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The following back issues of Helping Hands are available in PDF format (the file size is indicated after each link):

Summer 2008 (78 kilobytes)

• Grandparents' Grief: A Double-Edged Sword, by Bev Bressler

• Hygeia.org: A Bilingual Virtual Community to Grieve a Loss, by Rachel Steigleder

• 25th Anniversary BBQ/Picnic

• Dates to Remember in 2008

Spring 2008 (71 kilobytes)

• Surviving the Death of a Child, by Donna Lamb, LSCSW

• Dates to Remember in 2008

• HAND Parents Complete Volunteer Training

• eScrip is Effortless Way to Support Grieving Families

Winter 2007 (138 kilobytes)

• Grieving Parents Find Support Online, by Kellie Bliss

• Volunteer Training, January 26, 2008

• eScrip is Effortless Way to Support Grieving Families

Fall 2007 (82 kilobytes)

• After Jordan, by Lori Reddy

• Loss Bestows Unwanted Gifts, by Beckie Fanous

• Your Name Won't Appear in the Birth Announcements, by Elham Heydari

• Goodbye for Now, by Corinne Wayshak

• eScrip is Effortless Way to Support Grieving Families

• Service of Remembrance 2007

Summer 2007 (71 kilobytes)

• My Path to Healing, by Nina Squillante

• Memorial Service Reading Compiled, by Celia Hartnett

• eScrip is Effortless Way to Support Grieving Families

Spring 2007 (178 kilobytes)

• If Someone You Know Miscarries, by Nancy Faulstich

• Feelings, by Joy Curnutt

• Blighted Ovum, by Nancy Faulstich

• eScrip: An Effortless Way to Support Grieving Families

Winter 2006 (210 kilobytes)

• Why I Volunteer, by Kristie Shulman

• Mom Honors Sons with Gift of Support, by Elham Heydari

• I Need to be There for Other Parents, by Krystal Romero

• HAND is all about Peer Support

Fall 2006 (298 kilobytes)

• Honoring Julia on her Due Date, by Cherie Golant

• Volunteers Needed for Working Board

• How the Death of a Baby Changes You Forever, by Ann Douglas

• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss, by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen

• Service of Remembrance 2006

Summer 2006 (186 kilobytes)

• Getting Through Father's Day, by Clara Hinton

• USF Nursing Sorority Honors HAND

• Letter to Jack, by Jason Leone

• Coping with the Workplace after Loss

Spring 2006 (100 kilobytes)

• Sorrow May Have Lessened but Memories Are Still Fresh, by Rose Fonda

• From Grieving Sister to Motherhood, by Marie Fonda Spiteri

• Stillborn, by Marie

• Untitled, by Amy Fonda

• Human Race 2006, HAND's Annual Fundraiser

Winter 2005 (78 kilobytes)

• Two Dads Reflect on the Passage of Time, by Frank Em and Thomas Torresson

• New Meeting Place Found in San Mateo

• A Eulogy for Josiah, by Kelly Vaughn

• A Resource for Grieving Parents, by Carol Huang

Fall 2005 (219 kilobytes)

• Remembering Your Baby

• Service of Remembrance Announcement

• For Kendra, by Nancy Krop

Summer 2005 (60 kilobytes)

• Feelings of Fathers, by Chris Friedeck

• HAND Searching for New Home

• SIDS: Did My Baby Suffer?

