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National organizations
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Information and education for patients and their families
415-394-7100
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
www.leukemia.org
Support for people with blood-related cancers
415-625-1100
General resources
Cancer Care
www.cancercare.org
Telephone and online support groups led by oncology social workers, online cancer care briefs. Programs include free one-hour teleconferences on a wide variety of cancer topics.
800-813-4673
Health and Healing Center at California Pacific Medical Center
www.myhealthandhealing.org
Classes and outpatient clinical services, including acupuncture, nutritional information, massage and bodywork
415-600-HEAL
Health and Healing Library at California Pacific Medical Center
www.cpmc.org/ihh/hhc/ihhlibrary
The library maintains a collection of medical literature, consumer health books, articles and the latest health publications. For a fee, the library offers a health research service that provides personalized information about your condition and treatment options. (A Planetree affiliate.)
415-600-3681
The Healing Mind - Martin Rossman, MD
www.thehealingmind.org
The Healing Mind, a consortium of health professionals, provides expertise, skills training and a place to meet others who have discovered ways to support their health and wholeness.
Health recovery programs and retreats
Cancer As a Turning Point: from Surviving to Thriving
www.healingjourneys.com
A free weekend event for patients and caregivers. This inspiring, informative and entertaining weekend would be good for ANYONE with a life-altering illness. When it is scheduled in the Bay Area, I especially enjoy the Sacramento Taiko Don performers who grace us with their presence.
Commonweal Cancer Help Program
www.commonweal.org
Residential program and resource center. Program people seeking physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
415-868-0970
Mothers’ Living Stories Project
www.motherslivingstories.org
Trained volunteer listeners guide mothers living with cancer in audio recording their life stories as living legacies for their children.
The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF
www.ucsf.edu/ocim
Integrative medicine consultations. Their physicians design a treatment plan that combines both conventional and complementary medicine to create an individualized and holistic approach for your care.
415-353-7700
Hospice services
Bruns House
www.hospicecc.org
Symptom management and end of life care. RNs 24 hours a day, unrestricted visiting hours, six private rooms.
925-887-5678,
Hospice of Marin
www.hospiceofmarin.org
A non-profit, community-based hospice and palliative care provider serving Marin, San Francisco and Sonoma Counties.
415-927-2273 (Marin)
707-935-7504 (Sonoma)
415-626-5900 (San Francisco)
Zen Hospice Project
www.zenhospice.org
Services for end-of-life care, including residential hospice care, volunteer programs, educational events and support groups. Specializes in the Ongoing Support Group for people living with illness.
415-863-2910
For caregivers
Center for Caregiver Training
www.caregiving101.org
Provides a free 18-hour course that trains families, friends and partners to care for their loved ones with life-threatening illness.
15-563-9286
National Family Caregivers Association
www.nfcacares.org
Supports, educates and speaks up for people who care for a chronically ill, aged or disabled loved one. Committed to improving the overall quality of life of caregiving families and minimizing the disparities between family caregivers and non-caregivers.
Care for the Journey Audio Resource CD
www.wisdomoftheworld.com/products/cfj.html
In response to the growing need for support in the spiritual and psychological arenas of healthcare, Care for the Journey helps care professionals reconnect with their original healing intentions, cultivate presence in the practitioner–patient encounter, and release stress at a core level.
Psychological/spiritual resources
Center for Attitudinal Healing
www.healingcenter.org
Free support groups for individuals, friends and family going through illness.
415-331-6161
Wellness Community
www.twc-bayarea.org
Free psychological services for people with cancer and their loved ones.
Music
Graceful Passages CD from Wisdom of the World
www.wisdomoftheworld.com
Graceful Passages is a spoken word/music recording and gift book, helpful for opening the conversation about mortality; reducing the anxiety of major transitions; and supporting family members, patients, and health care providers with a spiritual sanctuary around the dying process. Created by Michael Stillwater and Gary Malkin, with music by Gary Malkin.
Michael Stillwater
www.innerharmony.com
Michael creates personalized, original songs for individuals and groups, and offers a variety of healing CDs.
Gary Malkin
www.WisdomoftheWorld.com
An Emmy, ASCAP, and CLIO award-winning composer and producer, performer and speaker, Gary creates beautiful musical and spoken word responses to the challenges of living in beautiful. CDs are available through his website.
415-461-1170, 888-883-9060
Shaina Noll
www.shainanoll.com
Music from the heart that speaks directly to each of us. Songs for the Inner Child is one of my favorite CD.
Books
Ansorge, J.J., When You Are Diagnosed with a Life-Threatening Illness (Difficult Times Series), Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002.
Deveau, E.J., Adams, D.W., Beyond the Innocence of Childhood: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Life-Threatening Illness and Dying (Beyond the Innocence of Childhood), Baywood Publications Company, 1995.
Doka, K.J., Living with Life-Threatening Illness: A Guide for Patients, Their Families and Caregivers, Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Dossey, Larry, Prayer is Good Medicine: How to Reap Healing Benefits of Prayer
Groopman, Jerome, The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness (2003)
Helfant, R.H., Courageous Confrontations: Lives Transformed by Life-Threatening Illness, Sentient Publications, 2005.
Kane, Jeff, The Healing Companion: Simple and Effective Ways Your Presence Can Help People Heal (2001)
King, P., Quest for Life: A Handbook for People with Life-Threatening Illness, Dawn Publications, 1994.
Masten, Ric and Lachman, Larry, Parallel Journeys: A spirited Approach to Coping and Living with Cancer (2003)
Mitchell, M., Dancing on Quicksand: A Gift of Friendship in the Age of Alzheimer's, Johnson Books, 2002.
Remen, Rachel Naomi, My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging (2000)
Remen, Rachel Naomi, Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal (1996)
Rossman, Martin, Fighting Cancer from Within: How to Use The Power of Your Mind for Healing (2003)
Rossman, Martin L., Guided Imagery for Self-Healing: An Essential Resource for Anyone Seeking Wellness (2000)
Spiegel, D., M.D., Living Beyond Limits: New Hope and Help for Facing Life-Threatening Illness, Bull Publishing Company, 2005.
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