Phone (703) 684-0330
Fax (703) 684-0226
Email: chiorg@aol.com
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Partnership for Caring, Inc.
Program Office
New York, NY
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1825
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-2003
Fax: 212-870-2040
Hotline: 800-989-9455 (option 1)
pfc@partnershipforcaring.org
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National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
1-(703) 243-5900
1-(703) 525-5762 Fax
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