Bereavement category: 2356 books
by Jane Lebak
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Every year, thousands of expecting parents start prenatal testing to find out if it’s a boy or a girl…and instead learn the baby is going to die.
Anencephaly. Trisomy 18. Potter’s sequence. They’re called “incompatible with life.” But they’re not incompatible with love.
Many...
On Loss and Living Onward
Collected Voices for the Grieving and Those Who Would Mourn with Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
After experiencing the loss of her first-born son, Melissa Dalton-Bradford thrust herself into literature searching for those who have experienced similar, devastating loss. What she found was comfort and guidance to help her overcome the pain of losing a loved one and the faith to face her own life...
The Third Chair: The Diary Of A Daughter Coping With The Challenges Of Her Mother's Terminal Illness
The Third Chair: The Diary Of A Daughter Coping With The Challenges Of Her Mother's Terminal Illness
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
These are to be the reflections and memories of my mother’s diagnosis and subsequent death from cancer, two months later and all that fell in between. I write it for the purposes of reflection, to record diary entries, for my family and children and for those who may be just as confused as I was...
Life after Loss
A Practical Guide to Renewing Your Life after Experiencing Major Loss
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
The grief and recovery classic fully revised and updated
Loss is overwhelming. After a loved one's death, a divorce, an injury or disease, or another major life change, recovery often seems daunting, if not impossible. Life after Loss is the go-to resource for anyone who has suffered a major...
by Cathy Rentzenbrink
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
'I devoured A Manual for Heartache in one sitting . . . a kind, honest and wise book about how to make a friend of sadness.' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy....
by Paul Arnott
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2003
This book offers solace and practical help to those who have suddenly lost a loved one and all who assist them in their grief. This revised and expanded edition has a new chapter on men, women and grief, discussing some of the different ways people grieve.
When a Child Dies from Drugs
Pratical Help for Parents in Bereavement.
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2004
“When a Child Dies From Drugs” is written by parents to help other parents who are experiencing the ultimate tragedy of their child’s death from drugs or alcohol - parents who find themselves isolated in a fathomless dark void wondering whether they will ever resurface into the real world again....
The Sisterhood of Widows: Sixteen True Stories of Grief, Anger and Healing
Sixteen True Stories of Grief, Anger and Healing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
There are 13,455,127 widows in the United States and Canada. The Sisterhood of Widows is a powerful book of healing containing sixteen true stories from widows of all walks of life who reflect and comment about life after the death of their husbands. Their stories cover death from accidents, cancer,...
Seven Choices
Finding Daylight after Loss Shatters Your World
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2008
Everyone experiences grief, but few books offer real help with the debilitating emotions of bereavement.
Widow To Widow
Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
From a widow and therapist, a guide to life after losing a husband, with reflections on grief and practical advice
In this remarkably useful guide, widow, author, and therapist Genevieve Davis Ginsburg offers fellow widows--as well as their family and friends--sage advice for coping with the...
Letters From Heaven
Letters From A Beloved Son
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 1995
Jay Kehler, the author's 21 year old son, was killed in a motorcycle accident. Finding no solace or comfort in "memories", or in planting flowers on a cold, silent grave, Jay's stricken mother began an avid research of his new, heavenly home.
What is heaven like? What does a vibrant, active...
I Lost My Child To Cancer
A Mother's Story from Diagnosis to Healing After Loss
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
In the spring of 2006, Shelly Dubois is as happy as she’s ever been. A recent move to beautiful Vancouver Island has proven to be a terrific decision. Her husband Jean is pleased with his new job, their younger daughter Aleida is adjusting well, and their eighteen-year-old, Chantal, is finishing up...
The Fatherless Daughter Project
Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
“This groundbreaking work will give voice to an enormous population of women who are struggling to understand themselves in the face of their fathers’ absence.” —Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance and After This
When Motherless Daughters was published 20 years...
Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss
A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more...