Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patient Information Mayo Clinic staff provide bereavement services for parents and families whose children have died. The staff maintain contact with parents and families for at least one year after the child's death.
Contact is maintained through phone calls, visits, letters and cards remembering special days.
The program provides families with support, resources and opportunities to remember their child. The program is offered to all parents and families whose children received medical care at Mayo Clinic. There is no charge for this service. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is a part of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. It is a cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute.