Lessons I Never Wanted to Learn: Surviving the Death of a Child - Softcover

Forslund, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1974310981 ISBN 13: 9781974310982

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Each year millions of parents suffer the death of their child. Each story is unique, but one thing remains the same-the wrenching shock and grief that become the new norm. Many books have been written about this grieving process, but not all these books offer practical suggestions to help parents take the difficult steps forward following their tragic loss. This was my reason for writing this book. My daughter died three days following the birth of her first child. This book traces the journey my husband and I took to move forward through the devastatingly sad and empty days, months and years following her death. Woven throughout each chapter are practical, manageable steps for dealing with the despair which is implicit when one faces the death of a child. They offer suggestions for honoring the death and continuing to live a fulfilling life. These lessons were learned the hard way, through trial and error, through sadness and grief. They helped me to reach this stage where I can reflect on what worked, what did not work, and what helped me to become a fulfilled woman-though one whose heart and mind will forever know the emptiness of my daughter's death in my life.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathleen Forslund recently retired as an adjunct professor at a Midwestern university where she taught a graduate course in research for educators. Prior to this she worked as a middle school principal. She received her B.A. from Viterbo University in 1966, an M.A. from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1983, and a Ph.D in Educational Administration from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. She was nominated to Who’s Who in American Education and International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women in 1994. She lives with her husband in Green Valley, Arizona. Her oldest daughter lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children, and her youngest daughter lives in Oregon with her husband and two children. Her son-in-law lives in California with his wife and four children.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1974310981
• ISBN 13: 9781974310982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60