Information Center

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.



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