Living with Grief: A Guide for Your First First Year of Grieving

Good book....BUT, the authors both experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a loved one and almost seem to dismiss the death of a loved one from a terminal illness. My mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness just days after she retired and passed away less than 5 months later. This was no less shocking to our family than if she had stepped off a sidewalk and was struck by a bus and killed. Grief is grief and KNOWING that your loved one is going to die from an illness does not change the process. You still ask why, you still feel guilty about all the things you did not or could not do to help them and you still feel hopeless and angry. The notion that my process of grieving would be any different from someone who had lost their loved one suddenly and accidentally is simply not reasonable. Having said that, I did gain some useful, practical ideas from this book and would recommend it to anyone experiencing grief, regardless of the events leading up to the death of their loved one.

Living With Grief: A Guide for Your First Year of Grieving is a brief yet compassionate book written by expert authors who have dedicated their lives to working with people who have survived great loss. Simple tips and advice for dealing with difficult times and seemingly overpowering emotions reverberate with timeless wisdom - don't worry about contacting people, expect to be distracted, understand that grief has no schedule, counsel on how to deal with troublesome dreams, what to do when faith is shattered, and more. A plain-terms guide to coping with an often harsh reality, highly recommended.

Brook Noel and Pamela Blair have put together a straight forward guide for anyone who is suffering the loss of a loved one. At a time when we are so lost it is comforting to have a book like this one to turn to. Thank you both for your insight into this painful subject, that sooner or later affects us all.I have already given this book to two of my friends that are facing their first year of loss, one her mother and the second a man who has lost his son.