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Elissa Al-Chokhachy, MA, RN, HPCN, FT, is a graduate of New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and Boston College School of Nursing. She is the recipient of the Dr. William B. Stevens Award for “The Nurse Who Enjoys Her Work the Most” and the Boston College Alumni Award for Excellence in Nursing. In 2009, Elissa received a Master’s of Art Degree in Thanatology from Hood College where she completed graduate research on apnea in the terminally ill. She has worked as a hospice nurse, a private duty nurse and a health care counselor. Board certified in hospice and palliative care nursing, Elissa is also a fellow in thanatology: death, dying and bereavement. With her life dedicated to bringing comfort, hope and healing, Elissa passionately cares for the dying and the bereaved.

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ILLUSTRATOR
Ulrike Graf was born in Esslingen, Germany. As a student at The Art Center College of Design, she began her studies in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Product Design in Pasadena, California. Ulrike studied art independently during her years at The Waldorf School in Esslingen, Germany and The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. How Can I Help Papa is her second book. She is employed as a product designer. Ulrike now resides in Germany.



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The Penny Bear™ Company, Inc. is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization providing outreach to hospice patients, critically ill children, and those experiencing loss and/or in need of love, hope and healing.

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