Angel Catcher

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Summary: Journal
Review: A dear friend gave me this book after the sudden death of my beloved husband. For a few weeks, I couldn't even open it. Once I did though I found an invaluable way to help me remember Mike and to put into words all of those little things that were so much a part of our relationship. I have recommended it to my grief support group and will cherish the memories it has helped me capture.

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Summary: What a helpful book!
Review: I also lost my brother when I was 19, as Amy did, and that is what initially drew me to this book. Once I started looking through it and thinking about the phrases/questions, I couldn't put it down. Through the years it has helped me remember and grieve in such a positive way. I think it is such a wonderful book/journal that I have given it to many of my friends who have also lost a loved one. Thank you for writing something so great!

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Summary: A beautiful book
Review: I came across this book shortly after my Dad died, also of pancreatic cancer in September of 1998. I haven't written in it everyday, but there are days when I write alot in it! It's been almost two years since his death, and when I am having a really hard day, I like to pick it up and read where I was shortly after his death! It reminds me of how far I have come, although, I realize that I still have a very long way to go. Also, I plan to pass this book onto my children someday, so after I die, they will know just what my feelings and emotions were following their Grandfather's death. I am buying a book for a friend who is going through the death of her father now, and is having a really rough time. It is a Godsend to me!

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Summary: A MUST TO HELP YOU WORK THROUGH THE GREIVING PROCESS
Review: I first purchased this book at the request of my grief counselor, after the sudden death of my Brother, D.J.
Since then, I have purchsed 4 additional copies as gifts for friends and relative who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
I found it very helpful. The pages start you off with questions or statements that allow your feelings to flow. Some feelings that even if you are a "writer" you would not think of or even may feel uncomfortable about bringing up yourself like anger.
I find that most people will only talk or write about the good things about the person they've lost which of course is good and natural but "Angel Catcher" alows you to write about all feelings and situations. I find that it allowed (and guided) me to express all of my feelings and in return I felt peaceful and had a better understanding of my own feelings.
As stated I purchased several as gifts. In stead of sending flowers, I gave this book. I also found it much easier to order it from Amazon.com, have it gift wrapped and sent with a personal note from me - especially when it was being given to someone out of town. I must say that instead of the usual "Thank you" note, I have received very personal cards of gratitude stating that it has helped others gather their thoughts.
I thank the Authors Kathy and Amy Eldon for using their personal loss to help others deal with theirs.

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Summary: Journaling
Review: I just got this for my sister as she is having a very hard time with our father's death. This is an absolutely beautiful and important piece of work and art for anyone who needs help coming to terms with a death. It's the closest you can come to therapy without leaving your home or spending tons of money.

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Summary: Journaling
Review: I use many journal books depending on what I want to write about on a particular day.
I use the blank pages in this book to write special memories as I remember them; things I don't want to forget.
I use Write From Your Heart, A Healing Grief Journal, which is faith based to give me spiritual comfort. In this journal I write about my feelings and how I am coping and healing as I learn to deal with my loss. I am finding comfort.
I recommend both books because they are different and healing.
I use a regular journal to write about my children.

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Summary: Angel Catcher
Review: It's been almost six months since my dad died, and I feel like everyone has moved on except me. His death has really taken it's toll on me, I cry at the drop of a hat these days, I find myself struggling to make it through the day,and I feel a depression that I just can't shake. I feel alone in my grief, and that is compounded by the people around me telling me that I should "be over it" by now. I feel that I haven't even touched my pain yet. I saw this book at the bookstore and couldn't put it down. I read the introduction and started crying right there in the bookstore. The book explained in the Introduction what I was feeling but couldn't put into words. It is helping me cope with the death of the man I thought was immortal. I bought copies for everyone in my family.

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Summary: A CATHARTIC EXPERIENCE
Review: My mother was killed in an auto/pedestrian accident about four months ago. I stumbled onto this book about two weeks after her death. It truly is a gift. I carry it everywhere. What a wonderful journal -- I love how you can jump from section to section as your emotions change. The questions that the journal prompts you to answer are incredible--things you would never think of but WANT to remember about the person. It is very HARD to journal the feelings, but feels good after you do. This book is a priceless treasure -- I refer back to what I have written on previous dates. I cry. I laugh. I miss my Mom so much it hurts terribly -- but am glad that I will have a memorialization of her. There is a place for pictures and an envelope in the back for special mementos. I only wish I had this book five years ago when my father died.