A Child Dies

Author : Patricia Wittberger,Russ Wittberger
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781469112251

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When a Child Dies from Drugs by Patricia Wittberger,Russ Wittberger Pdf

“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 out-reach program,"G.R.A.S.P."(Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) Subjects covered range from the emotional trauma of learning of the child’s demise and on through the guilt, denial, anger, “what-if’s” and, finally, acceptance and to suggestions of how to cope daily and into a future which will never be the same. It is also illuminating to all those who know someone who has lost a loved one through drugs -What to say and do? What NOT to say and do? There is advice here for those who want to support families in grief. With personal insights this book is very much like friends reaching out to friends in compassion and kindness - friends who understand because, quite simply, the writers continue to be on the same journey as those they will comfort.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309084376

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When Children Die by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families Pdf

The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel usually play a central role in the lives of children who die and their families. At best, these professionals will exemplify "medicine with a heart." At worst, families' encounters with the health care system will leave them with enduring painful memories, anger, and regrets. When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these children and their families, the extent to which such needs areâ€"and are notâ€"being met, and what can be done to provide more competent, compassionate, and consistent care. The book offers recommendations for involving child patients in treatment decisions, communicating with parents, strengthening the organization and delivery of services, developing support programs for bereaved families, improving public and private insurance, training health professionals, and more. It argues that taking these steps will improve the care of children who survive as well as those who do notâ€"and will likewise help all families who suffer with their seriously ill or injured child. Featuring illustrative case histories, the book discusses patterns of childhood death and explores the basic elements of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for children and families experiencing a child's life-threatening illness or injury.

Author : Richard S. Hipps
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1573120324

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When a Child Dies by Richard S. Hipps Pdf

Whether toddlers or teens, losing a child is the most shocking and unnatural event a parent can experience. Learn to survive the trauma as you share the intimate stories of individuals who have recently lost children and others who have been grieving for over forty years.

Author : Jayson Greene
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524733537

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Once More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene Pdf

"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Copyright page.

Author : Ann K. Finkbeiner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781476725703

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After the Death of a Child by Ann K. Finkbeiner Pdf

For a parent, losing a child is the most devastating event that can occur. Most books on the subject focus on grieving and recovery, but as most parents agree, there is no recovery from such a loss. This book examines the continued love parents feel for their child and the many poignant and ingenious ways they devise to preserve the bond. Through detailed profiles of parents, Ann Finkbeiner shows how new activities and changed relationships with their spouse, friends, and other children can all help parents preserve a bond with the lost child. Based on extensive interviews and grief research, Finkbeiner explains how parents have changed five to twenty-five years after the deaths of their children. The first half of the book discusses the short- and long-term effects of the child’s death on the parent’s relationships with the outside world, that is, with their spouses, other children, friends, and relatives. The second half of the book details the effect on the parents’ internal world: their continuing sense of guilt; their need to place the death in some larger context and their inability sometimes to consistently do so; their new set of priorities; the nature of their bond with the lost child and the subtle and creative ways they have of continuing that bond. Finkbeiner’s central point is not so much how parents grieve for their children, but how they love them. Refusing to fall back on pop jargon about “recovery” or to offer easy solutions or standardized timelines, Finkbeiner’s is a genuine and moving search to come to terms with loss. Her complex profiles of parents resonate with the honesty and authenticity of uncomfortable emotions expressed and, most importantly, shared with others experiencing a similar loss. Finally, each profile exemplifies the many heroic ways parents learn to live with their pain, and by so doing, honor the lives their children should have lived.

Author : Joan Hagan Arnold,Penelope Buschman Gemma
Publisher : Charles Press Pubs(PA)
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : UOM:39015043802811

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A Child Dies by Joan Hagan Arnold,Penelope Buschman Gemma Pdf

Author : Avril Nagel,Randie Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0882823914

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When Your Child Dies by Avril Nagel,Randie Clark Pdf

The death of your child is devastating. No parent feels that he or she should outlive his or her child. However, the sad fact is that every minute around the world, some 15 children die according to the WHO. The psychological and emotional impact following sudden and traumatic death can inhibit parents' grief and, without appropriate treatment, develop into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When Your Child Dies provides grief-stricken parents with the tools to navigate the grieving process and addresses the challenges of the intrusion of the media, the justice system, medical system and coroners. Grieving parents will learn how to reduce anxiety and depression and promote healthy self-soothing, identify and address issues that linger and cause emotional pain following the child's death and incorporate their loss into their lives in healthy ways. There are suggestions for talking with surviving children, how to handle the impact on family and social relationships, how to foster a continued loving relationship with the dead child's memory, as well as a comprehensive list of resources and reading for ongoing support. In addition to professional backgrounds, Nagel and Clark have both experienced the traumatic loss of a child and speak with compassion, parent-to-parent.

