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Summary: Loss and learning to live with it
Review: I first read this book in 1992 after the loss of my grandmother to a stroke. It helped me to go day by day through my stages of loss. Since then I have read this book many times through my losses of jobs, friends and boyfriends. Most recently I have once again taken "How to survive the loss of a love" out after the tragic death of a friend in a car accident. This book in simple terms can help anyone relate their loss to everyday life. I'm sure that in years to come this book will once again be needed in my life. I leave it in my bedside table for those nights my losses come back to haunt me.
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Summary: Incredible comfort for any kind of pain or loss
Review: This book is extremely easy to read, even during times when you're depressed and reading is difficult. It sooths both the mind and the soul. I highly recommend keeping several copies on hand to give to friends in time of need.
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Summary: Extremely helpful
Review: I went to the bookstore searching for a book to help me deal with the loss of my boyfriend whom I had been seeing everyday for over 6 months. This book was the one I chose and I am so glad I did. I have suffered from depression in the past and thought I would lose it when I lost my boyfriend. It has only been two weeks since the painful and not amicable breakup. I am not healed yet but am on my way to healing thanks to this book and encouragement from family and friends.
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Summary: This book was like a warm hug
Review: Life has a way of knocking the wind out of your lungs. When my mother died from cancer, that is how I felt. Although I was 29 when she passed away, the feelings of loss and abandonment affected me in ways I had not imagined. This book was like a warm hug and reassurance that I would have received from my mom. It made me realize that my feelings and reactions were normal, and it gave me the courage to face and work through the devastating emotions that I was repressing. I have given away many copies of this book to friends that have experienced loss due to breakups and deaths. Each time I give the book away it is one more way for me to share the strength I have gained through my loss of my mother. I see from reading other's reveiws that giving this book as a gift is itself a theraputic act that makes us realize our loss was not totally in vain.
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Summary: It gave me courage and strength to continue.
Review: I have read this book over and over. It has helped me through a very difficult time, the ending of a long term relationship. It gave me courage and strength to go on every day. It told me the things I was feeling and doing were very normal for my situation and my suffering. It gave me room to accept some of the dumb things you do when you are grieving a loss. It promoted alot of healing for me, by re-reading many of the passages. Not everything in the book applied to me, so I just skimmed over them and went to the ones I felt were helpful and applicable. I am so thankful for this book! I unfortunately have passed it on to two friends. I am sure they will get healing out this book too.
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Summary: A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE!
Review: I was given this book by a friend in high school over the loss of boyfriend. Though almost 15 years have passed, I have, unfortunately, still needed this book from time to time and it has never failed to help give me some perspective. It is a wonderful guidebook for all ages! It shows us that we are not alone in our pain and life will and does go on.
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Summary: The one truly helpful resourse I found after my divorce.
Review: When I thought no one had ever hurt as much from a loss, I discovered this book and found I was going through a normal, painful grieving process. It helped so much to know I was going to be okay.
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Summary: A poetic grappling of loss and the strength to go on.
Review: Never able to hold on to a copy for more than a few weeks, I am so very glad to know this book does not have to be found in used book stores any longer. Whether you missed an important phone call, lost the love of your life, or anything in between, this book is for you and those you love. The reader can identify with the stages of grief in simple terms, which is exactly what a person experiencing grief needs. Simple understanding. I can't wait to read it again, this time, because my brother passed away. Then, I can share with all those who loved him, too.
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Summary: Renewing acquaintances with an old friend!
Review: How to Survive the Loss of a Love was first published in about 1976. Even though I am emotionally very strong, it very possibly saved my life, for I had lost at least four "loves" within a very short period of time. I have bought and given away at least 25 copies of the book, and was very distressed when it went out of print. I am delighted to see it back -- my wife just bought two copies, one for a family member and one for a spare! The early sub-title, "58 Things to do When There is Nothing to be Done," gives a clue to why the poems are so short. In severe grief, as opposed to major disappointment, most people don't have the ability to concentrate on something outside that grief. This book is full of emotional aspirin tablets for when the pain becomes overwhelming. Buy one for someone you love! Or keep one in your medicine cabinet for yourself! Better yet, do both!
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Summary: So far, the finest of its kind that I've found.
Review: As a Social Worker who has dealt with hundreds of deaths due to cancer, AIDS, and the rest, I have recommended this "Little First Aid Kit" to numerous spouses, families and friends. It deals well, and realistically, with all sorts of losses. It was given to me by a therapist as I was grieving a sudden and horrible divorce, and helped me immensely. I now prescribe it to many who are beginning the terrible process of dealing with severe loss. In a word, "Wonderful." The poetry is touching, funny, and right on the money.
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