Loss, survive, thrive Bereaved parents share their stories of healing and hope

Meryl Hershey Beck

Book - 2019

It feels completely unnatural for children to predecease their parents. According to one study, 19% of parents outlive their children-- often carrying the weight of horrendous grief to their own graves. Each chapter in this collection is an inspirational story written with a parent who also experienced the agony of losing a child, reclaimed his/her vitality, and is now living a fulfilling life. This book is a giant step toward healing the grieving heart.

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Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Meryl Hershey Beck (author)
Physical Description
xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781538125236
  • Baby loss
  • It takes a village / by Vickie Bodner
  • Then and now / by Kelly Farley
  • Embracing hopelessness / by Shoshana Garfield
  • I am still standing after the fall / by Jo-Anne Joseph
  • Illness and disease
  • A gift of light / by Alice Adams
  • Brandon's gifts : a father's story of love / by Robert R. Burdt
  • Losing Elizabeth and gaining in love / by Lucia Maya
  • Honor your child by healing / by Sandy Peckinpah
  • My journey from grieving to grateful / by Tina Zarlenga
  • I'll be seeing you / by Michelle Barbuto
  • Accident
  • Living the dream / by Tim deZarn
  • Embracing love and survival / by Tamara Gabriel
  • Know there is more / by Ernie Jackson
  • Seven lessons learned from a journey of grief / by Sharon Gabriel Rossy
  • Suicide
  • "I crossed myself over in a stupid way" : a mother's story of recovery / by Meryl Hershey Beck
  • A gift from the stars / by Janice Crowder-Torrez
  • My life reconstructed / by Kelley Ireland
  • Love heals / by Candace Kay Martin
  • Discovering a new normal / by Laurie Savoie
  • Mental illness leading to death
  • Where there's death, there's hope / by Laurie Mathes Arshonsky
  • Giving voice to those who suffer / by Lynda Crane
  • When tragedy brings treasure / by Michele Wollert
  • Drugs
  • Waking up is hard to do / by Heidi Bright
  • Hunter's hope / by Tammy McDonnell
  • Murder
  • A single tear / by Rukiye Z. Abdul-Mutakallim
  • Gold star parent
  • Celebrating our shining light / by Suzanne Giesemann
  • Angel wings / by JoAnn Pohlkamp
  • Multiple deaths
  • An intentional journey / by Marla Grant
  • Epilogue
  • Tools and techniques
  • Resources
  • Books we recommend
  • Final words from some contributors
  • About the author.
Review by Library Journal Review

Statistics state that nearly one in five U.S. parents outlive their children, and more than 100,000 under 40 die each year, creating a sizeable group who may be coping with bereavement. Beck (Stop Eating Your Heart Out), who has experienced the devastation of losing a child firsthand, here compiles stories from 27 parents who share their own journeys through the grief process. Organized into sections by the cause of loss--miscarriage, illness, accident, suicide, drug usage, and murder--the accounts are both raw and deeply personal, reflecting individual lessons learned on the path to healing without shying away from the myriad feelings involved in processing the death of a loved one. Resources for recovery, as well as insights from fathers, often less recognized in the literature, are highlights. VERDICT A helpful and perspective-giving tool for anyone who is wading through tragedy and in need of support and inspiration.

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