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On Grief and Grieving 
This book is an excellent source for the grieving. The material covers any type of loss. I have experienced the loss of my son to suicide and found it exceptional!
I haven't read this book yet; 
I have not yet read this book, but after reading the other reviews, I plan to buy it. I myself very recently suffered the loss of my daughter in my fifth month of pregnancy for as yet unknown reasons just 10 weeks ago. The worst thing is not knowing, and people unknowlingly saying the wrong thing.
I can sympathize with others who have suffered a loss. I've been there, too.
A wonderful book!
I was widowed less than a year ago. This book helped me understand what I was going through emotionally. Every page was a comfort to me. It not only helped me to understand myself better, but it helped me to better support a friend dealing with grief. I highly recommend this book to everyone dealing with grief.
The right book at the right time.
This book was recommended by a bookstore employee.I lost my dad a year ago to cancer. I've been seeing a grief councelor for almost a year now. I started reading it about 4 days before the 1 year date of his passing and I'm glad I did. When I went to his grave on that day, my mourning wasn't as tragic as I thought it would be. I felt a sense of peace when I left, and I know it came from reading this book. It helped me to better understand ALL the processes of grief. I told my councelor about the book and she is recommending it to her clients based on my praises of this book. I believe it was a WONDERFUL tool/aide in my healing process. I am ordering copies for my sister and stepmother.
On Grief and Grieving
"Grief is the intense emotional response to the pain of a loss. It is the reflection of a connection that has been broken. Most important, grief is an emotional, spiritual, and psychological journey to healing." pg. 227
This book has been a tremendous help to me. I lost my husband, my best friend 7 months ago. I am not the kind of person who opens up to my close friends and family much less a therapist. I new I needed some help to get a perspective of what I was experiencing and feeling in my loss.
I saw myself going through the 5 stages of grief; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.
In going through all these stages and reading this wonderful book I realize that it is ok to feel sad, it is ok to look at the picture of us and cry and even be angry because we won't be going back to Hawaii like we talked about. It's ok to not want to get out of bed some days.
The most important thing I gained from reading this book is the fact that because he went away, my life is forever changed, I will never "get over it", and my family and friends will have to realize that.
"The person you were is forever changed.
A part of the old you died with your loved one.And a part of your loved one lives on in the new you." pg. 119
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"Shortly before her death in 2004, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler, her collaborator, completed the manuscript for this, her final book. On Grief and Grieving is a fitting completion to her work. Thirty-six years and sixteen books ago, Kubler-Ross's groundbreaking On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Now On Grief and Grieving will profoundly influence the way we experience the process of grief. On Death and Dying began as a theoretical book, an interdisciplinary study of our fear of death and our inevitable acceptance of it. It introduced the world to the now-famous five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. On Grief and Grieving applies these stages to the process of grieving and weaves together theory, inspiration, and practical advice, all based on Kubler-Ross's and Kessler's professional and personal experiences, and is filled with brief, topic-driven stories. It includes sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, coping, children, healing, isolation, and even the subject of sex during grief. 'I know death is close,' Kubler-Ross says at the end of the book, 'but not quite yet. I lie here like so many people over the years, in a bed surrounded by flowers and looking out a big window....I now know that the purpose of my life is more than these stages....It is not just about the life lost but also the life lived.' In one of their final writing sessions, Kubler-Ross told Kessler, 'The last nine years have taught me patience, and the weaker and more bed-bound I become, the more I'm learning about receiving love.' On Grief and Grieving is Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's final legacy, one that brings her life's work profoundly full circle."
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