Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and Let Go (Death & Grief, Book on Grieving, Comfort Words for Loss)

When my mother was diagnosed with terminal stages of colon cancer, our family was literally innundated with "grief coping" books. Being an avid reader, and desperate for anything to help make sense of the chaos and pain, I read them all. SAFE PASSAGE is the only one I have kept and have recently ordered several to have on hand to share with friends. This book is composed of short meditations that are appropriate for all stages of griefwork. I continue to refer to my copy, some nine months after her death. I find that this is a "living" book, with certain passages speaking exactly what I'm feeling, every time I read it - be it a week after her death or months after. Moreover, it is not specifically geared towards the loss of a parent, spouse, child, etc - my stepfather has found it as wonderful as I have. This book has been a lifeline to our family.

I do not know Molly Fumia, but I do know the subject of grief. I wrote THE JEWISH WAY IN DEATH AND MOURNING. I have never read so profound and beautiful a work on this subject. I underlined it all, and ordered another clean copy. It is memorable; a work of art, a Divine inspiration.

This book was given to me by a good friend after the death of my husband. It got me through that first year. I have given this book to several of my friends who have been widowed. I intend to give it to another friend who just lost her husband. It helps ... it really helps. It is short and to the point. One page a night was what I could handle but it made all the difference. This is a book that every widow or widower should recieve.... it helps you to not feel so alone.

I bought this book after the loss of my mother last year and I have found that I have come back to the book at different stages of my grief. I have given copies of this twice since then to friends who have lost loved ones. The reflections in the book are short and thought-provoking.

After my husband died suddenly, I read every book on grieving that I could get my hands on. I rate this book "number one". I found that one of my symptoms was, the inability to concentrate for long periods of time, so the shorter,easy to understand excerpts helped. Also, her ideas surely come straight from her heart, I could relate. Someone understood. Thank you for helping me through my grief. I would like to buy the book as a gift for someone else.