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Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling

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This book was far to autobigraphical and the author's attempts to generalize her experience felt shallow. I lost my only brother to suicide not long before reading the book. It just didn't bring me any solace or increase my understanding.

On the other hand, I also read "No Time to Say Goodbye" and even though it was not aimed at siblings-only, I found it very helpful. Perhaps it was a matter of not just focusing on one single person's story.

As a Survivor myslef I found Do they have bad days in Heaven a wonderful book. It has hope and inspiration to continue on in this life. It gave me the information I needed for support. Michelle brought much awareness to the fielf of suicide awareness. As a sibling survivor I thank her for writing about the forgotten ones when it comes to suicide survivors. This book is an excellent resources for suicide awareness. I see this book being used by many and have already recommeneded it to many who are interested in suicide prevention and suicide support after a suicide. I am President of a local Survivors of Suicide support group. We have Do they have bad days in Heaven in our library. It has never been left with in our library because when one person is done reading it it is already into the hands of another.

Linn-Gust's book is a wonderful publication dealing with a tragic problem that, while all too prevalent, has hardly been approached or dealt with until now. She's a degreed professional, but she writes from experience, and her book is neither 'mushy' or 'clinical;' neither perspective would be very much help to anyone who's a sibling survivor of suicide. Instead, everything in this book is wise, heartfelt, and helpful. Readers of "Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven?" will come away feeling that it's okay to feel grief, that what they're going through is normal, and that they're not alone. At the end of the book, Linn-Gust lists a wealth of resources for survivors to turn to after they close the covers of the book.

I've already recommended this book to a number of people, and I plan on buying it for others. Buy it for yourself, or someone you love. There's also a section for friends of sibling survivors, providing guidance on helping others work through their feelings.

The book is full of good information for siblings of a suicide victim but is very difficult to read shortly after the tragedy. The first chapter tells in detail the story of a young college student's sister's suicide. It is hard to keep reading the book because of the emotions it evokes. The rest of the chapters are not so hard if you can just get past the first chapter. So don't stop reading, even if it is tough.

As a SOS mother of Beth 17 and her siblings 19,12,10. I found the book to be very helpful to me as a parent and a guide to help my children.The book is easy to read and has so many good points I highlighted most of the book.I found out by reading this book that some of my fears also might be my childrens fears.There are not many books written on sibling survivors.I was so very thankful to find this book to read..I hope it helps you as much as it did me..

So very little is available about the subject of sibling suicide, I was not aware how big of a problem we are facing until it hit close to home, this books are so very helpful, they have been for me. I am still in the process of coping and trying to understand why, it's all so very raw and sad but the books have helped me a great deal.

This book was a huge disappointment! I lost my only sibling, my younger sister, to suicide less than one month ago. I was really hoping for this book to be helpful. Even though it has moments of clarity, it is mostly as intriguing and insightful as a high school term paper. I definitely feel for Ms. Linn-Gist and her loss, but the book was not very good. I also read "No Time To Say Goodbye" by Carla Fine, and found it to be much more helpful than what was delivered here. It really hit home emotionally and delivered on what I had hoped to find in this book.