In this amazing work, Westbrook generously shares with us the tools he has used and created over the last 30 years to bring comfort "e;"e; physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual "e;"e; to the dying, the families of the dying, and their professional and lay caregivers.
This book is a discussion of metastatic ovarian cancer which my wife struggled with for more than a year and a discussion of my struggle with grief from watching my wife slowly die over the same period.
"e;My Beloved is mine, and I am His"e; (Song of Solomon 2:16), hangs on the wall above our king-sized bed which is the place she now avoids as a new widow.
Grace through Grief is the encouraging story of how the author continues to overcome traumatic loss incurred by murder, suicide, and tragic, unexpected death.
Childhood tragedy for nine-year-old Sheila sparks a lifelong search for meaning, from child to parent, pupil to professional, dreamer to doer, amidst societal upheaval.
A mother’s “powerful and enlightening” memoir of losing a newborn to a rare genetic disorder, and the journey from grief to healing (Pamela Colloff, Texas Monthly).