Helpful Local Links
- Children’s Grief Center of El Paso (http://www.cgcelpaso.org)
- El Paso Diabetes Association (http://epdiabetes.org)
- Rio Grande Cancer Foundation (https://rgcf.org)
Hospice and Palliative Care Links
- American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (http://www.abhpm.org)
- American Hospice Association (http://www.americanhospice.org)
- Center to Advance Palliative Care (http://www.capc.org)
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (http://hpna.org)
- Hospice Foundation of America (http://www.hospicefoundation.org)
- Hospice Net (http://hospicenet.org)
- Innovations in End-of-Life Care (http://www2.edc.org/lastacts)
- International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (http://www.hospicecare.com)
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (http://www.nhpco.org)
- Population-based Palliative Care Research Network (http://www.uchsc.edu/popcrn)
- Texas Academy of Palliative Medicine (http://www.tapm.org)
- The Joint Commission (http://www.jointcommission.org)
Texas, Government & National Links
- Alzheimer’s Association (http://www.alz.org)
- AIDS Interfaith Network (Dallas) (http://www.aidsinterfaithnetwork.org)
- ALS Association of Texas (http://www.alstexas.org)
- American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives (http://www.aacpi.org)
- American Association of Kidney Patients (https://aakp.org)
- American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)
- American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org)
- American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) (http://www.healthinaging.org)
- American Heart Association (http://www.heart.org)
- American Liver Foundation (http://www.liverfoundation.org)
- American Lung Association of Texas (http://www.texaslung.org)
- American Medical Association (http://www.ama-assn.org)
- American Pain Foundation (http://www.painfoundation.org)
- American Parkinson Disease Association (http://www.apdaparkinson.org)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (http://www.asco.org)
- Cancer News of the Net (http://www.cancernews.com)
- Center for Advanced Illness Coordinated Care (http://www.coordinatedcare.net)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (http://cms.hhs.gov)
- Children’s Hospice International (http://www.chionline.org)
- HIV Resource Group (http://www.hivresourcegroup.org)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.leukemia.org/hm_lls)
- Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com)
- Mesothelioma Guide: (https://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/)
- National Brain Tumor Foundation (http://www.braintumor.org)
- National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov)
- National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO) (http://www.hispanichealth.org)
- National Family Caregivers Association (http://www.nfcacares.org)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (http://www.ninr.nih.gov)
- National Institute on Aging (NIH) (https://www.nia.nih.gov)
- National Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov)
- National Kidney Foundation (http://www.kidney.org)
- National Parkinson Foundation (http://www.parkinson.org)
- National Patients Advocates Foundation (http://www.npaf.org)
- Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization (http://txnmhospice.org)
- Texas Administrative Code (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml)
- Texas Health and Human Services System (http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/index.shtml)
- Texas Hospital Association (http://www.thaonline.org)
- Texas Medical Association (http://www.texmed.org)
- Texas Medical Board (http://www.tmb.state.tx.us)
“Our Children and the Questions Parents are Fearful to Ask”
When dealing with the thought of your child dying you might say, “Oh I can’t possibly deal with that”. What if your child asks you “ Am I going to die”? How do you answer, and is it OK to feel guilty in your choice? Find comfort in knowing you are not alone. For a bit of guidance and encouraging words click on the link below. Who knows, we might be able to garner some wisdom from you.