How to Survive the Loss of a Child : Filling the Emptiness and Rebuilding Your Life

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Summary: Wonderful book -- top rate
Review: After the death of our 4 1/2 year old daughter, we were given many books. This was a favorite, and I have purchased and given away copies to everyone I know who has lost a child since. It reads easily, compassionately, and is just a perfect book to read or give in this most awful of situations. I couldn't give it a higher rating.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I lost my 20 year old son my only child in June 2004. This book has been very helpful to me in starting this journey that no parent should have to make. The book has helped to calm me and comfort me. This book has helped me to feel I am not alone at this tragic time.

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Summary: How to Survive the Loss of a Child
Review: In June of 2000, I received the news that my mother and oldest son had been killed in an automobile accident. I could not imagine how my life could continue. I went to grief counseling all that summer. My counselor recommended that I begin reading books written by parents who had also lost a child. This book was one of many that I purchased. It is an excellent source for giving hope that you can rebuild your life. I recommend it highly.

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Summary: Bailey
Review: Six weeks ago My three year old daughter died unexpectedly.I am having feelings I've never experienced before. This book helped me see that I am not alone in what I am going through. The real life stories of average people who shared their loses to make this book helped me to see that I am one of a group of many who share this common bond. We know a heartache what we would hope no-one else ever as to endure. We know what it is like to have our dreams wiped out in a single moment. This book is helping me to determine what to do next.

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Summary: Way Too Strident Book Provides No Help At All
Review: This book was most unhelpful in dealing with my grief over the loss of my precious four-year-old daughter--my only child. The author states repeatedly that the only way to heal is to let go of your child completely, as well as all the dreams, hopes and anything else connected to your child. Wrong! This is just plain wrong. What a terrible thing to say to a bereaved parent. Our children's spirits live on and there is no reason to discard everything about them. Also, the book spends way too much time discussing the phases of grief. Why? So we can all be cookie-cuttered into nice little niches? And it spends way too much time telling us of all the things we gain when our child dies, things such as more compassion, greater flexibility and a better appreciation of life. This section of the book is just plain insulting to parents who have just lost the best thing in their lives. A bereaved parent gains NOTHING with the death of their child. I do not recommend this book to anyone.