Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child
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By: Ellen Mitchell, Carol Barkin, Audrey Cohen, Lorenza Colletti, Barbara Eisenberg, Barbara Goldstein, Madeline Perri Kasden, Phyllis Levine, Ariella Long and Rita Volpe
Format: Paperback
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: December 2004
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: December 2004
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2005-01-13
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 192
Ean: 9780312328290
Isbn: 031232829X
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2005-01-13
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 192
Ean: 9780312328290
Isbn: 031232829X
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
The death of a child is that unimaginable loss no parent ever expects to face. In Beyond Tears, nine mothers share their individual stories of how to survive in the darkest hour. They candidly share with other bereaved parents what to expect in the first year and long beyond:
* Harmonious relationships can become strained
* There is a new definition of what one considers "normal"
* The question "how many children do you have?" can be devastating
* Mothers and fathers mourn and cope differently
* There simply is no answer to the question "why?"
This sharing in itself is a catharsis and because each of these mothers lost her child at least seven years ago, she is in a unique position to provide perspective on what newly bereaved parents can expect to feel. The mothers of Beyond Tears offer reassurance that the clouds of grief do lessen with time and that grieving parents will find a way to live, and even laugh again.
* Harmonious relationships can become strained
* There is a new definition of what one considers "normal"
* The question "how many children do you have?" can be devastating
* Mothers and fathers mourn and cope differently
* There simply is no answer to the question "why?"
This sharing in itself is a catharsis and because each of these mothers lost her child at least seven years ago, she is in a unique position to provide perspective on what newly bereaved parents can expect to feel. The mothers of Beyond Tears offer reassurance that the clouds of grief do lessen with time and that grieving parents will find a way to live, and even laugh again.
USER REVIEWS
"Unfortunately for me, I bought and read this book because I have walked the walk. I lost my son 2 years ago in a car accident. This book touched on everything i've thought, felt, said to myself, said to others and lived through in the past 2 years. It made me know for sure, that I was on the right path, that I wasn't crazy, that what I was actually feeling was "normal", as normal as I can be while going through this. Please, please please, anyone who has lost a child or knows someone who has, order it for you or for that someone. They will be extremely grateful and you might just keep someone from going off the edge.
Thank you ladies for sharing your intimate stories about your angels, I felt your words right down to my very soul. I cannot thank you enough for putting your feelings into this book. I am forever grateful."
~ Written on 2008-08-27
Thank you ladies for sharing your intimate stories about your angels, I felt your words right down to my very soul. I cannot thank you enough for putting your feelings into this book. I am forever grateful."
~ Written on 2008-08-27
"I thought this book was excellent and so helpful - as anything can be at a time like this...it is comforting to know that others share in this horrible journey of grief and you are not alone in your feelings. The writer/writers have all been there and will be for the rest of their lives. I cried my eyes out but found the book cathartic. I have read a few others but none have touched me as deeply as this book. God help us all who have lost a child - what a horrendous loss it is. "
~ Written on 2008-08-08
~ Written on 2008-08-08
"Wondered if a book written by grieving mothers would speak to men. I was sure wrong. Very honest talk of thier feelings and varied coping adjustments. I saw myself in many of their stories of how they feel and how they keep on keeping on. The last chapter where the husbands talk of thier feelings only helped solidify my liking this book."
~ Written on 2008-08-03
~ Written on 2008-08-03
"My 25 year old son was killed in a motorcycle accident almost three years ago. There's no way to understand the shock and pain a parent feels with this type of loss, unless you've experienced it. Our daughter bought "Beyond Tears" for me, I could only read one or two pages at a time because these dear women were describing my pain - I was reading what I was feeling. It helped me to understand and know that I wasn't losing my mind or going crazy. I continued reading books (22 at the last count) but, Beyond Tears was by far the most helpful. I've recommended it to those who sadly have found themselves dealing with the death of a teen or adult child. "
~ Written on 2008-04-15
~ Written on 2008-04-15
"Only a grieving parent can speak to another, after the loss of a child - for no one knows the depths to which one sinks - and this book does let you know that there are others out there and that you are not alone in feeling this will never end - and that it will always be with you, but you will be prepared for your despair....But wait at least a year before you read it..."
~ Written on 2008-03-25
~ Written on 2008-03-25