Spring 2005 (221 kilobytes)

• How Grieving Styles Differ, by Catherine Hoff

• HAND Volunteer Opportunities

Winter 2004 (432 kilobytes)

• Coping with the Holidays: Remember One Day at a Time, by permission of EriChad Grief Support

• Resource Lending Library Information Available Online

Fall 2004 (115 kilobytes)

• Another Baby? Maybe..., by Sherokee Ilse

• Help Wanted

• Service of Remembrance 2004

• Volunteer Tea Party

Summer 2004 (103 kilobytes)

• The Waves, by Emily Mockett

• Broken Water, by Kristie Shulman

• Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Bereavement Study

• Retreat for Grieving Parents

Spring 2004 (68 kilobytes)

• Joy, Sadness Fill Circle of Life, by Alison Mockett Wash

• MOMS Study to Fight Stillbirths

• Mark Your Calendar

Winter 2003 (77 kilobytes)

• Finding Hope in the Puzzle, by Cathi Lammert

• Mark Your 2004 Calendar

• Mothers Compile List of Do's and Don'ts

Fall 2003 (158 kilobytes)

• When Your Baby is Stillborn, by Patricia L. Leh, M.S., Catherince A. Reiser, M.S., and Richard M. Pauli, M.D., Ph.D.

• HAND Service of Remembrance 2003

Summer 2003 (55 kilobytes)

• The Place That Says Her Name, by Jane Dirks

• The Pit of Grief

Spring 2003 (138 kilobytes)

• How to Contribute to HAND of the Peninsula

• Don't

• Unspoken, by Genesse Bourdeau Gentry

• The Angel of Time

Winter 2002 (252 kilobytes)

• Adoption: The Hope to Have a Child Again, by Mari Hayman

• Baby Louie the First

• A Creative Way to Remember Our Babies

Fall 2002 (338 kilobytes)

• Grieving Fathers' Experiences Helping with Subsequent Pregnancies, by Andrew Nielsen

• Serving as a Board Member

Summer 2002 (198 kilobytes)

• Opening Our Hearts for a New Love, by Christabel

• Twinless Twin, by Tracy Lesher

• eScrip, A Perfect Fundraiser

Spring 2002 (201 kilobytes)

• Terminating a Pregnancy, by Rita Lomio

• Human Race Brunch/Picnic; HAND 20th Anniversary Fete, by Christy Conklin

Winter 2001 (154 kilobytes)

• How to Handle Post-Crisis Anxiety, by Azriela Jaffe

• Sweet Baby Rose, by Kellie Cunningham Bliss

• More Than, by Sara Braden

Fall 2001 (414 kilobytes)

• One Death is Too Many, by Allison Campbell

• Secret Wonders, by Dr. James Berman

• A Son Remembers

Summer 2001 (219 kilobytes)

• The Story of Troy and My Baby Photo Retouching Service, by Marty Mueller

• Why We Give to HAND, by Joe Twicken and Jill Nelson, Caryn Goldman, and Christy Conklin

• Memorial Funds Keep Baby's Memory Alive

Spring 2001 (174 kilobytes)

• A Tale of Two Inservices, by Christy Conklin

• Could You Please Just Listen?, by Deborah Gemmill

• Parenthood Lost, by Christy Conklin

Winter 2000 (271 kilobytes)

• Just Ask Wisdom, by Ruth Berkes

• HAND of the Peninsula Welcomes New Executive Director

• Perinatal Bereavement Conference Notes, by Erin Osai

Fall 2000 (362 kilobytes)

• Sunrises and Sunsets, by Heidi Olson

• Grocery Shopping, by Kristie Shulman

• My Angel, by Lucy Vithayathil

Summer 2000 (258 kilobytes)

• A Father's Story, by Craig Papeyan

• Daddy's Girl, by Anne Musial

• My Daughter, by Dan DiVerde

• An Easy Way to Support HAND

Spring 2000 (265 kilobytes)

• New HAND Chapter is Born, by Randy Helm

• A Letter from Central Valley HAND, by Becca Coleman

• A Tale of Twins: Vincent and Merleissa, by Joanne Regalia

• Grief, by Cindy Rollins Spangler

• "Vincent", by Sara Galvez

Winter 1999 (226 kilobytes)

• Surviving the Holidays: Finding Treasure Amidst the Ruins, by Jonna Clark

• Surviving the Holidays: When Someone You Love Has Died, by Judi Tatelbaum, M.S.W.

• Time Doesn't Erase Need to Remember Child, by Erin Osai

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