Department of Medicine
Caregiver Resources & Reading List
The Palliative Care team at Massachusetts General Hospital will keep in contact with the family in a variety of ways to offer support and to make suggestions for resources in the community, such as bereavement support groups.
Bereavement Reading List
After The First Year, Then What?
A hopeful letter for the first anniversary of the death.
Grief: A Normal and Natural Response to Loss
Descriptions of normal reactions (physical, emotional, work-related, and spiritual) to the death, using the words of grieving people.
On Dealing with Death
More gentle descriptions and recommendations for the middle months of grieving.
Recovering From Grief
Recommendations for adapting after the difficult work of bereavement.
Understanding Grief
Some gentle recommendations for the early months of bereavement.