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This book is based on the true story of Jonathan Ned Cole, a deaf adopted son of Mary Carol Cole and Ned M Cole. Much of the story is factually about Jon's rather tragic life. Some of the story about his biological parents are works of my imagination. Jon never knew who his biological parents were. Other parts are dramatized to better portray who Jon was, a black, deaf boy raised in an all-white family. The last chapter is about Jon's time in Heaven...
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#1 Grief is like fear. It feels like being afraid, but for different reasons. It is difficult to take in what others say, and it is hard to want to take it in. It is so uninteresting. Yet I want the others to be about me.
#2 Marriage has done wonders for me. I can never again believe that religion is manufactured out of our unconscious, starved desires and is a...
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From the sublime (the faint sound of Mozart as you take your last breath) to the ridiculous (lessons on how to close the sagging jaw of a corpse), Tisdale leads the reader through the peaks and troughs of death with a calm, wise, and humorous hand. Advice for Future Corpses is more than a how-to manual or a spiritual bible: it is a graceful compilation of honest and intimate anecdotes based on the deaths Tisdale has witnessed in her work and life,...
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The Altar of the Dead Henry James - The Altar of the Dead is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events. He meets a woman who shares his ideals, only to find that the past places what seems to be...
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Losing means grieving.
Grieving means choices.
Choices mean hurt or healing.
You've lost someone you love. Or you're on the brink of losing your marriage. Your dreams. Your health. Or perhaps the trauma of your past pursues you into the present.
Your life's going to change. Which way it goes won't be decided by your loss, but by the choices you make.
At the crossroads of grief, one road will lead to hope and healing. The other, to more hurt....
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Find fullness of joy during the holidays-especially for the brokenhearted. Divorce. Financial stress. Chronic illness. Losing a loved one. Experiencing any of these situations during the year is already difficult. But the holiday season, once joyful and happy, can heighten this pain even more. Author Bo Stern has spent the past two Christmases struggling to connect with the joy of the season. As she has watched her husband, Steve, struggle with terminal...
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Called "the best preacher in the family," by her father, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz speaks around the globe with the wisdom and the authority of years spent studying God's Word. In her latest book, Anne shares her heart and God's teachings on the universal problem of suffering. Drawing her characteristically keen insights from the familiar story of Lazarus in the ninth and eleventh chapters of the Gospel of John, Anne offers Jesus' reassuring...
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"For twenty years, this "beautifully written" (USA Today), "moving, comprehensive and insightful look at the lifelong ramifications of the loss of a mother" (San Francisco Chronicle) has been the book a woman can turn to for understanding and comfort when her mother dies. Building on interviews with hundreds of motherless daughters, Hope Edelman's unique and courageous work also reflects her personal experience with the continued...
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For thirteen years, Elly has been in Kathy's shadow, always second best. Even so, the two of them understand each other as only sisters can. Jealousy, anger, and resentment give way to guilt when Kathy dies suddenly and Elly is left to ask, "Why did she have to die?"
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Feisty, thirteen-year-old Megan McCaffery is proud to be a tomboy, and she just can't relate to the southern belles in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Her older sister, Audrey, is driving her crazy with constant talk about her upcoming wedding. When a popular girl at school takes an interest in Megan's best friend, John-Paul,...
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The realization that people too often feel isolated in their world of serious chronic illness, this book describes a journey of discovery that will support people who need their voices to be heard. Insights and suggestions are offered for both the patient and their caregivers. It offers suggestions on how to build honest, dignified relationships cementing heart-to-heart friendships when they are most needed. Rather than feel awkward or unsure when...
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In the tradition of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, a book that explains the transformative power of suffering.
Most people understand that suffering and sorrow are inevitable parts of every life and that illness, death, or loss of a loved one are universal experiences, not retribution or a symptom of bad luck. But, few of us comprehend the ways in which suffering can give rise to growth.
In this sensitive and caring book, Kathleen Brehony...
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#1 I was willed into existence by my sister. I was designed to be just that for her-a sister to complete her duo, to make us whole. Kait was extremely determined and stubborn, and she never waited. She marched through each developmental milestone.
#2 My sister used to tell me fairytales, and I would listen quietly. When I was around four, I yelled out that I could hear them. The story...
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A life-limiting illness may have taken hold of your body, but you can still live more fully and openly than ever before. You can enrich your life by exploring ways to make peace with yourself and deepen connections with friends and family. This book will help you reap the benefits of mindfulness and acceptance, one day at a time. Leaves Falling Gently is a comforting guide to the mindfulness and compassion practices that will help you embrace the...
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So often, the thought of death evokes our worst fears. We anticipate the opposite of anything we call living. Yet, something different happens when we invite death into the conversation. It enters a panoply of experience that includes gratitude, love, joy and wonder. Death reveals these gifts as often as tragedy and pain. By the bedside of the dying, we learn an intimacy that includes the entirety of the human experience. We open rather than fight...
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Divorciado y Asustado ¡No Más!: Apoyo emocional para los recién divorciados te provee con la motivación que necesitas pera librarte con seguridad del dolor y la traición de tu matrimonio fallido. Tasher habla desde su experiencia personal tras haber pasado a través de muchas etapas propias de las relaciones, como la negación de un matrimonio fallido, la expresividad necesaria para llegar a sanar, y permanecer emocionalmente estable. En esta...
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#1 The way Charlotte was killed by a shooter in Newtown, Connecticut, generated a lot of media attention, which caused some people who were personally affected by the death of a child or loved one to feel helplessly exposed and vulnerable.
#2 Grief is often misunderstood, and cultural norms promote double standards that are often harmful to those grieving. Certain tragedies...
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When a beloved pet dies, the grief that often follows can be overwhelming. Why We Love Them So: Surviving the Loss of an Animal Friend offers profound guidance on how to understand deep sorrow and eventually use its power to transform our lives.
Father Paul Keenan faced his own grief journey when Teddy, his twenty-five-year-old cat, passed away. Knowing the love he felt for Teddy was irreplaceable, Father Paul turned within and listened to his...
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Peggy McMahon's prayers are heartfelt and capture the raw, authentic emotions many face with a serious or life-threatening illness. Her prayers have touched lives well beyond their origin in Anchorage, Alaska. Written out of her own pain, the prayers of Peggy McMahon have ministered to many in times when they could not find the words to pray. Addressed to Abba, Father, the prayers are personal and heartfelt, written from a place of vulnerable trust....
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Healing from the loss of a loved one can be a little less painful with reassurance from someone who has traveled the same path. For the Love of Cancer: A passionate pursuit to understand life, death, and spirituality was born from the author's personal journey as her husband's caregiver during his battle with cancer and her immense grief when he was killed in a motorcycle accident. In this book, Julie Davis Tittenhofer shares the most intimate details...
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