The Bereaved Parent (Human Horizons Ser.)
Death and bereavement
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
A book for parents at any stage of grief; whether they are facing an imminent death, recovering from the shock of an accidental death or caught in the long turmoil of the aftermath of a child's death. Harriet Sarnoff Schiff… lost her 10 year old son offers genuine understanding to other parents based on her own experience. Though, after the death of a child it can feel as though nothing good can happen again the parent must go on living and look to the future, no matter how impossible that may feel. Schiff explains the process of grief, the isolation and despair that can affect parents. She offers not only the benefit of her own experience but that of other parents, and psychiatric and religious counsellors.