Life After Cancer
Grief & Coping
The Brain Tumour Foundation offers several resources tailored to coping for both youth and adults managing grief through Virtual Support Programs.
Learn MoreStart your journey with the Forever Family Foundation to learn about the continuation of life beyond the physical self through group exercises, spiritual mediumship, and retreat opportunities.
Learn MoreHelping Parents Heal is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping bereaved parents in their healing process by providing support and resources. They facilitate open discussions about spiritual experiences and the afterlife.
Learn MoreThe Jessie Rees Foundation creates free custom canvases for families in the U.S. who have lost a child to cancer (under 18 years of age). The canvases document special and memorable words to describe their child and the many memories shared together.
Learn MoreSpeaking Grief is a U.S. based national public media initiative which “includes a one-hour television documentary, media-rich website, social media campaign, and numerous community engagement events, all aimed at starting a national conversation about grief.
Learn MoreWhat's Your Grief shares weekly articles, resources, and outlets to express yourself through the process of grief.
Learn MoreAfter Talk provides users a safe and secure outlet to document their thoughts and feelings surrounding the loss of a loved one.
Learn MoreBereaved Families of Ontario support Canadian families facing loss of a loved one. They supply resources for parents and siblings of children who have passed.
Learn MoreTiny Superheroes hosts the Angel Program, which honours children who have passed through capes and angel patches all while supporting their families.
Learn MoreLighthouse offers online groups, books, and tips for caregivers and parents experiencing the loss of a loved one.
Learn MoreSupport for Grandparents
In an article written by Wolfelt, “When a grandchild dies, grandparents grieve twice. They mourn the loss of the child and they feel the pain of their own child’s suffering. Sometimes we forget about the grandparents when a child dies. You can help by not forgetting, by offering the grandparents your love, support and presence in the weeks and months to come.”
Learn More“The relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild is very special and unique. When a grandchild dies, the grief associated with the loss is often so intense and painful, it leaves bereaved grandparents feeling hopeless as they experience what many refer to as a double loss. Not only do they mourn for their grandchild, they may also feel a sense of helplessness because they are unable to take away the pain felt by the parents of their grandchild, one of whom is their own child.”
Learn MoreIn an article written by Fitzgerald, “There is no bond greater than the bond between parent and child. When a child dies, the pain of parental loss is near the top of the scale of human grief, and there is an immediate outpouring of sympathy and concern for the bereaved parents. But other grieving family members, including siblings, are often seen as secondary players who must provide support to the distraught parents. Among these forgotten grievers are the grandparents.”
Learn MoreSupport for Children & Youth
The Family Education Centre presents a course for parents of children facing grief themselves. It guides parents through how to appropriately discuss sensitive topics with them.
Learn MoreRainbows for All Children is a not-for-profit charitable organization that connects children aged 3-18 with the support necessary to navigate grief and heal from loss resulting from a life-altering event.
Learn MoreThe Children & Youth Grief Network provides resources for both children and parents of a grieving child.
Learn MoreTeenage Grief Sucks is a teen-run website that aims to prompt conversations about grief from the perspective of young adults. Run by Natalie Adams who lost her dad in high school, Teenage Grief regularly shares relatable aspects of the coping process.
Learn MoreCamp Erin is a bereavement program for youth aged 6-17 grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. They offer day and weekend camps that combine traditional, fun camp activities with grief education and emotional support, free of charge for all families.
Learn MoreThe National and Canadian Alliances for Children's Grief connect children and their families with grief resources local to them.
Learn MoreLighthouse offers online groups, books, and tips for children and young adults experiencing the loss of a loved one.
Learn More (Youth) Learn More (Child)Comforting Books
The series My Sister in Heaven / My Brother in Heaven is dedicated to children who have endured the loss of a sibling. Author Goldstein was inspired by the passing of her beloved daughter Ayelet. They were written to encourage open discussion within bereaved families and to bring families closer with a sense of comfort and strength.
Learn MoreHealing a Grandparent's Grieving Heart written by Wolfelt provides several suggestions for grandparents to honour the loss of their grandchild while supporting their children through the grieving process.
Learn MoreForgotten Tears written by Bennett takes the reader through the stages of grief and validates the feeling of loss that grandparents may experience.
Learn MoreThe Forgotten Grievers offers grandparents the opportunity to journal through their grieving process, encouraged to take time out of each day to reflect.
Learn MoreWhen a Grandchild Dies written by Galinsky teaches grandparents how to have difficult discussions and reach out for help when going through the bereavement process.
Learn MoreEllen Schwartz’s The Puddle Jump guides the reader through coping with grief through loss. Sharing her own experiences with the loss of her son Jacob, her perspective provides insight into how healing is possible through resilience and acceptance.
Learn MoreFinding Our Way Home by Dagnone discusses a father's experience coping with the loss of his 3 year old son to cancer. It is a story of perseverance and growth.
Learn MoreIn The Only Way Out is Through, Dr. Gross offers strategies for life’s transitions including coping with loss which draws from managing the death of her own daughter.
Learn MoreSurvivorship
The Survivor Scholarship Program hosted by Childhood Cancer Canada supports survivors in meeting their aspirations of attending post-secondary school by supplying eligible applicants scholarships.
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