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Stronger Than Death: When Suicide Touches Your Life

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When I was putting together my anthology, DYING: A BOOK OF COMFORT, this was one of two books I found particularly helpful (and used selections from). I'm sorry to see that Victoria Alexander's book WORDS I NEVER THOUGHT TO SPEAK; STORIES OF LIFE IN THE WAKE OF SUICIDE is not in print now, although another of her books is, but Sue Chance's book is definitely something to consider, if someone you know is dealing with the emotional problems of surviving the suicide of someone close to them

After recently losing my sister to suicide, I signed up for a support group called SOS (Survivers of Suicide). They sent me this book to read. My heart went out to this mother and her grief. She addresses all the questions you have in your mind after you expierience death by suicide, but you are afraid to say them out loud. She explains how your feelings are normal and there is no right or wrong way to act. Sue Chance has allowed me to put some of my anger and grief into percpective. This book has given me the strength to continue on without my sister.

I read this book seven months after my own son died from a drug overdose. Before obtaining a copy of Dr. Chance's book I read many others on death of a child and survival. None adequetly touched the topic of the children who died of suicide and rarely mentioned death by drugs. It was almost like the parents were being blamed or that our grief was any less than those of a parent whose child died of a tragic accident or unfortunate illness. As I read the author's words I could feel the pain. The books I read previous did not touch me in that emotional way. I was glad a friend of mine suggested I read this story. I got the feeling that her life was filled with many tragic and painful issues, but I found her to stay focused on the reason she wrote the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is experiening such a tragic loss.

For an old book, it arrived in very good condition--just as advertised. It arrived very quickly. Excellent service.

Anybody who has experienced a loved one's suicide will find this book helpful and dear to their heart. Dr. Chance is a strong, talented woman.

This book was a blessing to me. I lost my son to suicide two months ago and Dr. Sue Chance did such a wonderful job being honest about her feelings and explaining her grief that it helped me understand and cope with my own. I would recommend this book to all mothers that have lost a child to suicide, it is great therapy and it helped me so very much in a very painful time. Dr. Chance truly tired to understand "why" and that is the question we all need answered. Thank you for this book.