from DanaJean

Full disclosure. I requested and received this book directly from the publisher in exchange for a review. Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love has been the most helpful book I've read about illness, care-giving and death since 2008 when breast cancer took my mom. Cancer left ugly, painful scars o...

from nevusmom

Wow. What an excellent resource for, well, anyone. This book acknowledges the taboo of even talking about death, and strives to help the reader overcome that taboo, while also understanding that for some people denial IS how they deal with death. The authors take you from the moment when death is...

from HilaryEvans83

Really enjoyed this book. I had a friend commit suicide years ago and lost two grandpas and two friends who were way too young in the last decade. I had suffered from depression, guilt, and anxiety for years because of it...and reading this really gave me a chance to mourn, find some hope, and be...

from kaulsu

There is really nothing new under the sun, is there? This book, however, puts it all in one place, Very sensible and readable. I would recommend it to anyone in my care who is assisting at the bedside of someone who is dying. Chapter 1: Elephant in the Room A variety of short narratives describin...

from Elysabeth

While death is inevitable, many of us fail to contemplate this Universal experience with much beyond fear and denial. This very necessary and helpful book brings gently home a better way; to be fully present and participatory in the final journey of our loved one on Earth is a gift not only to th...