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- Friends In Deed
 - Since 1991, Friends In Deed has helped transform many thousands of lives through our programs and services. We provide emotional and spiritual support
- The story of Ed Rath
 - This video is made possible by a grant from the Select Equity Group Foundation.
In this first of three illuminating segments, Ed Rath
- Capturing A Short Life - Video Trailer
 - Capturing A Short Life is a beautiful and life-affirming documentary about families dealing with infant loss. Combining verit? and interview
- Holding Our Own
 - Filmmaker Camilla Rockwell sent the trailer to her film "Holding Our Own". We feel her program is helpful for those who are involved in
- Francis Lamoureux Veteran's Day 2008
 - Last year the Grieivng Center produced three segments about hospice and bereavement at the Veterans' Administration. The response was phenomenal.
- Bonnie Bluh
 - When Bonnie Bluh's 102 year old mother died, she was deeply effected. Reluctantly, she reached out for bereavement counseling and was surprised
- Capt. Maria Irizarry
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The Grieving Center would like to send a special thanks to The Heidi Paoli Fund for making this video possible.
Capt. Maria Irizarry, RN is
- Asher-Kelly Nacht - Memorial Performance
 - Asher-Kelly Nacht is the son of Dr. Carl Henry Nacht, a beloved New York physician. Dr. Nacht was tragically struck down while riding his bicycle
- Carolyn Cassin
 - Carolyn Cassin has devoted her professional career to improving end of life care in the US by helping develop legislation that became the Medicare
- Grieving Center goes to the VA Part 1
 - The Veteran's Administration has a storied history. In recent times the VA has been an innovator in numerous areas of American Healthcare. This
- Grieving Center goes to the VA Part 2
- The Palliative Care Program at New York Harbor Healthcare System is made of a team of professionals who devote themselves to the care of veterans.
- Cliff Green's Last Birthday at the VA
Cliff Green was an Air Force veteran. His loving wife Dolores recounts the story of Cliff's
last birthday, his excellent palliative
- Billie
 - Suicide carries many painful feelings for the survivors and can make for a complicated grief. In this eloquent and honest interview Billie tells
- Lean On Me
 - This music video was filmed at a Continuum Hospice Memorial Service. It's a moving and spontaneous response to a beautiful piece of music performed
- The Six C's of Memorial Services:
 - A memorial service is one of the most important aspects of the grieving process. This video explains the "Six C's" that can help anyone
- Earle Hyman
 - Earle Hyman has been an acclaimed actor for many years, most notably as Bill Cosby's father, Mr. Huxtable on the Bill Cosby Show. Losing his partner
- Janeen Otis
 - Janeen Otis has been selecting and performing music for many faith based events during the course of her career as a musician. She explains the importance
- ABOUT THE GRIEVING CENTER
 - The Grieving Center is a project created through Continuum Hospice Care at its Bereavement Center. Staffed by highly qualified professionals, the
- Mary Beth Kelly
 - Mary Beth Kelly watched the love of her life, the father of her children and a beloved New York physician, Dr. Carl Henry Nacht, killed in a tragic
- The Reverend William Purdy
- The Grieving Center is a project created through Continuum Hospice Care at its Bereavement Center. Staffed by highly qualified professionals, the
- Sir Thomas Moore
 - The founder of the Grieving Center explains why he wanted to create a web-based television destination for bereavement.
- Gloria DuClere
 - Gloria DuClere describes how she experienced various feelings of loss as her mother's health declined and how hospice and bereavement counseling
- The Reverend William Purdy
 - The director of the Grieving Center is interviewed by Court TV about collective grieving post 9/11.
- Letitia Alston
 - Letitia Alston felt she was prepared for the imminent passing of her father. What she wasn't prepared for was the murder of her brother.
- Departures - Video Trailer
 - Academy Award? Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the year, "Departures" is a delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland
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Continuum Hospice Care
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A holistic approach to patient care hospice:
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Ultimately, we make it possible for patients and caregivers to use this final stage of life for review, closure, and even personal development.
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GRIEVING HELP
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The Rev. William Purdy, vice president of Continuum Hospice Care, shares his expert advise on bereavement.
At Reverend Purdy's Place he shares his thoughts through his personal blog.
Many of Reverend Purdy's articles are also available here, includeing his Grieving Through Time Series - meditations on the first year of loss.
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LINKS AND PARTNERS
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"Departures"Academy Awardฎ Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the year, "Departures"  is a delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland of Japan and an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage.
"Director Yojiro Takita and his casting director, Takefumi Yoshikawa, have surpassed themselves. In a film with four principal roles, they've found actors whose faces, so very human, embody what Departures wants to say about them... The music is lush and sentimental in a subdued way, the cinematography is perfectly framed and evocative, and the movie is uncommonly absorbing. There is a scene of discovery toward the end with tremendous emotional impact. You can't say it wasn't prepared for, but it comes as a devastating surprise, a poetic resolution."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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"When Someone Dies: Understanding Grief"
 Nothing is more overwhelming than suddenly facing the reality of death. Dealing with the passing of a family member, friend or school acquaintance can be devastating for young people. Many adolescents resist the concept that grief is a normal or necessary emotion. This video is a resource with information that will teach audiences that death and grieving are natural, inevitable and manageable parts of life.
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