Free Resources
Compassionate Guidance for Patients, Families, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals
The journey through serious illness, hospice care, and grief often brings questions we never expected to ask.
These free educational resources are designed to offer practical guidance, thoughtful reflection, and compassionate encouragement when families need them most.
Created by Chaplain Derrick Hall, author of From Diagnosis to Goodbye, each guide is intended to help individuals and families navigate difficult conversations, better understand their options, and ensure that the patient’s voice remains central to the journey.
Free PDF Guide
Questions to Ask After a Terminal Diagnosis
A Practical Conversation Guide for Patients and Families
Receiving a terminal diagnosis can leave patients and families feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about what to ask.
This free downloadable guide provides thoughtful questions to help families communicate with healthcare professionals, understand hospice services, explore emotional and spiritual concerns, and honor the wishes of the person receiving care.
Free PDF Guide
Creating a Legacy
Letters, Videos, Stories, and the Gift of Remembering
Every life has a story worth preserving. This free companion guide by Chaplain Derrick Hall offers practical and meaningful ways to preserve family memories, record personal stories, write letters, share wisdom, and create lasting keepsakes for loved ones.
Whether facing serious illness or simply wanting to preserve treasured memories, this guide encourages families to focus on connection, love, and the moments that matter.
Free PDF Guide
How to Have Difficult Conversations During Serious Illness
Gentle Conversation Starters for Patients and Families
Serious illness can make even simple conversations feel difficult. Families may avoid important subjects because they fear causing distress or saying the wrong thing.
This free guide by Chaplain Derrick Hall offers gentle conversation starters, practical listening techniques, and thoughtful questions to help patients and families communicate with greater honesty, compassion, and understanding.
Inspired by Chapter 5 of From Diagnosis to Goodbye, the guide reminds readers that meaningful conversations begin with listening and respecting the patient's voice.
Continue the Journey
These free guides are companions to From Diagnosis to Goodbye: Restoring the Patient’s Voice Through Every Stage of the Journey.
For deeper guidance on serious illness, hospice care, family communication, caregiving, and grief, explore the complete book and companion workbooks.
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Created by Chaplain Derrick Hall
Never allow the diagnosis to become louder than the patient’s voice.
These guides are offered for educational and supportive purposes only. They do not replace medical, legal, or professional advice. For decisions about care, please speak with the patient’s healthcare team or a qualified professional.