BEYOND WORDS - Grieving when your child has died

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by Andrew Thompson (Starship Hospital and Auckland University) and Tricia Irving Hendry (Skylight Trust).

This new NZ book that has been launched this week by the Skylight Trust.

"The death of a child is a heartfelt experience like no other.
It is a deep grief experience that goes beyond words."

The loss affects bereaved parents emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. It makes more demands on them than most others ever realise.

Many bereaved parents say that the only people who can ever genuinely begin to understand what it’s like for them are other bereaved parents. Hearing from others who have ‘been there’ can make all the difference. For this reason, Beyond Words is a handbook that features the honest words, perspectives and suggestions of many bereaved parents. It also offers useful information about managing grief, support options and ideas that may be helpful on the grief journey.

It is comforting, encouraging, informative and practical.

It will also provide understanding and insights to professionals and others seeking to effectively support bereaved parents.

You can buy a copy from Skylight Trust for NZ$26 plus p&p.

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