Living When a Loved One Has Died
Author: Earl A. Grollman
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ISBN: 0807027197
Publisher: Beacon Press (01 June, 1995)
Sales Rank: 25,094
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
This book will help you feel better .
This lovely book was given to me after my husband, age 39, died of a heart attack. My idyllic life had been ripped away and I was responsible for 3 young children. After reading this fine book, I was renewed and was able to move on and assume responsibilities I never thought possible. I have purchased this book for others to read with the hope that it will help them as much as it helped me. Give this book to a friend who grieves, they will really appreciate it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent; anyone grieving should have a copy
My mother died unexpectedly two months ago after fracturing her hip. I was her sole caregiver (she had moderate stage Alzheimer's) and even though I was preparing myself for her first being in a nursing home and ultimately her death years down the road, this sudden passing away left me totally empty and void. I didn't know what to feel except that I had let her down somehow. I had always promised her I would take care of her and not let anything bad happen to her. I found myself emotionless with regard to anything except grief. Then I found this book two weeks ago, took it home and read it. This book touches upon every emotion you go through when you grieve. It is not written as a self-help book. It does not tell you what some professionals think you should be doing to continue living in spite of your loss. It is simple. The sentences are short. It tells you that it is alright to feel the way you do. I have kept my book on my coffee table ever since and have picked it up twice already when I was feeling low. I will definitely be giving this book as a gift to friends as the occasion warrants.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Help in time of great loss............
This is not for those who are in the first weeks of loss. The honesty of the text can be hard to deal with while the loss is still new. However, when I needed to finally let go after the death of my grandmother in 1996, this book was a trememdous help to me. It was the catalyst that finally got my emotions flowing and helped me to process the grief. I had been walking around in the "grief bubble" for weeks and wanted to cut through the blackness surrounding me. The passages inside were the catalyst I needed to finally get my emotions flowing and process the grief when I lost my grandmother and, later, my father. This is the gift I give to friends when they are ready to move on and step out of the shadow of loss. Similar Products
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