I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

Noel, Brook; Blair, Pamela D., Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 1891400274 / ISBN 13: 9781891400278

Published by Champion Pr Ltd, 2000

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Synopsis:

Now there is a hand to hold...

Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of a close family member. The list of high visibility disasters, human suffering and sudden loss in long and will continue to grow. From TWA Flight 800 to Egypt Air 990, from Oklahoma City to Columbine, daily we face incomprehensible loss. Outside the publicized tragedies there are many families and individuals that are suffering behind closed doors in our neighborhoods, in our own homes, in hospital waiting rooms. Now for those who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold written by two women who have experience sudden loss.

In a book that will touch, comfort, uplift and console, authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. explore sudden death and its role in the cycle of life. Tapping the personal histories of both authors and numerous interviews, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye shows grieving readers how to endure, survive and grow from the pain and turmoil surrounding human loss.

For survivors this valuable book provides a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives.

About the Author: Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor in private practice in Hawthorne, NY. She is the Director of the Divorce Resource Network, a columnist for Single Living magazine and a Contributing Editor for Divorce Magazine. She has appeared on many radio and television shows including Geraldo.

Brook Noel is the author of two other highly-acclaimed books, Back to Basics: 101 Ideas for Strengthening Our Children and Our Families and The Single Parent Resource. Currently, she writes as a columnist for Mom.Com and is the Editor-in-Chief of SingleParents: The Lifestyle Magazine for Today's Single Parent. Noel regularly conducts workshops on parenting and writing and has taught or lectures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The Los Angeles Times and many others. She has been featured, mentioned or appeared in the pages of Woman's World, Healthy Kids, Parent's Journal and other. Recently she has been asked to audition for a new parenting show to air on the Fox Health Network.

Bibliographic Details

Title: I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, ...
Publisher: Champion Pr Ltd
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good