The Jakob’s Room Project has had amazing global interest. With the unfolding of my vision, we have realized that my desire to bring this need to our nation, to our world, will be best accomplished by holding hands with the many support organizations already in existence, as well as, extending a larger light to educate a society.

Jakob’s Room…Celebrating a Life Loved, the book, is currently being reviewed for publication. Broken Womb, the documentary, is in development with Santoki Productions, San Francisco. It is our hope, that the book and documentary will be used, as a made for television movie reaching a national audience. In addition, as a training tool for all professional organizations that have the opportunity to leave a compassionate care imprint on a loved one’s life.

“Saying good-bye takes time. Give the bereaved adequate private time to be with, touch, caress and hold the body, as time with the deceased may be very critical in helping them finish unfinished business and accept the reality of loss. Those who did not view the body or had arranged for immediate disposition of the remains (excluding the normal Jewish custom of not viewing the body) reported the greatest hostility following the death, the greatest increase in consumption of alcohol, tranquilizers and sedatives, the greatest increase in tension and anxiety, the lowest positive recall of the deceased and greater problems in adjustment to the death, particularly among male respondents.”

Grief, Dying and Death
Therese A Rando, Ph.D., Thanalogy