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Summary: In response to a previous review
Review: I have not yet read this book, however I will purchase it based on the very good reviews here. I lost my wonderful, young husband suddenly 6 months ago and am looking for any words of solace that speak to my broken self. What I really wanted to do was respond to a reviewer below, who titled her/his review "Don't Bother..." This person claimed that the author had no time to cultivate a relationship with her husband because they were only married 4 years and she eventually remarried. This attitude upsets me and I am very sorry that this reviewer's relationship with her/his spouse took so long to grow. I was married to my husband for 1.5 years and we felt as if we'd been by eachother's side for lifetimes, thankfully, which is probably why the pain is so intense. I just want all of those walking this grief journey to know that, regardless of chronological time, you love your mate timelessly and that is what matters. I wouldn't be surprised if this book confirms that belief.
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Summary: Tremendous help to survivors
Review: I will only include a short review. I originally met the author at a company training class where she had modified the learnings of her book to the managing of change in the workplace. It was truly the best training I have ever had, since it has been so useful throughout my career. I have given this book to numerous individuals that have lost a loved one unexpectedly. Without exception, I have received an outpouring of heartfelt thanks from those same individuals. They indicated that it helped them immensely in dealing with their loss.
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Summary: Grieving My Death
Review: In late of 1989 I had a devastating head injury. I think the popular wording now is a traumatic brain injury. I was in a coma for 12 days and in the hospital for three months. After I got out of the hospital, I had to go to outpatient speech therapy for another six months. I found out over the next two years that the person who used to have my name had died. I went back to Georgia State University to find out I had a severe speech impairment and had no short-term memory. I could not remember anything new. I had been high school valedictorian of my class. At the time of my head injury I was supervising third shift in a printed circuit board plant, as well as going to GSU almost full time. When I realized that person was dead, it was like the most important person in your life had died - and that person was me! A close friend of mine recognized the grief I was going through and urged me to go to the GSU counseling center and get some help. I did. The psychologist I saw wanted me to read On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. I think it is the classic on grief. It studies the grief that terminally sick patients go through before they die. I could not read it. I was too close to dying myself when I had the head injury. I felt the grief I was experiencing would permanently drown me in sorrow and sadness. One week when I saw the psychologist, I was told I would not help myself because I would not read the grief book. I immediately went to the library and found Seven Choices. The book changed my life. It specifically addresses losing a loved one unexpectantly. That is exactly the way I felt, except the loved one I lost was the old me. The book was a tremendous help to me. It gave a blueprint of the process I would have to go through to get better. I can not say enough good words about it. Over the next ten years I got better, but it took a long time. When I think of what I went through, I think of the book. The book meant that much to me. It is a super book on one of the most devastating emotions one can feel. That emotion is grief.
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Summary: Grieving My Death
Review: In late of 1989 I had a devastating head injury. I think the popular wording now is a traumatic brain injury. I was in a coma for 12 days and in the hospital for three months. After I got out of the hospital, I had to go to outpatient speech therapy for another six months. I found out over the next two years that the person who used to have my name had died. I went back to Georgia State University to find out I had a severe speech impairment and had no short-term memory. I could not remember anything new. I had been high school valedictorian of my class. At the time of my head injury I was supervising third shift in a printed circuit board plant, as well as going to GSU almost full time. When I realized that person was dead, it was like the most important person in your life had died - and that person was me! A close friend of mine recognized the grief I was going through and urged me to go to the GSU counseling center and get some help. I did. The psychologist I saw wanted me to read On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. I think it is the classic on grief. It studies the grief that terminally sick patients go through before they die. I could not read it. I was too close to dying myself when I had the head injury. I felt the grief I was experiencing would permanently drown me in sorrow and sadness. One week when I saw the psychologist, I was told I would not help myself because I would not read the grief book. I immediately went to the library and found Seven Choices. The book changed my life. It specifically addresses losing a loved one unexpectantly. That is exactly the way I felt, except the loved one I lost was the old me. The book was a tremendous help to me. It gave a blueprint of the process I would have to go through to get better. I can not say enough good words about it. Over the next ten years I got better, but it took a long time. When I think of what I went through, I think of the book. The book meant that much to me. It is a super book on one of the most devastating emotions one can feel. That emotion is grief.
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Summary: A glimpse of light
Review: My husband of 1.5 years but my soul-mate of a lifetime passed away a year ago. I have read so many books of grief, but only Seven Choices helped me find hope. This book is an honest account of a difficult journey, and like all things that are done with honesty - it touches the core of who we are.
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Summary: Very helpful in a time of great need.
Review: Seven Choices was recommended to me six years ago when our son died. We recently lost a second son and I remembered Seven Choices and have again started to read it for healing and growth.
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Summary: This is THE book to read when you lose someone.
Review: This book helped many of us who were part of a young widows/widowers support group. We used each chapter as a discussion guide! Best wishes to anyone in need.
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Summary: The guiding light through my grief!
Review: This book is the one that I consistently turned to while trying to come to terms with my husband's death. It spoke directly to my emotions, needs, thoughts and questions as I searched my way through the labrynth called grief. I highly recommend it to anyone who has suffered a loss.
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Summary: Don't bother...
Review: This woman was only married to her husband for 4 years, hardly enough time to cultivate a relationship. She also got remarried pretty quickly so she CAN'T know what we are going through. Those of us who won't remarry will never heal.
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