First Year, Worst Year

Coping with the unexpected death of our grown-up daughter

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

When clinical psychologist Barbara Wilson was faced with the devastating loss of her adult daughter Sarah, her professional skills were sorely tested. How she, her husband Mick, and their family came to terms with their loss is detailed in First Year, Worst Year, a moving memoir of survival during and after bereavement. Filled with photos of the Wilson family and their journey retracing the last moments of their daughter, who perished in a rafting accident in Peru, this book is a testament to the resilience of the human heart, even after it’s been broken.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-10-01
Mått:153 x 230 x 18 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470093597

Utforska kategorier

Sorghantering inom Hälsa och familj

Mer om författaren

Barbara Wilson, O.B.E. is a well-known clinical psychologist with a special interest in memory functions. This book however, is not written from her professional perspective, but as a bereaved mother. Her husband, Mick Wilson, is a publishing professional. They have another daughter and son who survive.

Recensioner i media

"...portrays the challenge of getting through each day in a state of grief, trauma and shock." (Human Givens Journal, Vol.11, No.4, 2004) "...a potentially useful resource..." (Journal of Mental Health, Vol 14 (3) 2005)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword. Acknowledgements.INTRODUCTION.CHAPTER 1: There’s terrible, terrible news.CHAPTER 2: Sarah lovely, Sarah happy.CHAPTER 3: You were not fragile until you were fearless.CHAPTER 4: It’s OK, I can talk about it.CHAPTER 5: I always flirt with death.CHAPTER 6: Can you make a phone call if you’re dead?CHAPTER 7: We kiss the joy as it flies.CHAPTER 8: The final goodbye: ‘‘Forever Young’’.EPILOGUE: Last word from Sarah (as it were).References.