Losing a Parent: A Personal Guide to Coping with That Special Grief That Comes with Losing a Parent

by Fiona Marshall and Thomas Maitland Marshall

Book Overview

How to cope with the loss of a parent or a dying or newly widowed parent. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555610560
• ISBN13: 9781555610562
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Fisher Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Also Helpful for Those in the Process of Losing A Parent

Recently I was talking with a friend whose father is terminally ill and probably in the last weeks, or possibly even days, of his life. She knew I would understand because I had a similar experience with my mom a little over a year ago. She mentioned how, even though he's still here, something's very different -- he doesn't get excited about news of his grandchildren the way he used to, and he seems far away all the time and disconnected. My experience was much the same and it caused me to first grieve the loss of my old, close relationship with my mother a few before grieving her actual passing. There were a couple of reasons for this and I wish I had better understood what was happening at the time, partly because it would've helped me recognize how close she was to dying, and it would've helped me better comfort her. Just after this conversation, I started reading this book (the third of three recommended to me by Hospice), and there was our conversation and our experience on the pages of the first two chapters. If your parent is terminally ill, don't wait -- read Fiona Marshall's book now. I'm going to send it to my friend and hope it isn't too late for her. It will help you see signs, be prepared, and at least have a little understanding of things that otherwise may catch you off guard and you'll wish you had known them "back then" (I wish I had). I haven't completely finished the book yet, but am already finding it a great comfort.

An extremely helpful book.

I buy extra copies of this book to give to friends. This book puts in writing all the things I have felt and experienced during the loss of a parent...This book made me feel normal about the grieving process. I highly recommend it.

The one book that I recommend

After my mother suddenly passed away, I was having a really tough time coping--nothing anyone would do or say could change the profound sense of insecurity I felt. Short, to-the-point, and not overly "touchy-feely", it simply explains why you are feeling the way you do. I had wished that I had read the book BEFORE my mother had died because the first section of the book focuses on dealing with terminally ill parents and steps you can take to prepare yourself. I recommended it to all my friends whose parents are still living.

A very thoughtful guide. Practical, deep, but not too deep.

A very good guide for a specific type of loss. The author really covers the spectrum of feelings and issues associated with losing a parent. Not only helpful for a child of a deceased parent but also for a parent who remains critically ill. In fact, for the child who has already lost a parent, going through the process of a parent's death is very helpful as well. Not the only book a grieving (adult) child should have but a necessary one.