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Some predominantly Psychological
Readings that have provided understanding and comfort for those
dealing with loss. |
| Heather's List, when asked what books she found
helpful... |
Therese A.
Rando (1986). Parental
Loss of a Child. Research
Press.
Therese A.
Rando (1984). Grief,
Dying, & Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers. Research
Press.
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"There
are probably lots of good textbooks on grief but I found these, especially
the Parental Loss of a Child, the most helpful."
"It
was the only one that I found that normalized my grief. The others made me
feel my grief was ‘complicated,’ ‘unresolved’ and ‘pathological.’"
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It’s
hard to say what it is that helps in a book.
I
know what doesn’t help:
reference
to time heals,
getting
over it,
going
on without the child,
acceptance… |
| What
does help... |
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acknowledging that grief continues along with life,
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acknowledging that we learn to survive, live, even live well, but always
continue to grieve for our child. |
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