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Grief Support

You can never be prepared for the death of a loved one, even, when that death comes after a long and serious illness. At Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Homes, we are committed to help you through this most difficult time, and we offer a series of "Care Notes", some or all of which may help you in your journey through grief. These are all available free of charge.

Some of the titles in this series are:

  • Losing Someone Close
  • Grieving in Your Own Way
  • When Death Comes Unexpectedly to Someone You Love
  • Finding Your Own Way After the Death of a Spouse
  • Cherishing Your Memories of a Loved One
  • Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide
  • Planning the Funeral of Someone You Love
  • Finding Help in a Support Group
  • Finding Ways to Help Someone Who is Grieving

Most of our local hospices have excellent programs for those who have recently lost a loved one.

Grief Resources

Homicide 

AARP, Widowed Persons Service
601 E. St. NW
Washington D.C. 20049
(202) 434-2277 or (888) 687-2277 m                

 

Patricia Jones, Bereavement Specialist
296 North Main St.
Sayville, NY 11782
(631) 205-1842

 

Michelle Virga, LCSW
130 Medford Avenue
Patchogue, NY 11772
631-567-8587                                      
516-658-1579
E-mail: mmvirga@verizon.net

LIsa A. Nelson, N.P.P.

285 West Main St., Suite 202
Sayville, NY 11782

(631) 750-1913

 

 

For parents who have experienced the death of a child:

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer
Foundation

3910 Warner Street
Kensington, MD 20895 (800)366-2223             
Parents of Murdered Children
100 East Eight Street; Suite B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683 or (888) 818-POMC 
The Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(630) 990-0010 or (877) 969-0010
Diana M. Roscingo
Bereaved Parents of the USA
Long Island New York Chapter
Cell # 516-233-4848
E-mail: markanthonysmom@yahoo.com
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue; Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-SIDS

Grieving Children: 

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
(MADD)

P.O. Box 541688
Dallas, TX 75354-1688
(800) GET-MADD

 

Safe Horizon
2 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10007
(212) 577-7700
24-Hour Hotline (212) 577-5777

 

Doughy Center
P.O. Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
(503) 775-5683

 

Suicide:
American Association of Suicidology

5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20015
(202) 237-2280

Terminal Illness:
Make Today Count Cancer Action Inc.
255 Alexander Street
Rochester, NY 14607
(716) 423-9700

Hospice Care:
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 837-1500

Support Groups:
National Self-Help Clearinghouse
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
36 5th Ave, Suite 3300; New York, NY 10016
(212) 817-1822