DOWNLOAD the QUESTION GUIDE for using Go in Peace! to educate families and caregiving professionals HERE.
Here is a LINK to the issue of Natural Transitions Magazine (edited by Go in Peace! director, Karen van Vuuren) on healing the soul wounds of veterans at end of life.
DOWNLOAD a pdf file of the 7 STEPS in the GO in PEACE! Process HERE.
BOOKS : Expert commentators, Ed Tick and Deborah Grassman are the authors of the following recommended books:
- Peace at Last: Stories of Hope and Healing for Veterans and their Families by Deborah Grassman, RN
- War and the Soul: Healing our Nation’s Veterans from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder by Ed Tick, PH.D
- Warrior’s Return: Restoring the Soul after War by Ed Tick PH.D
Other Recommended Reading on PTSD includes:
- Achilles in Vietnam by Dr Jonathan Shay
- Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior by Charles W. Hoge, MD, Colonel, US Army (Ret)
- Flashback: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War by Penny Coleman
- Angels in Vietnam – a novel by John Wesley Fisher based on his own experiences in the Vietnam war.
- Soul Repair : Recovering from Moral Injury after War by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini
Dr Ed Tick’s organization for helping veterans with trauma
There are various veteran-run organizations that meet veterans where they are, including community-based Vet Centers that run programs for vets with PTSD
Deborah Grassman’s organization for bringing healing to veterans and their families.
Hospice
Hospice information for your state can be found at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s website
The Twilight Brigade
The Twilight Brigade is a California-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 1997 for the primary purpose of raising society’s consciousness about the needs of the dying, especially Veterans — through community and professional education, advocacy, and direct service to the terminally ill and their loved ones, ensuring that no one need die alone.