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• PBS Kids -- Dealing With Death
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Bemey, Karen. "What to Expect After a Loved One Dies." Discovery Health. June 24, 2008.

http://health.discovery.com/centers/womens/mental/bounceback.html

Kersting, Karen. "A New Approach to Complicated Grief." APA Online. Nov 2004. http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/grief.html

• Cancer Survivors. "Stages." http://www.cancersurvivors.org/Coping/end%20term/stages.htm
• Doka, Kenneth, J. "A Guide to Grief." PBS. 2000. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/articles/grief.html
• Drphil.com. "The Four Stages of Grief." http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/12
• Good Grief. "Resources." http://good-grief.org/resources.html
• Good Grief Center for Bereavement Support. http://www.goodgriefcenter.com/
• Jaffe-Gill, Ellen, M.A.; Smith, Melinda, M.A.; and Segal, Jeanne, Ph.D. HelpGuide. "Coping with Grief and Loss: Guide to Grieving and Bereavement." http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm
• Memorial Hospital. "The Stages of Grief." http://www.memorialhospital.org/library/general/stress-THE-3.html
• Merriam-Webster OnLine. "Grief." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grief
• Nash, Holly, D.V.M., M.S. "Grief & the Loss of a Pet." Pet Education.com. 24 June 2008. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&cat=1494&articleid=635
• National Geographic -- Dog Whisperer Blog http://ngcblog.nationalgeographic.com/dog-whisperer/?p=18
• PBS Kids. "Dealing with Death: What is Grief?" http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/death/article3.html