Loss, Survive, Thrive - Beck, Meryl Hershey

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Résumé :
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....

Biographie:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Baby Loss

1 It Takes a Village

Vickie Bodner

2 Then and Now

Kelly Farley

3 Embracing Hopelessness

Shoshana Garfield

4 I Am Still Standing After the Fall

Jo-Anne Joseph

Part II: Illness and Disease

5 A Gift of Light

Alice Adams

6 Brandon's Gifts: A Father's Story of Love

Robert (Bob) R. Burdt

7 Losing Elizabeth and Gaining in Love

Lucia Maya

8 Honor Your Child by Healing

Sandy Peckinpah

9 My Journey from Grieving to Grateful

Tina Zarlenga

Part III: Accident

10 I'll Be Seeing You

Michelle Barbuto

11 Living the Dream

Tim deZarn

12 Embracing Love and Survival

Tamara Gabriel

13 Know There Is More

Ernie Jackson

14 Seven Lessons Learned from a Personal Journey of Grief

Sharon Gabriel Rossy

Part IV: Suicide

15 I Crossed Myself Over in a Stupid Way: A Mother's Story of Recovery

Meryl Hershey Beck

16 A Gift from the Stars

Janice Crowder-Torrez

17 My Life Reconstructed

Kelley Ireland

18 Signs of a New Normal

Laurie Savoie

Part V: Mental Illness Leading to Death

19 Where There's Death, There's Hope

Laurie Mathes Arshonsky

20 Giving Voice to Those Who Suffer

Lynda Crane

21 When Tragedy Brings Treasure

Michele Wollert

Part VI: Drugs

22 Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Heidi Bright

23 Hunter's Hope

Tammy McDonnell

Part VII: Murder

24 A Single Tear

Rukiye Z. Abdul-Mutakallim

Part VIII: Gold Star Parent

25 Celebrating Our Shining Light

Suzanne Giesemann

26 Angel Wings

JoAnn Pohlkamp

Part IX: Multiple Deaths

27 An Intentional Journey

Marla Grant

Epilogue: An Editor Reflects

Mary Langford

Tools and Techniques We Used on Our Grief Journeys

Resources

Books We Recommend

Final Words from Some Contributors

About the Author

About the Contributors