Uniquely written to be easily used by widowed men and women of all ages, this reader-friendly guide is filled with down-to-earth support, practical solutions and helpful resources. This book is invaluable for family, friends and helping professionals who want to better understand the impact of losing a spouse. It is written by a mother and daughter team, who bring personal as well as professional insight to the experience of berevement.
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"Healing..Comforting...a 'must read' for anyone who has lost a spouse. It's like having a wise and experienced guide hold your hand..." -- Rev. Philip Price-Woodland Hills Community Church, Woodland Hills, California
"It is a verbatim script of what is happening to me following my wife's death. Idea sand suggestions in the book help me realize I'll get through this." -- Saul Halpert, Former television journalist, KNBC-TV
"It is a verbatim script of what is happening to me following my wife's death. Idea sand suggestions in the book help me realize I'll get through this." -- Saul Halpert, Former television journalist, KNBC-TV
About the Author
Following her husband's death, Ruth Spector Webster, M.S.W., obtained a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. She became a psychotherapist at a major H.M.O, where she conducted widowed groups as well as counseling individuals & families. Her daughter, Laurie J. Spector, M.S.W. obtained a Masters Degree in Social Work at the University of California at Los Angeles. As a psycotherapist she has worked in medical and psychiatric settings. She also developed and led bereavement groups for many years.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
my friend lost his wife of 40+ years to cancer this passed September.I gave him the book as his birthday present, one week after he became a widower. My frined loved the book, and told me that by now he read it 4 times. So, congratulations to Ruth and Laurie whom I personally know and appreciate the information they are sharing with so many people, based on their own personal experience after loosing their husband and father. An ideal gift for someone who lost their spouse!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
We each have grieved or know someone who is grieving over a death of a partner. This book guides one through the universal human mourning process. Laurie and Ruth's book is a learning tool that should be available in every hospital, place of worship, and home for it is a guiding light on the path of darkness. It gives strength to those in need.
Grief
by Jerry Fagnani
I write for those
Who dwell in sacred hush,
Kneeling on altars
Of their own exile;
Those who weep
For the wildness in a gentle heart,
And sing a song of longing
For sun dappled paths of light.
I sing for those
Flying further than any dream can reach,
Knowing that the rivers remember
As do the desecrated shadows in the dark;
Forlorn brothers, who,
With wings of ancient wrath,
Ride the raging storms of night
With a love that can't forget.
I walk with those
Who embrace their ravages,
And listen to the wind
For a message from the seasons;
Souls on a withered landscape
And its long, long season of silence;
Except for their hearts
Which gently moan.
A Kinder Bright: Poems of Praise and Remembrance
by Jerry Fagnani
I write for those
Who dwell in sacred hush,
Kneeling on altars
Of their own exile;
Those who weep
For the wildness in a gentle heart,
And sing a song of longing
For sun dappled paths of light.
I sing for those
Flying further than any dream can reach,
Knowing that the rivers remember
As do the desecrated shadows in the dark;
Forlorn brothers, who,
With wings of ancient wrath,
Ride the raging storms of night
With a love that can't forget.
I walk with those
Who embrace their ravages,
And listen to the wind
For a message from the seasons;
Souls on a withered landscape
And its long, long season of silence;
Except for their hearts
Which gently moan.
A Kinder Bright: Poems of Praise and Remembrance
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- The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst in Back Matter
- Love and Sex After Forty: A Guide for Men and Women for Their Mid and Later Years by Robert N. Butler in Back Matter
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