Reviews for After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years

The average rating for After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-05-16 00:00:00 Melissa Derosa This is really an insightful book into the grieving process of parents. I'm surprised at some of the low reviews and have to wonder if it's the topic. Death is uncomfortable and the death of a child is about as bad as it gets. The author nicely balanced clinical research with the words and stories of the parents. This is appropriate for anyone wanting to understand more about what it's like to lose a child and the author appropriately avoids cliches and feel good filler. I would not recommend this book to someone who is recently grieving the loss of their child. The target audience is more likely clinicians, medical professionals or others who work with grieving parents.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-04-13 00:00:00 Jermon Williams The author lost her only child, an 18 year old son via a train wreck. She wanted to know what happens to parents in the years after losing their child - what are the long term effects. Bottom line - while the pain of losing the child may recede over time, parents never, ever get over the loss. They only learn to live with it. Always there. Has become a part of who they are. This makes sense to me.