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Loss, survive, thrive : bereaved parents share their stories of healing and triumph / Meryl Hershey Beck ; edited by Mary Langford ; foreword by Susan Whitmore, Grief Counselor, Founder/CEO of griefHaven.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beck, Meryl Hershey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parental grief.
- Children--Death.
- Children.
- Parent and child.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2019.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- More than a "how-to" on grief and surviving the loss of a child, this is a collection of stories shared by real parents who have lost a child, and the various ways they coped, survived, and thrived. It speaks directly to readers who have lost a child, as well as to those who love and support them.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. BABY LOSS
- 1. It Takes a Village
- 2. Then and Now
- 3. Embracing Hopelessness
- 4. I Am Still Standing After the Fall
- II. ILLNESS AND DISEASE
- 5. A Gift of Light
- 6. Brandon's Gifts: A Father's Story of Love
- 7. Losing Elizabeth and Gaining in Love
- 8. Honor Your Child by Healing
- III. ACCIDENT
- 10. I'll Be Seeing You
- 11. Living the Dream
- 12. Embracing Love and Survival
- 13. Know There Is More
- 14. Seven Lessons Learned from a Personal Journey of Grief
- IV. SUICIDE
- 15. "I Crossed Myself Over in a Stupid Way": A Mother's Story of Recovery
- 16. A Gift from the Stars
- 17. My Life Reconstructed
- 18. Signs of a New Normal
- V. MENTAL ILLNESS LEADING TO DEATH
- 19. Where There's Death, There's Hope
- 20. Giving Voice to Those Who Suffer
- 21. When Tragedy Brings Treasure
- VI. DRUGS
- 22. Waking Up Is Hard to Do
- 23. Hunter's Hope
- VII. MURDER
- 24. A Single Tear
- VIII. GOLD STAR PARENT
- 25. Celebrating Our Shining Light
- 26. Angel Wings
- IX. MULTIPLE DEATHS
- 27. An Intentional Journey
- Epilogue. An Editor Reflects
- Tools and Techniques We Used on Our Grief Journeys
- Resources
- Books We Recommend
- Final Words from Some Contributors
- About the Author
- About the Contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41213-7
- 979-82-16-21006-1
- 1-5381-2524-2
- OCLC:
- 1121138172
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