OTTAWA COUNTY death, grief planning:

• Always call 211 before any of the following agencies.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – online information regarding grief and loss.
• The Church Family Support Program - helping individuals feel Christ’s healing power to be free from the bondage of despair.
• Open Path Psychotherapy - $30 - $60 per session.
• Hospice of North Ottawa – Free grief counseling, life end task support.
• Hospice of Michigan – grief seminars and recovery support groups in West Michigan.
• MDHHS – MI Dept. Health & Human Svs. – Emergency relief/burial.
• Dignity Memorial – plan ahead for funeral/cremation service, cemetery arrangement, legal & estate prep., financial cost.
• Advanced Directives in Michigan – information about Patient Advocate Designation form for Michigan.
• Eternal Reefs – End of life planning, Hospice & grief support.
• Help Guide – All areas to be considered when a loved one is terminally ill.
• Cancer Care – Anticipatory grief – preparing for a loved one’s end of life.
• Help Guide – Coping with grief and loss. Breakup/job loss/miscarriage/pet death/loss of health etc.
• American Cancer Society – Symptoms of major depression. Complicated grief. What to say. What to do.
• MY MONEY.GOV – Prepare financially for death of family member.
• Ottawa Care Center at Heartwood Lodge – Spring Lake/Ferrysburg – Residential and hospice care for those with a terminal illness.
• Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services – Psychiatric Services: Individual, marital and family therapy for all ages. Depression, anxiety, stress, grief, anger etc.
• Mosaic Counseling – Tri-Cities – licensed therapists for depression, grief, stress etc. Sliding fee.
• Widowed Persons Service of the Greater Holland Area – Support and encouragement. Meals at restaurants on Thursdays at 5:00. Meetings after dinner. (616) 396-5932. Email: malone.dg57@gmail.com

Resources for infant loss:

• Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep – free remembrance portraits for parents experiencing the death of a baby.
• We Had an Angel Instead – recommended book to help families talk about the loss of a baby.
• Compassionate Friends Inc. - Support and aid for parents in the positive resolution of grief experienced following the death of their child. (616) 738-0120 365 Stoneharbor, Holland. 49424