AFTER THE DEATH OF A CHILD; Living with the Loss Through the Years

by Ann K. Finkbeiner

• ISBN13: 9780743255110
• ISBN10: 0743255119
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2030-12-31
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

"Like mourning itself, this powerful book, much of it in the words of bereaved parents, evokes a series of reactions . . . It illustrates the hard fact [of human suffering] but also our resilience."--New York Times The first book to examine the long-term

Table of Contents

Introduction
At First	p. 1
Marge Ford's Marriage	p. 24
Fathers and Mothers, Husbands and Wives: Changes in the Marriage	p. 37
Brandt Jones's Family	p. 54
Brothers and Sisters, Sons and Daughters: Changes in the Relationship with Other Children	p. 63
Leight Johnson and His Fellow Man	p. 86
Janet Wright's Bad Friends	p. 94
Changes Toward Other People	p. 98
Chris Reed	p. 120
On Guilt	p. 130
Delores Shoda and the Uncertainty of Life	p. 142
Job's Children: Changes Toward God	p. 150
Diana Moores' World	p. 173
The Zero Point : Changes in Perspective	p. 182
Anne Perkins' Priorities	p. 198
Surface Ditties and Carpe Diem : Changes in Priorities	p. 207
Walter Levin	p. 219
The Nature of the Bond	p. 226
One Person Now: The Continuing Trajectory	p. 244
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 265
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