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I Have No Intention of Saying Goodbye - Sandy Fox

Five or more years after the death of their children, twenty-five families open their hearts and share stories of courage, hope and their attempts to make sense out of the most unbearable loss of all. What did they do to move on with their lives, to make each day meaningful again, to remember their child? In addition to helping themselves, learn how these parents help others and what advice they give to those still having difficulty living in a world without their child.

 

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Hello From Heaven - Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim

"After-death communications," or "ADCs, " occur when someone is contacted spontaneously and directly by a deceased family member or friend, without the help of any medium. The authors' research shows that these spiritual experiences offer hope, love, and comfort for thousands of people. Included are more than 350 first-hand accounts of those whose lives have been changed and even protected by messages or signs from the deceased.

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Life Touches Life - Jane Ash

In spite of the fact that 1 in every 115 deliveries is a stillborn baby, stillbirth continues to be a taboo subject. In Life Touches Life, Lorraine Ash describes how she met that silence head-on. After a trouble-free pregnancy, her baby was declared dead on what was to be her date of birth. Following a C-section, Ash fought a fever that raged at 104 degrees and almost succumbed to the silent B-strep infection that had killed her daughter. Devastated by the experience, Ash sought solace and perspective in all the old places and found little relief. In this moving account she discusses the inner changes she faced after the stillbirth of her daughter, delves into spiritual questions that shook her soul, and examines the connection between mother and child that transcends separation and death.

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Living with Grief: A Guide for Your First Year of Grieving - Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair

We can never truly be prepared for the death of a loved one. In the wake of grief, we face a whirlwind of emotions, pain and physical symptoms. Bestselling grief authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. share the wisdom they have gleaned from their own personal experience and from working with hundreds of people who have survived such a loss.

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No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One - Carla Fine

My husband killed himself seven years ago. The overwhelming isolation made me feel I was totally alone and no one else could possibly understand what I was going through. Since then, I have spoken with hundreds of other survivors. There are many of us out there--I hope my book will break through the stigma of mourning in secrecy a person we have loved and lost to suicide. I have also included a list of suicide survivor support groups throughout the US and Canada.

We who have been there share a singular bond. I hope you like my book.

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Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss - Michael F.Myers and Carla Fine

Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one’s death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected—directly or indirectly—by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F. Myers, MD, a leading psychiatrist, and Carla Fine, author of the acclaimed No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One, combine their perspectives as a physician and a survivor to offer compassionate and practical advice to anyone affected by suicide.

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You'll Get Over It: The Rage of Bereavement - Virginia Ironside

The author of this book, a journalist and writer on personal and family relationships, examines bereavement. The death of her own father made her question the "stages of grief" pinpointed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and used by counsellors at Cruse. Her researches since have indicated that many people find grief a more chaotic and violent process and this book looks at the shock, anger, guilt, powerlessness, fear, and the complex of emotions and reactions surrounding the informal rituals of death - the will and dealing with personal effects. Personal, well-informed and practical, the book is designed as a guide and support to the bereaved and their friends and family.

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Death... And How to Survive It: A Unique, Practical and Uplifting Guide to Coming to Terms with the Loss of Your Partner - Kate Boydell

'He passed away', 'She's gone', 'He died'... As anyone who has ever lost a loved one will know, the wording doesn't affect the meaning. Nothing can shield you or prepare you for the brutal reality and crippling pain of a death and its repercussions. Kate Boydell was widowed at the age of 33. She felt that her life had lost its purpose and she wanted it to end. But she got through it - and so can everyone. In this down-to-earth, practical, insightful and sometimes humorous guide, Kate draws on her own experience of bereavement to offer frank advice on coping with every aspect of the grieving process. She is also the author of a highly popular merry widow website for young widows.

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We Need to Talk About the Funeral - Jane Morrell and Simon Smith

This is a sensitive and practical guide to celebrating the passing of a loved one. There are more than 600,000 funerals a year in the UK, and in an ever more secular society, it is becoming more and more difficult to fulfil loved ones wishes about how the want to say goodbye with the traditional religious ceremonies that dominate the profession. This is the first contemporary, practical guide that covers all aspects of planning a memorable service. It deals in a fitting and sensitive manner with all the options and possibilities for services and ceremonies, provides an up-to-date guide on the costs, and above all helps make life much easier for family, friends, and loved ones.

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Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved - Dr L LaGrand

Almost everyone who has lost a loved one has had the inexplicable feeling that the deceased was somehow present. This is normal for grieving individuals-and a sign that our loved ones never truly leave us.  In this important book, Dr. Louis E. LaGrand, a leader in the field of grief counseling, shares insights and true stories of this phenomenon, offering comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow. Dr. LaGrand explores the methods that mourners and their support systems can rely on.

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Dreaming Kevin: The Path to Healing - Carla Blowey

Join Carla Blowey in her quest to interpret an ominous dream that predicted the death of her five-year-old son Kevin, just hours before he died in a bicycle accident. It is this nightmare that heralds the many numinous dreams and synchronistic events that offer her forgiveness, healing, spiritual growth,  and new life. Weaving excerpts from her personal dream journal throughout this intimate narrative, Carla shares her most desperate moments in grief, and her extraordinary encounters with Kevin as he reveals the mysteries of his transition to the afterlife.

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Swimming With Maya: A Mothers Story - Eleanor Vincent

In line with Capital's specialty of publishing "journeys of self-discovery, transformation, and recovery," Vincent reports a journey of opening herself "to the slow truth of what it meant to be Maya's mother." While celebrating at a park with three of her chums and, yes, beer, Maya takes a dare to ride an unfamiliar horse bareback. When the animal suddenly rears, she is thrown, landing on her head precisely where the skull covers the mid-brain, which controls the ability to breathe. Even seasoned athletes don't recover from such "classic cantilever falls" and the resultant comas. Vincent's poignant decision to donate Maya's organs will resonate with even hard-boiled readers, as will her movingly recounted transformation through grief and loss.

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You Only Die Once - Margie Jenkins

Death is something readers usually don't like to think about. That is understandable, but, as Margie Jenkins points out, that kind of denial misses out of life's last adventure. As practical as it is profound, this book teaches that good preparation for death is the foundation for a bold and rewarding life.  Margie Jenkins is a therapist who has worked with hundreds of people facing end-of-life issues. As a longtime, highly regarded Houston therapist, she has counseled numerous cancer patients and other terminally ill clients and conducted in-depth end-of-life seminars. She also spent many hours helping her own father, who lived to be 100, prepare to leave his family home of 65 years and move to a nursing home, an experience she writes about with great poignancy.

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