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Links to Other Sites

The following Web sites may be of interest:

Children

	*Double H Ranch is* a residential camp for children with serious or life-threatening illnesses, http://doublehranch.org.
	*Cindy's Camp Comfort* is a sleep-away weekend camp for children and teens 6 to 17 years who have experienced the death or serious illness of a parent or close relative, www.cindysretreat.org.

	*Children in The Wilderness* *Safari Camps* for children whose lives are significantly disrupted by the AIDS epidemic in Africa, http://www.wildernesstrust.com/chwilderness.htm
	*Rosie's Love* provides emotional and financial support to children undergoing treatment at the The Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, www.rosieslove.com.

Bereavement

	*Cindy's Camp Comfort* is a sleep-away weekend camp, run by Glens Falls Hospital, for children and teens 6 to 17 years who have experienced the death or serious illness of a parent or close relative, www.cindysretreat.org.
	*Compassionate Friends* assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive, www.compassionatefriends.org.
	*Community Hospice* six week bereavement programs, www.communityhospice.org/services.cfm

Cancer Support Groups

	*Bravehearts Oncology Camp For Women* offers women a variety of weekend retreats, www.braveheartscamp.org
	Gilda's Club serves men, women and children living with cancer to build emotional and social support, www.gildasclub.org
	*Cindy's Retreat* encourages women who are living with, and beyond, cancer to set aside the stress of everyday life and focus on their physical, emotional, and spiritual healing, www.cindysretreat.org
	*Center for Complementary Therapies, St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam* offers a free Healing Touch Buddies Program for women with breast cancer. Healing Touch can be found at, www.healingtouchprogram.com. For the Healing Touch Buddies Program, call (518) 841-7146.

Perinatal Loss

Angel Names Association is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), charitable organization dedicated to assisting families of stillborn children. http://www.angelnames.org Bridging People and Places partners with Angel Names in our Memory Box and Care Cards projects.

Bonnie Babies in the United Kingdom that provides services for parents who have lost an infant. Related information can be found at: http://www.bonniebabies.co.uk/patterns1.htm

Knitting Patterns

A Web site dedicated to knitting, which provides a variety of patterns as well as ideas for interesting variations in knitting patterns and colors, is: http://www.knitting.about.com