When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults
By:
Edward Myers
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Description:
This sensitive guide offers both an overview and specific suggestions for coping with the death of a parent. Topics range from the psychological responses, such as shock, depression, and guilt, to the practical consequences, including dealing with estates and funerals.
Description:
A practical guide for coping with the loss of a parent, this book was written by a journalist who has lost both. Edward Myers makes it clear that no matter how old we are, the death of a parent can be devastating, evoking intense and complex feelings that have long-lasting implications. Comprised of advice from therapists, practices for self-help groups and first-person accounts, Myers covers the grieving process and differentiates between the impact of sudden death and slow decline. He also offers advice for funeral planning, dividing personal property and resolving feelings such as guilt, shame and isolation.
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
A must read for adult orphans - This book saved my life and helped me grieve the loss of my father, nineteen years after my mother had died. It helped me feel normal and allow my grieving to proceed. There were specific suggestions for the last few months and days, and then beyond. The book even addressed family relationships. I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
When Parents Die - Excellent info regarding what it is like when a parent dies, and one is no longer a child of that parent. Normal discussions of how people might feel. All encompassing about the loss of a parent.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
thoughtful and balanced book - I found this book very helpful following the sudden death of my mother. There was a good balance of personal stories - both the author's and from interviews - and factual information. The tone would perhaps be a bit scholarly for some people but I found it very reassuring. I bought three books about grieving for parents and this was the best one for me.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
outstanding and very complete about parental loss - My mother recently died in a tragic accident. This is by far the best book I have read on this subject. The other books were filled with personal anecdotes and even suggestions for using a medium to contact the dead and appropriate aromatherapy. I just wanted something to help me understand the various feelings of everyone around this and more importantly, some resources not for me, but my poor brokenhearted dad. The author talks about death and the reactions of everyone in a much more scientific fashion than saying "my friend Joe had this happen..."
I found it really interesting how he could show very specific things that can affect how much and how you grieve. The list of resources at the end of the book is fantastic. It is very sensitively written and well written from an educated perspective. The personal anecdotes that are included are very relevant and support some of the theories presented. After reading quite a few books from Amazon ("I wasn't ready to say goodbye" and "grieving the death of a mother" are a few) this is by far the best one and the one I was looking for to help me through this confusing time.
Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Book review - So far, I have found this book very helpul. I recently lost my mother and have found this to be of great comfort and support. It is an easy read as well and if you can only read a few pages at a time it is still helpful and easy to follow.
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