Author : Sukie Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780684865614

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Finding Hope When a Child Dies by Sukie Miller Pdf

A renowned psychotherapist offers parents who have suffered the death of a child a new context for understanding and coping with their loss. Miller draws on years of research to present a wide-ranging look at the rituals parents practice around the world to understand both why their child has died and to find a comforting explanation for what happens to children after death.

Author : Anne McCracken,Mary Semel
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1568385560

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A Broken Heart Still Beats by Anne McCracken,Mary Semel Pdf

A Broken Heart Still Beats Softcover

Author : Michaelene Mundy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781497696594

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What Happens When Someone Dies? by Michaelene Mundy Pdf

The author of the top-selling Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss here helps children as they first experience the reality—and the mystery—of death and funerals. She carefully explains to children how we celebrate the life of a departed one through both sadness and joy. A sampling of the titles of the various booklet sections: Why Do People Die? Does It Hurt to Die? What Happens at the Funeral Home? What Will It Be Like at the Church Service? What Happens at the Cemetery? What Can I Do About My Sad Feelings? What Will Heaven Be Like? When Will Everything Be OK Again? Through her experience as a counselor, teacher, mother, and accomplished children’s author, Michaelene Mundy here offers a loving and truly helpful guide for kids.

Author : Roger W. Byard,Jhodie R Duncan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1925261670

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SIDS Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death by Roger W. Byard,Jhodie R Duncan Pdf

This volume covers aspects of sudden infant and early childhood death, ranging from issues with parental grief, to the most recent theories of brainstem neurotransmitters. It also deals with the changes that have occurred over time with the definitions of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), SUDI (sudden unexpected death in infancy) and SUDIC (sudden unexpected death in childhood). The text will be indispensable for SIDS researchers, SIDS organisations, paediatric pathologists, forensic pathologists, paediatricians and families, in addition to residents in training programs that involve paediatrics. It will also be of use to other physicians, lawyers and law enforcement officials who deal with these cases, and should be a useful addition to all medical examiner/forensic, paediatric and pathology departments, hospital and university libraries on a global scale. Given the marked changes that have occurred in the epidemiology and understanding of SIDS and sudden death in the very young over the past decade, a text such as this is very timely and is also urgently needed.

Author : Charles L. Briggs,Clara Mantini-Briggs
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822374398

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Tell Me Why My Children Died by Charles L. Briggs,Clara Mantini-Briggs Pdf

Tell Me Why My Children Died tells the gripping story of indigenous leaders' efforts to identify a strange disease that killed thirty-two children and six young adults in a Venezuelan rain forest between 2007 and 2008. In this pathbreaking book, Charles L. Briggs and Clara Mantini-Briggs relay the nightmarish and difficult experiences of doctors, patients, parents, local leaders, healers, and epidemiologists; detail how journalists first created a smoke screen, then projected the epidemic worldwide; discuss the Chávez government's hesitant and sometimes ambivalent reactions; and narrate the eventual diagnosis of bat-transmitted rabies. The book provides a new framework for analyzing how the uneven distribution of rights to produce and circulate knowledge about health are wedded at the hip with health inequities. By recounting residents' quest to learn why their children died and documenting their creative approaches to democratizing health, the authors open up new ways to address some of global health's most intractable problems.

Author : National Alliance for Grieving Children Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 099638040X

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When Someone Dies by National Alliance for Grieving Children Staff Pdf

The death of a family member or friend has a lasting impact on the lives of children. Often, families are at a loss as to how to talk to their children about death, and how to engage them in end of life rituals. "When Someone Dies" is an activity book for children that also provides valuable information to parents and caregivers about how grief impacts children, and offers guidance about how adults can connect with children on the very difficult subjects of death, dying, and bereavement.

Author : Theresa Huntley
Publisher : Augsburg Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1451419023

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When Your Child Dies by Theresa Huntley Pdf

No parent wants to face the loss of a child. Drawing on her experience as a counselor, Huntley addresses the magnitude of this loss and its immediate and future impact. She also discusses the difficult task of mourning, different ways of grieving, and how a child's death can affect parents' other relationships.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of Bereavement
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309034388

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Bereavement by Institute of Medicine,Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of Bereavement Pdf

"The book is well organized, well detailed, and well referenced; it is an invaluable sourcebook for researchers and clinicians working in the area of bereavement. For those with limited knowledge about bereavement, this volume provides an excellent introduction to the field and should be of use to students as well as to professionals," states Contemporary Psychology. The Lancet comments that this book "makes good and compelling reading....It was mandated to address three questions: what is known about the health consequences of bereavement; what further research would be important and promising; and whether there are preventive interventions that should either be widely adopted or further tested to evaluate their efficacy. The writers have fulfilled this mandate well."