How easy is it to connect with a loved one who has passed? Jamie Lee Silver says it's simple, easy, and natural. She says you don't have to be a medium or have any special powers. Being open to the idea is all you need. That, and the willingness to give it a try. Every since her son, Benjamin Lee Silver, developed a fatal mental illness that lead to taking his life in July of 2015, Jamie and Ben have been conversing through pen and paper. Jamie now publishes these works, along with Ben's s...

After 50 years in the funeral business 80-year-old grandmother-undertaker June Knights Nadle has seen it all at least all of what goes on before during and after lifes ultimate challenge. In Mortician Diaries she combines equal doses of charm humanity humor and reality to tell it like it is on this taboo subject. A kind of Prairie Home Companion set in a mortuary the book features memorable stories of regret I wish I had kissed him on the morning he had the accident and renewal as the less...

“When a Child Dies From Drugs” is written by parents to help other parents who are experiencing the ultimate tragedy of their child’s death from drugs or alcohol - parents who find themselves isolated in a fathomless dark void wondering whether they will ever resurface into the real world again. This book offers strength, practical advice and an aid in grief recovery for parents and families, gleaned not only from personal experiences but also from meeting with many parents through their o...

On the first day of school, ten-year-old Jeffrey and his six-year-old brother, Tyler, climbed out of the school bus at the foot of their driveway, walking into their home, excited about the first day of school. Instantly, their anticipation for the family back-to-school celebration turned to horror as they found their father murdered, stabbed and shot in a laundry room awash with blood. With a rush of adrenaline and terror, Jeffrey hid his younger brother, huddled behind the couch and call...

This is the remarkable account of the last days of one womans life. As author Basia Bonkowski gathers with her brothers to watch over their mother as she lies in hospital, she gradually unravels the threads that have formed the rich tapestry of her mothers life and her own. As a girl her mother fled the Russians as they advanced through Poland during World War II. As a young wife she came to Australia with her husband and infant son to forge a new life. Hers is a story of heartache and los...

Our healing journeys differ. Some move country or hit the bottle. Diane's healing journey was travel. Her son loved travelling and mountain climbing in South America. He'd walked the Inca Trail and longed to return to the sacred citadel of Machu Picchu. On the first anniversary of his death, fragile and aching with grief, she travelled alone to Peru to scatter his ashes there. Diane's adventures en route were by turns scary, electrifying and humorous: flying over the Nazca Lines; a consult...

On February 11, 1992, my husband and our friend drove up to a local Southern California resort for a short day of skiing and never returned.I began to experience an unfamiliar gamut of terrifying, confusing, and gripping emotions. In the following 82 days of searching for them, I kept a journal of my thoughts, prayers and feelings, also thinking what a wonderful story it would make when they survived and miraculously emerged from the devastating snowstorm and heavily avalanched mou...

Holding Onto Love blends an anguished fathers heartfelt experience with advice from respected authors to offer comfort and hope to parents reeling from the death of a child. Chuck Collins refreshing, down-to-earth writing style explores the anguish and hopelessness of child loss and exposes the myriad of emotional landmines grieving families face.The author rejects the common belief that bereaved fathers and mothers must move on or get over it to have normal lives. In contrast, Chu...

Part of the 5-star book series, Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss of a Child shares the journeys of mothers seeking to find hope and healing in the aftermath of losing a child.Offering 22 firsthand accounts of the aftermath including facing the holidays, sorting our child's belongings, navigating birthdays and death anniversaries and more, readers who share the same path will find comfort and compassion, family and friends will gain better understanding, and profession...

The book is an honest, first-hand account of how people with autism deal with the loss of someone in their life. Unlike the non-autistic response, people with autism, when faced with overwhelming or stressful situations, will favour solitude over sharing their emotions, tend to focus on special interests, and become extremely logical, often not expressing any emotion. This behaviour often leads to the belief that people with autism lack empathy, which is far from the case. Through the desc...

The Party of Your Life is a lively, irreverent guide to putting the F-U-N back in funeral. This upbeat book will appeal to adults of all ages who want a send-off that reflects their interests, achievements, and taste.The Party of Your Life will help readers explore the full range of creative, culinary, musical, and theatrical possibilities of a well-planned (i.e., self-planned) end-of-life party. Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and younger generations not interested in ha...

Drawing on her family's own experiences and those of other parents facing the death of a child from illness or a life-limiting condition, Sacha Langton-Gilks explains the challenges, planning, and conversations that can be expected during this traumatic period. Practical advice such as how to work with the healthcare professionals, drawing up an Advance Care Plan, and how to move care into the home sit alongside tender observations of how such things worked in her own family's story.